(Britain) The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alectorides
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
ascaricidal
ascaricidal
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
asclepiadae
asclepiadic
asclepidoid
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
bidactylous
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blacklisted
blacklisted
adj
Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacklist
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
caddisflies
caddisflies
noun
plural of caddisfly
calamondins
calamondins
noun
plural of calamondin
calcedonies
calcedonies
noun
plural of calcedony
calendarist
calendarist
noun
A person who contrives and makes calendars
A person who uses a particular form of calendar
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
candleshine
candleshine
noun
The light thrown from a lit candle
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
cardinalism
cardinalist
cardinalist
noun
A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiolysis
cardiolysis
noun
(surgery) The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis
carloadings
carloadings
noun
plural of carloading
cassidulina
cassiduloid
cassiduloid
noun
Any sea urchin of the order Cassiduloida.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
centralised
centralised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralise
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
cladoptosis
cladoptosis
noun
(botany) The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress
clandestine
clandestine
adj
(Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
classicised
classicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classicise
classicized
classicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classicize
claudetites
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
clostridial
clostridial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
clostridian
colatitudes
colatitudes
noun
plural of colatitude
consolidant
consolidant
adj
Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.
noun
A substance applied to a material, such as rotten wood, to give it solidity and strength.
consolidate
consolidate
adj
(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
verb
(finance) With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.
(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To make stronger or more solid.
cordaitales
cordialness
cordialness
noun
The state or quality of being cordial.
cordilleras
cordilleras
noun
plural of cordillera
corydalises
corydalises
noun
plural of corydalis
credentials
credentials
noun
(computing, networking) login data
Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country.
plural of credential
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of credential
crystalized
crystalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crystalize
crystalloid
crystalloid
adj
Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.
noun
(botany) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.
(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.
cyclopedias
cyclopedias
noun
plural of cyclopedia
dactylopius
decalcifies
decalcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify
decasualise
decasualize
decasualize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To eliminate casual labour from.
decimalised
decimalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decimalise
decimalizes
decimalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize
decretalist
decretalist
noun
(historical) A member of a 13th-century school of interpretation of canon law that emphasized the decretals (letters issued by the Popes on matters of church discipline) in preference to the Decretum Gratiani (1141), which their rivals, the decretists, favoured.
deistically
deistically
adv
In a deistic manner.
delicatesse
delocalised
delocalised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of delocalized.
delocalizes
delocalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delocalize
dentistical
dentistical
adj
Resembling, or relating to, a dentist.
desacralize
desacralize
verb
(religion, transitive) To remove the sacredness of.
describable
describable
adj
Capable of being described.
describably
desilicated
desocialize
desocialize
verb
(transitive) To cause to cease to be politically socialist.
(transitive) To cause to withdraw from society.
(transitive) To take out of a social context; individualize.
devocalised
devocalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devocalise
devocalizes
devocalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devocalize
diacoelosis
dialogistic
dialogistic
adj
Relating to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue.
dialystelic
dicatalexis
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dictyotales
didactylism
didactylism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot.
didactylous
didactylous
adj
(zoology) Having only two digits; two-toed.
didascaliae
dilatancies
dilatancies
noun
plural of dilatancy
dionysiacal
diplomacies
diplomacies
noun
plural of diplomacy
diplomatics
diplomatics
noun
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
discalceate
discalceate
adj
(rare) barefoot
verb
(rare) To remove shoes or other footwear.
discardable
discardable
adj
That can be discarded.
noun
An item that can be discarded.
discernable
discernable
adj
Alternative spelling of discernible
discernably
discernably
adv
In a way that can be discerned; observably.
disciflorae
discifloral
discifloral
adj
(botany) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle.
disciplinal
disciplinal
adj
relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment
disclaimant
disclaimant
noun
(law) One who disclaims.
disclaimers
disclaimers
noun
plural of disclaimer
disclaiming
disclaiming
verb
present participle of disclaim
disclassify
disclassify
verb
(transitive) To remove from a class or classification; to decategorize.
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
disclosable
disclosable
adj
(law) That must be disclosed
Able to be disclosed
discodactyl
discolorate
discolorate
verb
(transitive, dated) To discolor.
discomorula
discordable
discordable
adj
That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
discriminal
discriminal
adj
(palmistry) Applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.
Involved in discrimination.
discussable
discussable
adj
That can be discussed.
disdiaclast
disdiaclast
noun
(physiology) One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks of muscle fibres.
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
dislocating
dislocating
verb
present participle of dislocate
dislocation
dislocation
noun
(geology) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied.
(grammar) A sentence structure in which a constituent that could otherwise be either an argument or an adjunct of a clause occurs outside of and adjacent to the clause boundaries.
(materials science) A linear defect in a crystal lattice. Because dislocations can shift within the crystal lattice, they tend to weaken the material, compared to a perfect crystal.
The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.
dislocatory
dislocatory
adj
Causing or relating to dislocation.
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispeaceful
displacency
displacency
noun
(obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
dissociable
dissociable
adj
Able to be dissociated, divided or separated.
Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuited to society; unsociable.
Not well associated or assorted; incongruous.
dissociably
dissociably
adv
In a dissociable manner.
dissyllabic
dissyllabic
adj
Archaic form of disyllabic.
distractile
distractile
adj
(botany) Tending or serving to draw apart.
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dolichosoma
dorsicollar
dorsoapical
dorsoapical
adj
(biology) Of or relating to the back and apex.
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
drastically
drastically
adv
In a drastic manner.
To a drastic degree.
dropsically
dropsically
adv
In a dropsical manner.
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
dyspeptical
dyspeptical
adj
(archaic) dyspeptic
elasticized
elasticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elasticize