(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adelopod
adelopod
noun
(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adempted
adempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adempt
adephaga
adeptest
adeptest
adj
(archaic) superlative form of adept: most adept
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
agapetid
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
anglepod
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
apanaged
apanaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apanage
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
apodemal
apodemas
apodidae
apodoses
apodoses
noun
plural of apodosis
appalled
appalled
adj
Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appal
simple past tense and past participle of appall
appealed
appealed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appeal
appeared
appeared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appear
appeased
appeased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appease
appended
appended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of append
appender
appender
noun
(computing) A software component that appends data to a computer file.
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
apprised
apprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprise
apprized
apprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprize
approved
approved
adj
(archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.
Having received approval.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approve
aprendiz
apteroid
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
aspersed
aspersed
adj
(heraldry) Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered over the surface.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperse
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
bagpiped
bagpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bagpipe
baldpate
baldpate
noun
A bald-headed person.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptized
baptized
adj
(of a person) who has been baptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
becapped
becapped
adj
(poetic) Covered as if with a cap.
Wearing a cap.
bediaper
bediaper
verb
(transitive, usually used in passive) To put a diaper on (someone).
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
bedplate
bedplate
noun
(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.
bedraped
bedraped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrape
bedrapes
bedrapes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrape
beleaped
beneaped
beneaped
adj
(nautical) Neaped.
beparody
bespread
bespread
verb
(transitive) To spread over; to cover with.
biparted
budapest
bypassed
bypassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bypass
campodea
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
capeador
capeador
noun
(bullfighting) A person who aids a bullfighter by distracting the bull with his cape.
capeweed
capeweed
noun
The plant Arctotheca calendula
capriped
capriped
adj
Having or relating to feet like those of a goat.
noun
(mythology) A goat-footed person; a satyr.
capsidae
capsized
capsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsize
capsuled
capsuled
adj
enclosed within a capsule
captived
captived
adj
(obsolete) Captured; captive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captive
captured
captured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capture
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
carpeted
carpeted
adj
(of a room in a building) Floored with a carpet.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpet
catadupe
catadupe
noun
Waterfall; cataract.
cephadia
cephalad
cephalad
adv
(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
cephidae
chapeled
clodpate
clodpate
noun
A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
compadre
compadre
noun
A friend or companion.
compared
compared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compare
copeland
copeland
Proper noun
A forest between Ennerdale and Egremont in Cumbria (and a present-day borough in that area).
of someone from that area.
A city in Kansas.
A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
copepoda
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
crophead
croupade
croupade
noun
A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
cupolaed
cupolaed
adj
Having one or more cupolas.
cuspated
cuspated
adj
Ending in a point.
cypraeid
cypraeid
noun
(zoology) Any cowry in the family Cypraeidae.
dampened
dampened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dampen
dampener
dampener
noun
(figurative) A discouraging event or remark.
A device that moistens or dampens something.
dampness
dampness
noun
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
The degree to which something is damp or moist.
dapedium
dapedius
daphnaea
daphnean
daphnean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Daphne.
daphnite
dapperer
dapperer
adj
comparative form of dapper: more dapper
dapperly
dapperly
adj
(Scotland) variegated
adv
In a dapper way.
dapsones
dapsones
noun
plural of dapsone
datatype
datatype
noun
Alternative spelling of data type
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
deadpans
deadpans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadpan
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
deathcup
decamped
decamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decamp
decapoda
decapods
decapods
noun
plural of decapod
decapper
dekapode
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
denpasar
denpasar
Proper noun
The capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia.
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
departed
departed
adj
Having gone away.
noun
(euphemistic) A dead person or persons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depart
departee
departee
noun
One who has departed from a place or group.
departer
departer
noun
(obsolete) One who refines metals by separation.
One who departs.
depaysee
dephased
dephased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephase
depilate
depilate
verb
To remove hair from the body.
deplaned
deplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplane
deplanes
deplanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane
deposals
deposals
noun
plural of deposal
deposita
depraved
depraved
adj
(archaic) Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deprave
depraver
depraver
noun
One who depraves or corrupts.
depraves
depraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave
deprival
deprival
noun
The condition of being deprived
depurant
depurant
adj
(medicine) depurative
noun
(medicine) A depurative.
depurate
depurate
adj
(obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.
verb
(transitive) To make impure.
(transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
despairs
despairs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despisal
despisal
noun
Contempt; scornful hatred.
despoena
despoina
despotat
despotat
noun
The government or domain of a despot.
diapause
diapause
noun
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
diapente
diapente
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A composition of five ingredients.
(music, obsolete) The interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2.
diapered
diapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaper
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
diascope
diascope
noun
(medicine) A flat piece of glass or transparent plastic, used to examine lesions in the skin
A projector used for projecting transparencies.
diaspine
diaspore
diaspore
noun
(botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
diazepam
diazepam
noun
(pharmacology) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.
diceplay
didapper
didapper
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A scoundrel, a worthless person
A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.
dioptase
dioptase
noun
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.
diphaser
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diplegia
diplegia
noun
(medicine) Paralysis that affects symmetrically opposed parts of the body.