(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
noun
(astronomy) A cepheid variable.
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
champed
champed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champ
chapped
chapped
adj
(in combination) Having chaps, or jaws, of a specified kind.
(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chap
cheeped
cheeped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheep
chipped
chipped
adj
(automotive, not comparable) Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.
(not comparable) Having had a microchip fitted.
Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chip
chirped
chirped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirp
chomped
chomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chomp
chopdar
chopped
chopped
adj
(automotive, slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by horizontal trimming of the roofline.
(chiefly of meat) Ground, having been processed by grinding.
(slang) Fired from a job or cut from a team or training program; having got the chop.
(slang) High on drugs.
Cut or diced into small pieces.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chop
chumped
chumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chump
clamped
clamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clamp
clapped
clapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clap
clasped
clasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clasp
clipped
clipped
adj
(informal) Circumcised.
(of speech) With each word pronounced separately and distinctly.
Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clip
clomped
clomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clomp
clopped
clopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clop
clumped
clumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clump
clupeid
clupeid
noun
Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.
coadapt
coadapt
verb
To adapt together.
coapted
coapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coapt
colpoda
compend
compend
noun
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
compoed
compted
compted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compt
conopid
conopid
noun
(zoology) Any fly of the family Conopidae.
coopted
coopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coopt
copepod
copepod
noun
Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.
copland
copland
noun
(obsolete) A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle.
coppard
coppled
coppled
adj
(obsolete) Rising to a point; conical; copped.
coupled
coupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of couple
cramped
cramped
adj
Illegible.
Overcrowded or congested.
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cramp
crapaud
crapaud
noun
(derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A French person.
(obsolete) A toad.
crapped
crapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crap
crimped
crimped
adj
With a crimp in it; crushed shut.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crimp
crisped
crisped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crisp
cropped
cropped
adj
Cut very short.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crop
crumped
crumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crump
crypted
cupeled
cuphead
cuphead
noun
(engineering) A hemispherical head on a rivet.
cupidon
cupride
cuproid
cupseed
cupseed
noun
The menispermaceous plant Calycocarpum lyonii.
cuspids
cuspids
noun
plural of cuspid
cydippe
cynipid
cynipid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cynipidae of wasps.
dapicho
datapac
decamps
decamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decamp
decapod
decapod
adj
(zoology) Having ten legs.
noun
(rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.
(zoology) Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
(zoology) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
decrypt
decrypt
noun
A decoded communication.
verb
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
decuple
decuple
adj
Tenfold.
noun
An amount multiplied by ten.
verb
To multiply by ten.
delphic
delphic
adj
Alternative form of Delphic
Relating to a womb
depeach
depeach
verb
(obsolete) To discharge.
depeche
depicts
depicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depict
deplace
deplace
verb
(transitive, rare) To displace.
depucel
despect
despect
noun
(archaic) Contempt, derision.
verb
(archaic) To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
diacope
diacope
noun
(grammar) tmesis
dicecup
dipcoat
dipcoat
noun
A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
diploic
diploic
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the diploe.
dipodic
dipodic
adj
(poetry) Consisting of two metrical feet.
diptyca
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
discamp
discamp
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To drive away from a camp.
discept
discept
verb
To debate; to discuss.
discerp
discerp
verb
To separate; to disunite.
To tear into pieces; to rend.
dispace
dispace
verb
(obsolete) To wander, to roam, move about.
duchamp
duckpin
duckpin
noun
A short, squat form of tenpin.
edaphic
edaphic
adj
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
epacrid
epacrid
noun
Any of the family Ericaceae (syn. Epacridaceae) of heathers.
epicede
epicede
noun
An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
escaped
escaped
adj
Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of escape
goldcup
goldcup
noun
The buttercup.
headcap
headcap
noun
A cap worn on the head
The cover of a book's headband
hoodcap
lacepod
lacepod
noun
Synonym of fringepod
lipidic
lipidic
adj
Of or pertaining to the lipids.
lycopod
lycopod
noun
(botany) A club moss.
(botany) Any member of the Lycopodiophyta.
madcaps
madcaps
noun
plural of madcap
mudcaps
mudcaps
noun
plural of mudcap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mudcap
mudpack
mudpack
noun
A paste of earth or clay, applied to the face for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
octoped
octoped
noun
octopod
octopod
octopod
noun
A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
ocypoda
ocypode
packard
paddock
paddock
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.
(Scotland) A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items.
(also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
(chiefly Australia, New Zealand, mining) A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc.
(derogatory) A contemptible, or malicious or nasty, person.
(horse racing) An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
(sports, slang) A field on which a game is played; a playing field.
A frog.
A toad.
verb
(also intransitive) To excavate washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) from (a superficial deposit).
(obsolete) To store (ore, washdirt, etc.) in a paddock (noun sense 2.5).
(often passive) To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.
To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock.
padlock
padlock
noun
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
verb
To lock using a padlock.
padraic
padriac
paducah
paducah
Proper noun
The Comanche tribe.
A city in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.
A town in northern Texas, named for the Kentucky city.
Noun
A member of the Comanche people.
palaced
palaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of palace
paludic
paludic
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of malarial
pandect
pandect
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
(by extension, also figuratively) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
(by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
pandich
parched
parched
adj
Dry.
Very thirsty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parch
parodic
parodic
adj
Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
patched
patched
adj
Having been repaired with a patch or patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patch
peached
peached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peach
peascod
peascod
noun
(archaic) The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
peckled
peckled
adj
(now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted.
pedetic
pedetic
adj
Relating to pedesis, or Brownian motion.
pedicab
pedicab
noun
A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.
pedicel
pedicel
noun
(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
(mycology) A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.
(zoology) The segment of an antler that attaches to the head of a cervid.
A petiole; the connection between the thorax and abdomen of an insect of suborder Apocrita.
The connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen of a spider.
The second segment of the antenna of an insect, between the scape and the flagellum.
pedicle
pedicle
noun
(surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
(zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
(zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
A fetter for the foot.
A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
pedicel (any sense)
peduncle (any sense)
pedocal
pedocal
noun
(geology) Any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.
pedrick
peladic
peracid
peracid
noun
(chemistry) Any acid that contains a peroxy group - e.g. peracetic acid
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyacid of a particular element that has the largest number of oxygen atoms - e.g. perchloric acid
perched
perched
adj
Situated as if balancing above something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perch
percoid
percoid
adj
Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.
noun
(obsolete) Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae (originally named "Percoides" before family-name endings were standardized).
Any fish in the superfamily Percoidea
phacoid
phacoid
adj
Resembling a lentil; lenticular.
phidiac
phocoid
phocoid
noun
Any seal of the superfamily Phocoidea
pholcid
pholcid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pholcidae of cellar spiders.
photocd
picador
picador
noun
(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
picardi
picardy
picardy
Proper noun
A région of France.
piccard
picidae
pickard
pickled
pickled
adj
Preserved by pickling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickle
picoted
picoted
adj
decorated with picots
piddock
piddock
noun
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
pierced
pierced
adj
Cut through; perforated.
Having one or more body piercings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pierce
pinched
pinched
adj
(of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
Compressed.
Financially hurt or damaged.
Very thin, as if drawn together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pinch
pitched
pitched
adj
(not comparable) Covered in pitch.
(not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
(of a battle, fight, etc) Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitch
placard
placard
noun
(historical) A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
(historical) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
(obsolete) A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.
(obsolete) Permission given by authority; a license.
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.
verb
To affix a placard to.
To announce with placards.
placedo
placida
placido
placode
placode
noun
A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops.
placoid
placoid
adj
Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish
noun
Any fish having placoid scales, such as the sharks
Such a scale
plucked
plucked
adj
(UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pluck
poached
poached
adj
Cooked by poaching.
Obtained by poaching.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poach
pochade
pochade
noun
(art, theater) A rough sketch.
pochard
pochard
noun
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
podalic
podalic
adj
Relating to the foot.
poddock
podical
podical
adj
(zoology) anal; applied to certain organs of insects