(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
antacids
antacids
noun
plural of antacid
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedticks
bedticks
noun
plural of bedtick
bisected
bisected
adj
Divided into two equal pieces.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bisect
bodstick
cabstand
cabstand
noun
A place where taxis wait for passengers; a taxi rank.
cadaster
cadaster
noun
Alternative spelling of cadastre
cadastre
cadastre
noun
(cartography) A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
A register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value.
cadettes
cadettes
noun
plural of cadette
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
caodaist
carditis
carditis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the muscles of the heart.
carotids
carotids
noun
plural of carotid
caseated
caseated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caseate
casketed
casketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of casket
catbirds
catbirds
noun
plural of catbird
catheads
catheads
noun
plural of cathead
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
catslide
catslide
noun
Synonym of catslide roof
caudates
caudates
noun
plural of caudate
cestidae
cestodes
cestodes
noun
plural of cestode
cestoids
cestoids
noun
plural of cestoid
chedites
christed
ciderist
ciderist
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cider.
citadels
citadels
noun
plural of citadel
closeted
closeted
adj
(by extension) Not open about some aspect of one's identity, tendency or fondness; secret.
(informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
Confined.
Sheltered, protected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of closet
coadjust
coadjust
verb
To adjust by mutual adaptations.
coadmits
coadmits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coadmit
codettas
codettas
noun
plural of codetta
cohosted
cohosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohost
comedist
comedist
noun
A writer of comedies.
conducts
conducts
noun
plural of conduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conduct
conduits
conduits
noun
plural of conduit
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
cordites
cordites
noun
plural of cordite
corditis
corseted
corseted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corset
cosseted
cosseted
adj
Pampered.
costards
costards
noun
plural of costard
costated
costated
adj
costate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of costate
costumed
costumed
adj
Wearing a costume; disguised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of costume
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
couldest
creedist
crudites
crudites
noun
Alternative spelling of crudités
plural of crudite
crustade
ctenodus
curdiest
curdiest
adj
superlative form of curdy: most curdy
curtsied
curtsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtsy
cuspated
cuspated
adj
Ending in a point.
custards
custards
noun
plural of custard
custodee
custodee
noun
One who is given custody of something.
custodes
custodes
noun
plural of custode
plural of custos
custodia
custodia
noun
(rare) pyx (container for the host)
customed
customed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of custom
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cystidea
cystidia
cystidia
noun
plural of cystidium
cystoids
cystoids
noun
plural of cystoid
dactylis
dactylus
dactylus
noun
Synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”)
datiscin
datiscin
noun
(chemistry) A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp Datisca cannabina
decadist
decadist
noun
A writer of a book divided into decades.
decessit
decorist
decrypts
decrypts
noun
plural of decrypt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrypt
deficits
deficits
noun
plural of deficit
deflects
deflects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect
delectus
delectus
noun
(obsolete) An elementary reader (collection of passages) for learners of a language
delictus
demotics
demotics
noun
(library cataloguing) The area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
descants
descants
noun
plural of descant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descant
descents
descents
noun
plural of descent
descript
descript
adj
Archaic form of described.
desecate
desecate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
Obsolete spelling of desiccate
deselect
deselect
verb
(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
(transitive, Britain, politics) To reject (an incumbent) as a party's candidate for a forthcoming election.
(transitive, graphical user interface) To remove from an existing selection.
desertic
desertic
adj
of or pertaining to a desert or deserts
desicate
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despotic
despotic
adj
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
destruct
destruct
verb
(intransitive) To self-destruct.
(transitive, nonstandard) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
(transitive, programming) To invoke the destructor of.
detaches
detaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach
detracts
detracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract
deutsche
dialects
dialects
noun
plural of dialect
dicastic
dicastic
adj
Of or relating to a dicast.
dickiest
dickiest
adj
superlative form of dicky: most dicky
dicotyls
dicotyls
noun
plural of dicotyl
dictates
dictates
noun
plural of dictate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dictate
dictiest
dictiest
adj
superlative form of dicty: most dicty
dictions
dictions
noun
plural of diction
diestock
diestock
noun
A component that holds a die that cuts screw threads.
dietsche
dipsetic
dipsetic
adj
Tending to produce thirst.
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
diptycas
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
discants
discants
noun
plural of discant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discant
discepts
discepts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discept
discinct
discinct
adj
(archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed
discitis
discitis
noun
An infection in the intervertebral disc space.
disclout
disclout
verb
(transitive) To divest of a clout.
discoast
discoast
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of anything; to be separated.
discompt
discompt
verb
(archaic) To discount.
discount
discount
adj
(of a store) Specializing in selling goods at reduced prices.
noun
(figurative) A lack or shortcoming.
(finance) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.
(psychology, transactional analysis) The act of one who believes, or act as though they believe, that their own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
A reduction in price.
The rate of interest charged in discounting.
verb
(psychology, transactional analysis) To believe, or act as though one believes, that one's own feelings are more important than the reality of a situation.
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest
To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the discount
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
discourt
discreet
discreet
adj
Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
discrete
discrete
adj
(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
(electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
(mathematics) Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
(topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
Obsolete form of discreet.
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
disenact
disjects
disjects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disject
disjunct
disjunct
adj
(botany) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.
Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
noun
(linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
(linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
(logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissect
distance
distance
noun
(countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(countable, informal) The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
(uncountable, figuratively) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
(uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of progress to an objective.
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
Length or interval of time.
Remoteness in succession or relation.
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
verb
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
(transitive) To lose interest in a specific issue.
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
distancy
distancy
noun
(obsolete) distance
distichs
distichs
noun
plural of distich
distinct
distinct
adj
(obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
(obsolete) Marked; variegated.
Capable of being perceived very clearly.
Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish; to make a distinction.
distract
distract
adj
(obsolete) Insane; mad.
(obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
verb
(transitive) To divert the attention of.
(transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
district
district
adj
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
noun
(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
An administrative division of an area.
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
the Soho district of London
verb
(transitive) To divide into administrative or other districts.
ditchers
ditchers
noun
plural of ditcher
docetism
docetism
noun
(Christianity) The doctrine of the Docetes, that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and was ultimately of celestial substance.
docetist
docetist
adj
Of or pertaining to docetism.
noun
One who believes in docetism.
doctress
doctress
noun
(archaic) A female doctor.
dogcarts
dogcarts
noun
plural of dogcart
domestic
domestic
adj
(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
Internal to a specific country.
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
Of or relating to the home.
Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
noun
A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.
A maid or household servant.
dorticos
dovecots
dovecots
noun
plural of dovecot
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
duckiest
duckiest
adj
superlative form of ducky: most ducky
ductings
ductings
noun
plural of ducting
ductless
ductless
adj
Having no duct.
ductules
ductules
noun
plural of ductule
durtschi
dustcart
dustcart
noun
(Britain) A vehicle for collecting refuse.
dustcoat
dustcoat
noun
A coat worn as protection from dust.
dutchess
dutchess
noun
Archaic spelling of duchess.
dynastic
dynastic
adj
Pertaining to a dynasty.
dystocia
dystocia
noun
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
dystomic
dystomic
adj
(mineralogy) Having imperfect fracture or cleavage.
dystonic
dystonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing the isothermal isobaric reversible dissolution of a system of three or more components to form a saturated solution; typically describes the dissolution of a mixed salt in its own water of crystallization.
(psychology) Relating to dystonia.
noun
(pathology) A person who has dystonia.
dytiscid
dytiscid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Dytiscidae of diving beetles.
dytiscus
educates
educates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educate