(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
adelocerous
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
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).
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
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.
auscultated
auscultated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auscultate
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
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
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balmarcodes
bidactylous
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
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
bloodstanch
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
cablecasted
cablecasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cablecast
cadastrally
cadastrally
adv
In terms of cadastres.
caddisflies
caddisflies
noun
plural of caddisfly
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
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
calenderers
calenderers
noun
plural of calenderer
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
camaldolese
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
candelabras
candelabras
noun
plural of candelabra
candleshine
candleshine
noun
The light thrown from a lit candle
candlestand
candlestand
noun
A holder for candles; a branched candlestick.
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
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
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
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
carloadings
carloadings
noun
plural of carloading
cassidulina
cassiduloid
cassiduloid
noun
Any sea urchin of the order Cassiduloida.
castellated
castellated
adj
(engineering) Having grooves or recesses on an upper face.
(obsolete) Synonym of enclosed, when used for fountains, cisterns, &c.
(rare) Housed or kept in a castle.
Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle.
Castled: having or furnished with castles.
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
centralised
centralised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralise
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
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
chesterland
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
cholralosed
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladocerans
cladocerans
noun
plural of cladoceran
cladocerous
cladogenous
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
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
clearedness
clearedness
noun
The quality of being cleared.
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clostridial
clostridial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
clostridian
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
cloudscapes
cloudscapes
noun
plural of cloudscape
codswallops
colatitudes
colatitudes
noun
plural of colatitude
colorcasted
colorcasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colorcast
commandless
commandless
adj
Without a command or commands.
condensable
condensable
adj
That is able to be condensed; that can undergo condensation
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.
convalesced
convalesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convalesce
cordaitales
cordialness
cordialness
noun
The state or quality of being cordial.
cordilleras
cordilleras
noun
plural of cordillera
coromandels
coromandels
noun
plural of coromandel
corydalises
corydalises
noun
plural of corydalis
cradlesongs
cradlesongs
noun
plural of cradlesong
craspedotal
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
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
deallocates
deallocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deallocate
decalcifies
decalcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify
decalescent
decalescent
adj
Pertaining to decalescence.
decapsulate
decapsulate
verb
(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
decasualise
decasualize
decasualize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To eliminate casual labour from.
decathletes
decathletes
noun
plural of decathlete
decelerates
decelerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decelerate
decimalised
decimalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decimalise
decimalizes
decimalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize
declarators
declarators
noun
plural of declarator
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.
decussately
decussately
adv
In a decussate manner.
deescalated
deescalated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deescalate
deescalates
deescalates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deescalate
defalcators
defalcators
noun
plural of defalcator
deistically
deistically
adv
In a deistic manner.
delectables
delectables
noun
plural of delectable
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.