The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
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.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aleurodidae
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androtauric
anhydrously
anisandrous
anthropodus
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
aristodemus
arnoldsburg
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditotoria
auribromide
aurobromide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
australioid
autoaddress
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
autorotated
autorotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autorotate
autostradas
autostradas
noun
plural of autostrada
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodyguarded
bodyguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodyguard
boulderhead
bucerotidae
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cardionosus
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carludovica
cassiodorus
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
ceratoduses
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
citharoedus
cladocerous
coadjutator
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coadjutrice
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
concordatum
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
coreductase
cotransduce
cotransduce
verb
(transitive) To transduce along with something else.
counterband
counterdash
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
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.
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
cuadrillero
cursoriidae
dacryagogue
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
decurionate
decurionate
noun
The position or office of a decurion.
decurvation
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demodulator
demodulator
noun
Any device that demodulates a signal
dendrolagus
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denunciator
denunciator
noun
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
dermoneural
dermoneural
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures.
dermutation
desucration
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
deuteration
deuteration
noun
(chemistry) deuteriation
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
dextroaural
dextrocular
dextrocular
adj
(of a person) Having the right eye dominant over the left eye.
dextrosuria
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
dinosaurian
dinosaurian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Of, relating to, or resembling a dinosaur.
noun
A dinosaur.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dipsosaurus
discomorula
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disgracious
disgracious
adj
Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
ditrematous
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
documentary
documentary
adj
(of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
Of, related to, or based on documents.
Which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
noun
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsiparous
dorsiparous
adj
dorsiferous
dorsocaudad
dorsocaudal
dorsocaudal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and tail of something
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
dorsumbonal
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.