(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achyrodes
acidheads
acidheads
noun
plural of acidhead
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
adherence
adherence
noun
(Scotland, law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
A close physical union of two objects.
Faithful support for some cause.
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
andrarchy
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
aphicidal
aphicidal
adj
That kills aphids
arachidic
arachidic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidic acid or its derivatives
arachnida
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archibald
archibold
archidium
archidome
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
attatched
azedarach
azedarach
noun
An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic
bacchides
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
beachhead
beachhead
noun
(by extension) A coastal landing place.
(by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwood
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechalked
bechalked
adj
Chalk-covered or chalky.
Having a surface that has been written on in chalk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechalk
bechanced
bechanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bechance
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
beduchess
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
beseeched
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
birchdale
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
blackhead
blackhead
noun
(countable) A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
(uncountable) A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blandarch
blechnoid
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
boschveld
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
boucharde
bowdichia
brickhood
bruchidae
bsmedtech
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
cardshark
cardshark
noun
(chiefly US) A cardsharp.
cardsharp
cardsharp
noun
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
cashiered
cashiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cashier
catarrhed
catchland
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
cathected
cathected
adj
Charged with mental or emotional energy.
cathedrae
cathedrae
noun
plural of cathedra
cathedral
cathedral
adj
Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.
name
(US politics, slang) In certain right-wing conspiracy theories, the mainstream system or establishment of society, held to be liberal or leftist and to be working against the interests of the people or nation, which is both.
noun
(figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
(loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
cathedras
cathidine
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chadbourn
chadwicks
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffered
chaffered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaffer
chaffseed
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chalcedon
chalcidic
chalcidid
chalcidid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Chalcididae, certain wasps.
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chaldrons
chaldrons
noun
plural of chaldron
chambered
chambered
adj
(often in combination) Having chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamber
chamfered
chamfered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamfer
chaminade
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
chanceled
chancered
chancroid
chancroid
noun
(pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
A sore characteristic of this infection.
chandelle
chandelle
noun
An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
verb
To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
chandlers
chandlers
noun
plural of chandler
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.
The art or trade of candlemaking.
The merchandise of a chandler.
chandless
chanelled
channeled
channeled
adj
(automotive, slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by lowering the body with respect to the frame rails.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channel
chapelled
chapelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapel
chapleted
chapleted
adj
Adorned with or having a chaplet.
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
characids
characids
noun
plural of characid
charadrii
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
chartered
chartered
adj
(specifically) Having membership of the relevant professional body and the necessary qualifications to carry on a particular profession.
Having a charter.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charter
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chasidism
chastened
chastened
adj
Chastised.
Made chaste; purified; modest.
Made moderate; restrained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chasten
chastised
chastised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chastise
chasubled
chasubled
adj
Dressed in a chasuble.
chatfield
chattered
chattered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chatter
chauldron
chavender
chavender
noun
A chub (fish).
cheapened
cheapened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheapen
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
checkbird
checkered
checkered
adj
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checker
cheddites
cheddites
noun
plural of cheddite
cheerlead
cheerlead
verb
(intransitive) To participate in cheerleading.
(transitive) To support someone enthusiastically.
cheiropod
chelodina
chelodine
cheloniid
cheloniid
noun
(zoology) Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chempaduk
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
cherished
cherished
adj
highly valued, having a high personal value.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cherish
chermidae
chevroned
chevroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevron
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.