Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardiasthma
cardophagus
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
casehardens
casehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden
cathartides
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
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
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
cholralosed
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysopidae
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchyards
churchyards
noun
plural of churchyard
citharoedus
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
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
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
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
depressanth
deradelphus
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
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):
diarthroses
diarthroses
noun
plural of diarthrosis
diarthrosis
diarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diathermies
diathermies
noun
plural of diathermy
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichromasia
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
disaccharid
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
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discophoran
disenthrall
disenthrall
verb
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
disenthrals
disenthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenthral
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
disheartens
disheartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dishwashers
dishwashers
noun
plural of dishwasher
disinthrall
disinthrall
verb
Alternative form of disinthral
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dismarshall
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
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).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
drosophilae
drosophilas
drosophilas
noun
plural of drosophila
dunderheads
dunderheads
noun
plural of dunderhead
dysarthrias
dysarthrias
noun
plural of dysarthria
dysrhythmia
dysrhythmia
noun
A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.