(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
acardiac
acardiac
adj
(medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
acardite
acardite
noun
(organic chemistry) n-methyl-n',n'-diphenylurea, used to stabilize chemicals and as a plasticizer.
acaridae
acaridan
acaridan
noun
Synonym of acarid
acaridea
acceders
acceders
noun
plural of acceder
accorded
accorded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accord
accorder
accorder
noun
(rare) One who accords.
accredit
accredit
verb
(transitive) To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
(transitive) To believe; to put trust in.
(transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
(transitive) To enter on the credit side of an account book.
(transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
(transitive) To recognize as outstanding.
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
(transitive, literally) To credit.
accreted
accreted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accrete
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
acerated
acerated
adj
Synonym of acerate
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
aciduria
aciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine
aciduric
aciduric
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acrasida
acredula
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acridian
acridian
adj
Relating to insects of the family Acrididae
noun
Any of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acridium
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrodont
acrodont
adj
Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
noun
One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
acrydium
acuerdos
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adductor
adductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
adrectal
adriatic
adriatic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea
Proper noun
The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
advancer
advancer
noun
(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
A second branch of a buck's antler.
One who advances or puts forward.
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
alcandre
aldarcie
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
ancyroid
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
antacrid
antacrid
adj
(archaic, medicine) Serving to correct acrimony of the humours.
arachide
arachnid
arachnid
noun
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
arcadian
arcadian
adj
(literature) Ideally rustic or pastoral.
Furnished with arcades.
Pertaining to an arcade.
arcadias
arcadias
noun
plural of arcadia
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
archbald
archband
archbold
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
archdolt
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
archhead
archived
archived
adj
Having been placed into an archive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archive
arcuated
arcuated
adj
Alternative form of arcuate
articled
articled
adj
bound under the articles of an apprenticeship
verb
simple past tense and past participle of article
ascarids
ascarids
noun
plural of ascarid
ascender
ascender
noun
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
A person or thing that ascends.
ascribed
ascribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascribe
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
azedarac
backdoor
backdoor
noun
Alternative spelling of back door, which can be used attributively.
verb
Alternative spelling of back door
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backyard
backyard
noun
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
bacterid
bacterid
noun
(pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
barleduc
barncard
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
beckford
becoward
becrimed
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
becursed
becursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurse
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedoctor
bedoctor
verb
(transitive) To address as 'doctor'.
(transitive) To care for in the manner of a doctor.
(transitive) To confer a doctoral degree upon.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedscrew
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
bickered
bickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bicker
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
birchard
birdcage
birdcage
noun
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
(uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
blancard
blancard
noun
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is woven.
boisdarc
bordulac
bouchard
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
braddock
braddock
Proper noun
A village in Cornwall.
A city/village in North Dakota.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
brancard
brancard
noun
(obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brandice
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breeched
breeched
adj
Dressed in breeches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breech
brendice
brickred
bridecup
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
brocaded
brocaded
adj
Embellished with brocade
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brocade
brocades
brocades
noun
plural of brocade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brocade
brodench
broderic
bromidic
bromidic
adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
brooched
brooched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brooch
broodsac
bruckled
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
budorcas
burchard
burdocks
burdocks
noun
plural of burdock
cadaster
cadaster
noun
Alternative spelling of cadastre
cadastre
cadastre
noun
(cartography) A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
A register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value.
cadavers
cadavers
noun
plural of cadaver
caddaric
caducary
caducary
adj
(law) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.
calander
calander
noun
(obsolete) The weevil Phlyctinus callosus.
calandra
calandra
noun
A calandra lark
calandre
caldaria
caldaria
noun
plural of caldarium
caldeira
calderas
calderas
noun
plural of caldera
calderca
calderon
caldrons
caldrons
noun
plural of caldron (alternative spelling of cauldrons).
calendar
calendar
noun
(US) An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)
A list of planned events.
A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
verb
(law) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.
To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
calender
calender
noun
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
Misspelling of calendar.
Obsolete form of calendar.
One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
One who pursues the business of calendering.
verb
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
calendra
calendre
calendry
calendry
noun
A place set aside for calendering.
A specialized calendar or set of calendars.
The calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
calibred
calibred
adj
Alternative form of calibered
calondra
camarada
camarade
cambered
cambered
adj
Having camber.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camber
camisard
camisard
Noun
One of the French Protestants of the Cevennes region of south-central France, who raised an insurrection against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the in 1685.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cancered
cancered
adj
Afflicted with cancer.
cancroid
cancroid
adj
Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma