Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
beshrewed
beshrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshrew
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
birdbaths
birdbaths
noun
plural of birdbath
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bodyshirt
brideship
brindlish
brushbird
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardsharp
cardsharp
noun
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
cashiered
cashiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cashier
cathedras
chaldrons
chaldrons
noun
plural of chaldron
chandlers
chandlers
noun
plural of chandler
characids
characids
noun
plural of characid
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
cherished
cherished
adj
highly valued, having a high personal value.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cherish
chidester
chidester
noun
(obsolete) One who chides or nags; a scold.
childress
chlordans
chlordans
noun
plural of chlordan
chlorides
chlorides
noun
plural of chloride
chordates
chordates
noun
plural of chordate
chorditis
chorditis
noun
inflammation of the vocal cords
chorioids
chorioids
noun
plural of chorioid
chorussed
chresards
chresards
noun
plural of chresard
christdom
christiad
chromides
chromides
noun
plural of chromide
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
chrysidid
chrysidid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
churidars
churidars
noun
plural of churidar
cirrhosed
cirrhosed
adj
That is affected with cirrhosis
clochards
clochards
noun
plural of clochard
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
coholders
coholders
noun
plural of coholder
cosphered
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crosshand
crosshead
crosshead
noun
(engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
(journalism) Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
dahlstrom
dakerhens
dakerhens
noun
plural of dakerhen
dashahara
dashboard
dashboard
noun
(Internet) The personalized feed of a Tumblr user, consisting of recent posts by blogs they follow.
(graphical user interface, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
(nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.
A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
verb
To organize in a dashboard format.
dashmaker
dasiphora
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehorners
dehorners
noun
plural of dehorner
dehydrase
dehydrase
noun
(biochemistry, disused) dehydratase
(biochemistry, disused) dehydrogenase
demarches
demarches
noun
plural of demarche
demihorse
demishirt
dervishes
dervishes
noun
plural of dervish
destrehan
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
detachers
detachers
noun
plural of detacher
dethrones
dethrones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dethrone
deutscher
dharmsala
dharmsala
noun
(historical, India) A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diarchies
diarchies
noun
plural of diarchy
diarrheas
diarrheas
noun
plural of diarrhea
dichroism
dichroism
noun
(physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
The property of some crystals of transmitting different colours of light in different directions.
dichroous
dichroous
adj
dichroic
dihedrals
dihedrals
noun
plural of dihedral
dihedrons
dihedrons
noun
plural of dihedron
dihybrids
dihybrids
noun
plural of dihybrid
dirhinous
dirhinous
adj
(rare) Involving or possessing two nostrils.
disanchor
disanchor
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
disbranch
disbranch
verb
(intransitive) To tear away; to break off.
(transitive) To remove a branch or branches.
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
dischurch
dischurch
verb
(transitive) To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.
disharoon
dishboard
dishboard
noun
A cabinet for the storage and display of plates.
dishcross
disherent
disherits
disherits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disherit
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dishonors
dishonors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor
dishonour
dishonour
noun
(law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Lack of honour or integrity.
Shame or disgrace.
verb
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
dishorner
dishorner
noun
One who dishorns an animal.
dishumour
dishumour
noun
(obsolete) ill humour; bad temper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
disparish
disrelish
disrelish
noun
A lack of relish: distaste
Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree.
(transitive) To have no taste for; to reject as distasteful.
disshiver
disshroud
disthrall
disthrone
disthrone
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
dodsworth
donorship
donorship
noun
the state of being a donor
dortiship
downshare
downshore
dragonish
dragonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dramshops
dramshops
noun
plural of dramshop
drawhorse
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drayhorse
drenchers
drenchers
noun
plural of drencher
driftfish
driftfish
noun
Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
dronishly
dronishly
adv
In a dronish manner.
dropheads
dropheads
noun
plural of drophead
dropshots
dropshots
noun
plural of dropshot
droschken
droshkies
droshkies
noun
plural of droshky
drumheads
drumheads
noun
plural of drumhead
duarchies
duarchies
noun
plural of duarchy
dukhobors
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
dyschiria
dyschroia
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
dysphoric
dysphoric
adj
Causing dysphoria
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
noun
Such a person
dysraphia
dysraphia
noun
dysraphism
dystrophy
dystrophy
noun
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
elderbush
elderbush
noun
The bush on which the elderberry grows.
eldership
eldership
noun
Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
The position or office of being an elder.
The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
enhydrous
enhydrous
adj
(crystallography) Having water within; containing fluid drops.
enshrined
enshrined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enshrine
enshrouds
enshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshroud
ensphered
ensphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ensphere
ephedrins
ephedrins
noun
plural of ephedrin
escharoid
farmhands
farmhands
noun
plural of farmhand
fauchards
fauchards
noun
plural of fauchard
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.