(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
accessioned
accessioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accession
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accrescendo
acesodynous
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
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.
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acutonodose
adelocerous
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
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
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alectorides
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ancistrodon
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
ascidioidea
asclepidoid
ascogonidia
aspidomancy
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
balmarcodes
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
batidaceous
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
bidactylous
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blastodiscs
blastodiscs
noun
plural of blastodisc
bloodstanch
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calamondins
calamondins
noun
plural of calamondin
calcedonies
calcedonies
noun
plural of calcedony
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
camaldolese
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancerdrops
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbonadoes
carbonnades
carbonnades
noun
plural of carbonnade
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiolysis
cardiolysis
noun
(surgery) The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis
cardionosus
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carloadings
carloadings
noun
plural of carloading
carotenoids
carotenoids
noun
plural of carotenoid
carotinoids
carotinoids
noun
plural of carotinoid
caryopsides
cassiduloid
cassiduloid
noun
Any sea urchin of the order Cassiduloida.
cassiodorus
castoroides
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.
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
catostomoid
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
ceratoduses
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
cholralosed
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysopidae
citharoedus
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
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
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
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coatdresses
coatdresses
noun
plural of coatdress
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
codespairer
codominants
codominants
noun
plural of codominant
codswallops
colatitudes
colatitudes
noun
plural of colatitude
colorcasted
colorcasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colorcast
comandantes
comandantes
noun
plural of comandante
comediettas
comediettas
noun
plural of comedietta
commandants
commandants
noun
plural of commandant
commandeers
commandeers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commandeer