Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
casehardens
casehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden
cathartides
cavendishes
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chesterland
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
cholralosed
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysopidae
citharoedus
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
counterdash
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
deadheadism
deadheadism
noun
The practice of travelling for free, as a deadhead.
deadishness
deadishness
noun
The quality of being deadish.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
deathlessly
deathlessly
adv
In a deathless manner.
deathliness
deathliness
noun
The state or quality of being deathly.
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
decathletes
decathletes
noun
plural of decathlete
deemphasize
deemphasize
verb
Alternative form of de-emphasize
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehydratase
dehydratase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.
dehydrators
dehydrators
noun
plural of dehydrator
demiatheism
demiatheist
depressanth
deradelphus
deschampsia
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
deutschland
deutschmark
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
diaphorases
diaphorases
noun
plural of diaphorase
diaphoreses
diaphoreses
noun
plural of diaphoresis
diaphoresis
diaphoresis
noun
(physiology, medicine) Excessive sweating; excessive perspiration (more than would be expected in response to a given stimulus; especially when profuse as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug).
(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat; sweating; perspiration; and (sometimes, more particularly):
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diarthroses
diarthroses
noun
plural of diarthrosis
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichogamies
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dimethoates
dimethoates
noun
plural of dimethoate
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
diplophases
diplophases
noun
plural of diplophase
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
disenthrall
disenthrall
verb
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
disenthrals
disenthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenthral
dishabilles
dishabilles
noun
plural of dishabille
disheartens
disheartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten