(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
adderspit
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespoton
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
ampycides
anaspides
anglepods
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
appleseed
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
appressed
appressed
adj
(biology, mycology) Closely flattened down.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appress
apsidiole
apsidiole
noun
Alternative form of apsidole
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
asaphidae
asclepiad
asclepiad
Noun
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers.
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
aspidiske
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
baldpates
baldpates
noun
plural of baldpate
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
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.
capeadors
capeadors
noun
plural of capeador
capnoides
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
carpiodes
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)
cispadane
clepsydra
clepsydra
noun
A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
clodpates
clodpates
noun
plural of clodpate
collapsed
collapsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collapse
compadres
compadres
noun
plural of compadre
compassed
compassed
adj
(obsolete) rounded; arched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compass
copleased
craspedal
craspedon
craspedum
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dapperest
dapperest
adj
superlative form of dapper: most dapper
dashplate
datatypes
datatypes
noun
plural of datatype
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deathcups
decapolis
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
depascent
depascent
adj
(formal) Consuming.
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
depilates
depilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate
deplaster
deposable
deposable
adj
Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office.
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
depthways
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
deschamps
despaired
despaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despair
despairer
despairer
noun
One who despairs.
desparple
desparple
verb
(transitive) To scatter.
(transitive, archaic) To disparkle.
desperacy
desperado
desperado
noun
(chess) A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
(colloquial) A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
(colloquial) A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
desperate
desperate
adj
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Intense; extremely intense.
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
noun
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
despraise
despumate
despumate
verb
To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
dewanship
diapaused
diapaused
adj
Undergoing diapause
diapauses
diapauses
noun
plural of diapause
diapensia
diapensia
noun
An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaplases
diaplexus
diapyesis
diapyesis
noun
suppuration
diaspinae
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diazepams
diazepams
noun
plural of diazepam
didappers
didappers
noun
plural of didapper
diopsidae
dioptases
dioptases
noun
plural of dioptase
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
dipsaceae
dipsadine
dipsadine
noun
Any snake of the subfamily Dipsadinae
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
disappear
disappear
verb
(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.
(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.
(intransitive) To vanish.
(transitive) To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons.
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparate
disparate
adj
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disparple
disparple
verb
(obsolete) To scatter, disperse.
disparted
disparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispart
dispauper
dispauper
verb
(transitive) To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
disperato
dispersal
dispersal
noun
A dispersal prison.
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
displaced
displaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displace
displacer
displacer
noun
(chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
One who, or that which, displaces.
displaces
displaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displace
displayed
displayed
adj
(heraldry) With wings unfurled.
(typography) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.
Spread open to view; shown off.
Spread out; unfurled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of display
displayer
displayer
noun
One who, or that which, displays.
displease
displease
verb
(intransitive) To give displeasure or offense.
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
(transitive, obsolete) To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
dispraise
dispraise
noun
Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.
verb
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
dispreads
dispreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispread
disrepair
disrepair
noun
The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.
dissipate
dissipate
verb
(intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To be dissolute in conduct.
(physics) To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
(transitive) To drive away, disperse.
(transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
disspread
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dopamines
dopamines
noun
plural of dopamine
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
draperess
draperess
noun
(dated) A female draper.
draperies
draperies
noun
plural of drapery
dropheads
dropheads
noun
plural of drophead
dunstaple
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
dyspepsia
dyspepsia
noun
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
dyspnoeal
dyspnoeal
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
dyspnoeas
dyspnoeas
noun
plural of dyspnoea
eavesdrip
eavesdrip
noun
Synonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”)
Synonym of eavesdrop (“the space around a house on which such water drips”)
eavesdrop
eavesdrop
noun
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
(countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
The space around a house on which such water drips.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
(zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
elaphodus
enclasped
enclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enclasp
endocarps
endocarps
noun
plural of endocarp
endoplasm
endoplasm
noun
(cytology) The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
endoplast
endoplast
noun
(biology) A nucleus.
endpapers
endpapers
noun
plural of endpaper
endplates
endplates
noun
plural of endplate
epeisodia
epidaurus
episodial
episodial
adj
episodic
epispadia
escaloped
escaloped
adj
(heraldry) Covered with a scaly pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others.
Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
escapades
escapades
noun
plural of escapade
esplanade
esplanade
noun
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
A grass plat; a lawn.
Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
estampede
estampede
noun
Obsolete form of stampede.
estrapade
estrapade
noun
The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.