A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
alkyds
alkyds
noun
plural of alkyd
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
andreyevka
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopodia
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyroid
aralkylated
awkwardly
awkwardly
adv
In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
backhandedly
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyard
backyard
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
backyards
backyards
noun
plural of backyard
bedkey
bedkey
noun
An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
beknottedly
birdyback
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackheartedly
blakeberyed
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bodanzky
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodykins
bodymaker
bodymaker
noun
a craftsman
bodymaking
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
boydekyn
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
brodsky
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
buckeyed
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
candystick
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cedarkey
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clydebank
clydebank
Proper noun
a town on the north side of the River in council area, Scotland
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
cockandy
cockandy
noun
Synonym of puffin
cockeyed
cockeyed
adj
(informal) Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
Crooked or askew.
Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockneybred
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyland
coldturkey
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
daddocky
daddocky
adj
(UK, dialect) inferior; weak; tasteless
(UK, dialect) rotten; decayed (of wood)
dakoity
dakoity
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoity
daktyi
daktyl
daktyli
daktylon
daktylos
daktyls
damnyankee
damyankee
damyankee
noun
Alternative form of damn Yankee
danczyk
dankly
dankly
adv
In a dank manner.
danyluk
darkey
darkey
noun
(dated slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with dark skin.
(slang, obsolete) A dark lantern.
darkeys
darkeys
noun
plural of darkey
darkly
darkly
adj
(chiefly poetic) Relating to darkness or obscurity.
adv
(figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
(figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
(figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
(figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
(figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly
With a dark appearance
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
darky
darky
noun
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark lantern”)
Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”)
dayak
dayakker
dayaks
daybook
daybook
noun
(bookkeeping) An accounting journal.
(nautical) A logbook.
A daily chronicle; a diary.
daybooks
daybooks
noun
plural of daybook
daybreak
daybreak
noun
Dawn.
daybreaks
daybreaks
noun
plural of daybreak
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
daykin
daymark
daymark
noun
A mark (such as a tower) designed to help navigators to find their way during daylight hours.
daystreak
daywork
daywork
noun
(obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
(obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work.
Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
desmopyknosis
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
dezinkify
dharmakaya
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
dialkylic
dickey
dickey
adj
Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”)
noun
Alternative form of dicky
dickeybird
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dickeyville
dickty
dickty
noun
(African-American Vernacular) An upper-class black.
dicky
dicky
adj
(colloquial) doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition
(informal, vulgar) like a dick, foolish or obnoxious
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
(India) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
(UK, dialect) A donkey.
(UK, dialect) A hedge sparrow.
(UK, military slang) A pilot.
(colloquial) A louse.
(dated) A seat behind a carriage or early motor car, for a servant.
(dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.
(historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
(idiomatic, UK, in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
(slang, dated) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
A haddock.
A small bird; a dicky-bird.
dickybird
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
dikey
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
dinkey
dinkey
noun
A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
dinkeys
dinkeys
noun
plural of dinkey
dinkly
dinky
dinky
adj
(informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
noun
A person in a relationship with double income and no kids
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskery
diskery
noun
(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disyoke
disyoke
verb
(transitive, poetic) To free (someone or something) from a yoke; to disjoin, to unyoke.
disyoked
disyoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disyoke
disyokes
disyokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disyoke