(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
antherids
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
athetized
athetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of athetize
athetoids
athyridae
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bartholdi
bethsaida
birdbaths
birdbaths
noun
plural of birdbath
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birthdate
birthdate
noun
the year, month, and day of someone's birth; date of birth
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
bothridia
bothridia
noun
plural of bothridium
brandrith
brandrith
noun
Alternative form of brandreth
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
cathidine
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
chastised
chastised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chastise
chatfield
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
christiad
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
clothilda
cohabited
cohabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohabit
crithidia
danthonia
danthonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Danthonia of Eurasian, North African, and American grasses.
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadlight
deadlight
noun
(figurative) An eyelid.
(nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
(nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
deathtime
deathtime
noun
The time when a person dies, especially as determined for tax purposes.
decastich
decastich
noun
A poem of ten lines.
delthyria
delthyria
noun
plural of delthyrium
dermalith
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
diancecht
dianthera
diaporthe
diarthric
diathermy
diathermy
noun
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
diatheses
diatheses
noun
plural of diathesis
diathesic
diathesis
diathesis
noun
(grammar) Voice (active or passive).
(medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
diathetic
diathetic
adj
of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis
dichastic
dichastic
adj
(biology) Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.
didachist
dihydrate
dihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
disthrall
distichal
distichal
adj
(botany, poetry) distichous
ditchbank
dithalous
dithyramb
dithyramb
noun
A poem or oration in the same style.
A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
An impassioned speech, a rant.
dysthymia
dysthymia
noun
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
echinated
echinated
adj
echinate; prickly
eichstadt
ethelinda
ethmoidal
ethmoidal
Adjective
ethmoid
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
gandhiist
gianthood
gianthood
noun
The state of being a giant.
giltheads
giltheads
noun
plural of gilthead
habitudes
habitudes
noun
plural of habitude
haematoid
haematoid
adj
Alternative form of hematoid
hagadists
haggadist
haldanite
haliotoid
haliotoid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Haliotis.
ear-shaped.
handlists
handlists
noun
plural of handlist
handprint
handprint
noun
A mark or trace left by a hand, including more than fingerprints.
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
hardenite
hardenite
noun
A structureless mixture of martensite and austenite.
hardiment
hardiment
noun
(archaic) Bravery, courage.
hardtails
hardtails
noun
plural of hardtail
hartfield
hastilude
hastilude
noun
A medieval martial game.
haydenite
headfirst
headfirst
adv
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
With the head in front; headlong.
headlight
headlight
noun
(Canada, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing.
(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A jewel; especially a diamond.
(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
(US, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
headright
headright
noun
(Canada, US, now historical) A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
heartbird
heathbird
hematoids
hepatised
hepatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hepatise
hepatized
hepatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hepatize
heptagrid
heptagrid
noun
(mathematics) A tiling of the hyperbolic plane with regular heptagons
heraldist
heraldist
noun
An expert in or practitioner of heraldry.
heredital
hereditas
herniated
herniated
adj
Having or forming a hernia.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of herniate
hesitated
hesitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hesitate
heterakid
hindustan
hindustan
Proper noun
The northern region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism.
An alternative name for India (the whole country).
histadrut
hitterdal
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
hydantoic
hydantoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin.
hydantoin
hydantoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives
hydrastis
hydrating
hydrating
verb
present participle of hydrate
hydration
hydration
noun
(biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
(chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
(construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
hydriatry
hydriatry
noun
(dated) hydrotherapy
idiopathy
idiopathy
noun
(pathology) Something idiopathic; a disease having no known cause.
inchoated
inchoated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inchoate
indraught
indraught
noun
(obsolete) An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
An inward flow of air or water
inearthed
inearthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inearth
inhabited
inhabited
adj
(mathematics, of a set) Containing at least one element.
(type theory, of a type) Having a term.
Having inhabitants; lived in.
Obsolete form of uninhabited.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
interdash
interdash
verb
(transitive) To intersperse.
japhetide
khedivate
khedivate
noun
The region ruled by a khedive.
kindheart
ladysmith
ladysmith
Proper noun
a village near New South Wales, Australia.
a town on British Columbia, Canada. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.
town in province, South Africa.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA. Named after Ladysmith, Natal.
a city in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Named after the bride of Charles R. Smith.
landright
lanthanid
lighthead
lighthead
noun
A light source that is mounted at the head of an extension.
lithanode
lithoidal
lithoidal
adj
Alternative form of lithoid
lustihead
lustihead
noun
(obsolete) Lustfulness, delight; licentiousness.
misthread
misthread
verb
(transitive) To thread incorrectly.
multihead
multihead
Adjective
Having multiple heads
neidhardt
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
oldhamite
oldhamite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of calcium sulphide.
phasmatid
phasmatid
noun
(zoology) Any stick insect in the family Phasmatidae.