(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adaptorial
adaptorial
adj
Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
adenophora
adenophore
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adnephrine
adrianople
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
afterdrops
ailuropoda
airdropped
airdropped
adj
dropped from an aircraft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airdrop
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphodarch
anderstorp
androlepsy
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androphyll
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aparavidya
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aperulosid
aphelandra
aphelandra
noun
Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
aphrodisia
aphrodisia
noun
(archaic) sexual intercourse
A state of sexual desire.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
aporrhaoid
apparelled
apparelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
appledrane
appledrane
noun
(Devon, obsolete) A wasp.
appledrone
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
argiopidae
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arthropoda
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
arthropody
artocarpad
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aspidiaria
aspidistra
aspidistra
noun
any of several Asian plants, of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant
attempered
attempered
adj
Having a moderate temperament; sober.
Modified by admixture; well blended.
Of a moderate temperature; mild.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attemper
backspread
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
beachdrops
becarpeted
becarpeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becarpet
becrippled
bediapered
bediapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bediaper
bedspreads
bedspreads
noun
plural of bedspread
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bepillared
bepillared
adj
Furnished with pillars.
bestrapped
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bishopbird
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
bopyridian
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
bradypepsy
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
callipered
callipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calliper
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
capeadores
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
cardplayer
cardplayer
noun
One who plays card games.
cardsharps
cardsharps
noun
plural of cardsharp
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpodacus
carpodetus
carpopedal
carpopedal
adj
Pertaining to the hands and feet.
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
cercopidae
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chiropodic
cipherhood
cipherhood
noun
nothingness
cirripedia
cladophora
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clepsydrae
clepsydras
clepsydras
noun
plural of clepsydra
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
clodhopper
clodhopper
noun
(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
(US) Any kind of shoe.
(military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
A peasant or yokel.
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
Wheatear; any of various passerine birds.
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
coappeared
coappeared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coappear
compoboard
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compradore
compradore
noun
Alternative form of comprador
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
compressed
compressed
adj
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Pressed tightly together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compress
comproduce
cooperated
coperiodic
copperhead
copperhead
noun
(derogatory) Someone with ginger hair.
Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America.
Austrelaps spp. (Australian copperheads), a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
Coelognathus radiatus (syn. Elaphe radiata), the copperhead rat snake, a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
Deinagkistrodon acutus, the Chinese copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
coprodaeum
coproduced
coproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coproduce
coproducer
coproducer
noun
Any of a group of producers who work together on a coproduction
coproduces
coproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coproduce
copromoted
copromoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copromote
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
copyreader
copyreader
noun
One who copyreads.
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
correspond
correspond
verb
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
(obsolete) To have sex with.
coryphodon
cosplendor
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
craspedota
craspedote
craspedote
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Craspedota.
crepitated
crepitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crepitate
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
cryptodira
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cypraeidae
cyprididae
cyprinidae
cypripedin
cypripedin
noun
(organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.
dampcourse
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
dapperness
dapperness
noun
The state or quality of being dapper.
dasyprocta
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deadpanner
deadpanner
noun
One who makes deadpan remarks.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
deaspirate
deaspirate
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
deciphered
deciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decipher
decipherer
decipherer
noun
A person or function that deciphers.
decompiler
decompiler
noun
(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
decomposer
decomposer
noun
(ecology) An organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.
decompress
decompress
verb
(intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(intransitive, informal) To relax.
(transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.