(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
amaranthoid
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
amerindians
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
anaximander
anaximander
Proper noun
(c. 610 546 A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.
andranatomy
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgamone
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antecardium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
argentamide
attorneydom
attorneydom
noun
The realm or sphere of attorneys.
aurodiamine
bandkeramik
bandmasters
bandmasters
noun
plural of bandmaster
bardesanism
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
bowermaiden
brahmanhood
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridemaiden
bromocyanid
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
camerinidae
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cardinalism
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chondromata
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
clearminded
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
commandeers
commandeers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commandeer
commandress
commandress
noun
Alternative form of commanderess
commandries
commandries
noun
plural of commandry
commendador
commendator
commendator
noun
(obsolete) A cleric who held a commendam.
compendiary
concordatum
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
coromandels
coromandels
noun
plural of coromandel
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
criminaldom
criminaldom
noun
The realm or sphere of criminals.
criminaloid
criminaloid
noun
A person who carries out business in an immoral or exploitative way, but does not necessarily break the law, and is protected from consequences by a veneer of social respectability.
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cyanuramide
cyphomandra
damkjernite
dannemorite
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
decameronic
decremental
decremental
adj
Pertaining to a decrement
decreasing
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
degerminate
degradement
degradement
noun
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
deliveryman
deliveryman
noun
Someone employed to make deliveries.
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
demarcation
demarcation
noun
A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
Any strictly defined separation.
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
demicoronal
deminatured
deminatured
adj
Having half the nature of another.
democratian
democritean
democritean
Adjective
Of or relating to Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher noted for his atomic theory.
demonastery
demonocracy
demonocracy
noun
A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell.
Democracy (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, government by figurative demons (i.e., evil people), or when otherwise held in contempt).
demonograph
demonolater
demonolater
noun
One who worships demons.
demonolatry
demonolatry
noun
Worship of demons.
demonstrant
demonstrant
noun
A participant in a demonstration.
demonstrate
demonstrate
verb
(intransitive) to participate in or organize a demonstration.
(transitive) to show how to use (something).
(transitive) to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
dendrograms
dendrograms
noun
plural of dendrogram
denominator
denominator
noun
(arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).
One who gives a name to something.
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
departement
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
deraignment
derailments
derailments
noun
plural of derailment
derangement
derangement
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
An act or instance of deranging.
The property of being deranged.
dermacentor
dermapteran
dermapteran
noun
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
dermatozoon
dermoneural
dermoneural
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures.
dermopteran
dermopteran
noun
(entomology) Misspelling of dermapteran.
(entomology, obsolete) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
(mammalogy) Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, the flying lemurs
dermutation
desagrement
desipramine
desipramine
noun
(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant C₁₈H₂₂N₂.
determinacy
determinacy
noun
(mathematics) (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy.
The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate.
determinant
determinant
adj
Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
noun
(biology) A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
(genetics) Something that causes a nuclease to cut at a specified point
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
determinate
determinate
adj
(biology) Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
(obsolete) Determined or resolved upon.
Conclusive; decisive; positive.
Distinct, clearly defined.
Fixed, set, unvarying.
Of determined purpose; resolute.
noun
(philosophy) A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
verb
(obsolete) To bring to an end; to determine.
detrainment
detrainment
noun
(meteorology) The diffusion of air from an organized current into the general atmosphere.
The act of detraining.
detrimental
detrimental
adj
Causing damage or harm.
diagramming
diagramming
verb
present participle of diagram
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dichloramin
dicoumarins
disarmament
disarmament
noun
The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.