(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
daemonurgist
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
denaturalising
denaturalising
verb
present participle of denaturalise
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
dentosurgical
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
deregulates
deregulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deregulate
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
dermatophagus
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
deuteragonist
deuteragonist
noun
(historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
deuterogelatose
dictyograptus
disarticulating
disarticulating
verb
present participle of disarticulate
discogastrula
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disgradulate
disnaturing
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
dramaturgies
dramaturgies
noun
plural of dramaturgy
dramaturgist
dramaturgist
noun
A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
draughthouse
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
dustrag
dustrag
noun
A dustcloth
dustrags
dustrags
noun
plural of dustrag
ergatandrous
gastrodidymus
gastroduodenal
gastroduodenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum
gastroduodenitis
gastroduodenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenoscopy
noun
(medicine) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(medicine) percutaneous endoscopy through a gastrostomy examining the stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenostomies
gastroduodenostomies
noun
plural of gastroduodenostomy
gastroduodenostomy
gastroduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical creation of a new connection between the stomach and the duodenum
gastroduodenotomy
gastropodous
gastropodous
adj
Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like).
gastrulated
gastrulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gastrulate
glanditerous
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
goodnaturedness
gradualist
gradualist
noun
(biology, politics) One who believes in gradualism.
gradualistic
gradualistic
adj
Of or pertaining to gradualism
gradualists
gradualists
noun
plural of gradualist
graduates
graduates
noun
plural of graduate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graduate
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
graduations
graduations
noun
plural of graduation
graduators
graduators
noun
plural of graduator
grandaunts
grandaunts
noun
plural of grandaunt
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
grubstaked
grubstaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grubstake
guardants
guardants
noun
plural of guardant
guardstone
gullstrand
gustard
gustard
noun
(obsolete) A bird, the great bustard.
gutturalised
gutturalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gutturalise
gyrodactylus
industrialising
industrialising
verb
present participle of industrialise
industrializing
industrializing
adj
That is undergoing industrialisation; becoming more industrial.
verb
present participle of industrialize
ingratitudes
ingratitudes
noun
plural of ingratitude
inunderstanding
inunderstanding
adj
(obsolete) Devoid of understanding.
misregulated
misregulated
adj
Wrongly regulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misregulate
misunderstanding
misunderstanding
noun
A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
verb
present participle and gerund of misunderstand
misunderstandingly
misunderstandingly
adv
So as to misunderstand.
misunderstandings
misunderstandings
noun
plural of misunderstanding
nongraduates
nongraduates
noun
plural of nongraduate
nonsubordinating
nonsubordinating
adj
(grammar) Not subordinating.
nonunderstanding
nonunderstanding
noun
Absence of understanding or comprehension.
nonunderstandingly
nonunderstandingly
adv
Without understanding.
outdrags
outdrags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdrag
outspreading
outspreading
verb
present participle of outspread
overdiscouragement
overdistraught
overgesticulated
overindustrializing
overindustrializing
verb
present participle of overindustrialize
postgraduate
postgraduate
adj
Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
noun
A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
postgraduates
postgraduates
noun
plural of postgraduate
postgraduation
postgraduation
noun
(followed by noun) After graduation; the time after graduation.
preadjusting
preadjusting
verb
present participle of preadjust
predisadvantageous
predisadvantageously
prediscouragement
presubordinating
preunderstanding
preunderstanding
noun
prior understanding; beliefs, attitudes, etc. that have been acquired previously
pseudoallegoristic
pseudoanthropological
pseudoanthropology
pseudoastringent
pseudocartilaginous
pseudoconglomerate
pseudoconglomeration
pseudogaster
pseudogastrula
pseudogyrate
pseudoparthenogenesis
pseudopregnant
pseudopregnant
adj
Of, pertaining to, or undergoing pseudopregnancy
pseudotetragonal
quadragintesimal
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrigatus
quadrigatus
noun
A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C..
readjusting
readjusting
verb
present participle of readjust
reindustrializing
reindustrializing
verb
present participle of reindustrialize
roughheartedness
scutigeridae
serratoglandulous
signatured
slaughterdom
slaughterdom
noun
Slaughter; carnage.
slaughtered
slaughtered
adj
(informal) Extremely drunk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slaughter