(Britain) The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
adamantlies
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
aldermaness
aldermaness
noun
(rare) A female alderman; an alderwoman.
The wife of an alderman.
aldermaston
allodesmism
allodialism
allodialism
noun
The allodial system.
almoravides
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblypodous
amherstdale
ampelideous
amphiploids
amphiploids
noun
plural of amphiploid
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
assimilated
assimilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assimilate
balmarcodes
baseballdom
baseballdom
noun
The world of baseball.
bdellostoma
bedlamising
bedlamitish
bipedalisms
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
blossomhead
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
bowmansdale
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
calamondins
calamondins
noun
plural of calamondin
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
camaldolese
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
cardinalism
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
commandless
commandless
adj
Without a command or commands.
coromandels
coromandels
noun
plural of coromandel
damselflies
damselflies
noun
plural of damselfly
debilissima
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
decimalised
decimalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decimalise
decimalizes
decimalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize
delaminates
delaminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delaminate
delassement
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
demoralised
demoralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demoralise
demoraliser
demoraliser
noun
Alternative form of demoralizer
demoralizes
demoralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralize
derailments
derailments
noun
plural of derailment
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
desmidiales
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
dicephalism
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
didactylism
didactylism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot.
diluvianism
dimensional
dimensional
adj
(comparable) Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
Of or pertaining to dimensions.
dimissorial
diplanetism
diplomacies
diplomacies
noun
plural of diplomacy
diplomatics
diplomatics
noun
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.
diplomatism
diplomatism
noun
diplomacy
diplomatist
diplomatist
noun
a diplomat
disablement
disablement
noun
(formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
disassemble
disassemble
verb
(computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
disassembly
disassembly
noun
(computing, countable) The code generated by a disassembler.
The process of disassembling.
disclaimant
disclaimant
noun
(law) One who disclaims.
disclaimers
disclaimers
noun
plural of disclaimer
disclaiming
disclaiming
verb
present participle of disclaim
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
discomorula
discriminal
discriminal
adj
(palmistry) Applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.
Involved in discrimination.
disembattle
disemplaned
disemplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemplane
dismalities
dismalities
noun
plural of dismality
dismantling
dismantling
noun
The act by which something is dismantled.
verb
present participle of dismantle
dismarshall
dismayfully
dismayfully
adv
(rare) In dismay.
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
dismissable
dismissable
adj
Capable of being dismissed.
dissimilars
dissimilate
dissimilate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To become dissimilar or unlike.
(rare, transitive) To make dissimilar or unlike.
dissimulate
dissimulate
adj
(obsolete) Feigning; simulating; pretending.
verb
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.
(transitive) To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.
(transitive, rare) To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
disyllabism
disyllabism
noun
The quality of being disyllabic, or having two syllables.
dividualism
dolichosoma
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsomedial
dorsomedial
adj
(medicine) Both dorsal and medial in location; thus, central and toward the back
dorsumbonal
dreamlessly
dreamlessly
adv
In a dreamless way; without dreams.
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
drillmaster
drillmaster
noun
(military) A person who instructs in marching drill.
One who trains others in something.
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
emasculated
emasculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emasculate
endoplasmic
endoplasmic
adj
(cytology) of or relating to endoplasm
esmeraldite
esmeraldite
noun
Synonym of lepidocrocite
federalisms
federalisms
noun
plural of federalism
fusicladium
gadoliniums
gadoliniums
noun
plural of gadolinium
gradualisms
gradualisms
noun
plural of gradualism
gymnocladus
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
idioplasmic
idioplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to idioplasma.
immoralised
immoralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of immoralise
infieldsman
invalidisms
invalidisms
noun
plural of invalidism
kailyardism
kailyardism
noun
The writing style of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
lampadaries
landlordism
landlordism
noun
A specific variation or implementation of such a system.
An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
lasiocampid
lasiocampid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
loadmasters
loadmasters
noun
plural of loadmaster
loxosomidae
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
madrigalist
madrigalist
noun
A composer of madrigals.
A singer or interpreter of madrigals.
mainlanders
mainlanders
noun
plural of mainlander
maladjusted
maladjusted
adj
Adjusted badly or wrongly.
Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maladjust
mandolinist
mandolinist
noun
someone who plays a mandolin
marshlander
marshlander
noun
A person who comes from, or lives in, a marshland.
martensdale
martinsdale
marylanders
masdevallia
masdevallia
noun
Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.
maudlinness
maudlinness
noun
The quality of being maudlin.
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
meadowlands
meadowlands
noun
plural of meadowland
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meandrously
measledness
mediastinal
mediastinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mediastinum.
medievalism
medievalism
noun
(uncountable) The study of the Middle Ages.
A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
The state of being medieval.
medievalist
medievalist
noun
one who studies the culture and history of the Middle Ages
mediodorsal
mediodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Both medial and dorsal
mediotarsal
mediotarsal
adj
(anatomy) In the middle of the tarsal region.
medrinacles
megaladapis
meniscoidal
meridionals
meridionals
noun
plural of meridional
mesiodistal
mesiodistal
adj
(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth
(linguistics) In the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near neither the speaker nor the addressee, but not too far off from either one.
mesopodiale
metabolised
metabolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metabolise