(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
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
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
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
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.
codeposit
codeposit
verb
To deposit along with another
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
depicters
depicters
noun
plural of depicter
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depilates
depilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate
deposited
deposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deposit
depositee
depositee
noun
(historical) A member of the lowest of the three population classes created by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge party in Cambodia after their revolution in the 1970s. These people were 'deposited' in the villages after being removed from the cities.
The person with whom something is deposited.
depositor
depositor
noun
A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
deputised
deputised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputise
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
desipient
desipient
adj
foolish; silly; trifling
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
despotism
despotism
noun
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
despotist
despotist
noun
A supporter of despotism.
despotize
despotize
verb
To behave like a despot.
dimpliest
dimpliest
adj
superlative form of dimply: most dimply
dioptases
dioptases
noun
plural of dioptase
diphysite
dipneusti
dipppiest
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
dipterist
dipterist
noun
An entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (true flies).
dipterous
dipterous
adj
Having two wings.
Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
discepted
discepted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discept
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.
disparted
disparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispart
disperato
disponent
disponent
noun
(law) One who dispones, or takes over legal authority.
disported
disported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disport
disputers
disputers
noun
plural of disputer
disreport
disrepute
disrepute
noun
Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
verb
To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.
disrupted
disrupted
adj
Subject to disruption.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrupt
disrupter
disrupter
noun
(science fiction) An energy weapon in the form of a pistol.
Someone or something that disrupts.
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.
distemper
distemper
noun
(archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
(countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.
(veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
A glue-based paint.
verb
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
To intoxicate.
To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
To paint using distemper.
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
drippiest
drippiest
adj
superlative form of drippy: most drippy
dripstone
dripstone
noun
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
droopiest
droopiest
adj
superlative form of droopy: most droopy
dyspeptic
dyspeptic
adj
(figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.
(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
noun
A dyspeptic person.
endpoints
endpoints
noun
plural of endpoint
epidosite
epidosite
noun
(mineralogy) A highly altered epidote- and quartz-bearing rock.
eupatrids
expedites
expedites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expedite
exposited
exposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exposit
guidepost
guidepost
noun
(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
A signpost.
hepatised
hepatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hepatise
impastoed
impastoed
adj
(painting) Painted with an impasto
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impasto
imprested
imprested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprest
inspected
inspected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inspect
lapidates
lapidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapidate
lepidotes
lepidotes
noun
plural of lepidote
lepidotus
misdepart
misparted
misparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispart
multipeds
multipeds
noun
plural of multiped
optimised
optimised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of optimise
pastilled
pedantics
pedantics
noun
Pedantic details.
Pedantry; The quality of being pedantic.
pedantism
pedantism
noun
(rare) Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant.
pediments
pediments
noun
plural of pediment
pentoside
pentoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glycoside derived from a pentose
peptidase
peptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
persisted
persisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of persist
pesticide
pesticide
noun
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.
pestiduct
pestiduct
noun
(obsolete) That which conveys contagion or infection.
piedforts
piedforts
noun
plural of piedfort
piedmonts
piedmonts
noun
plural of piedmont
pintadoes
pistolade
pistolade
noun
A pistol shot.
pistolled
pistolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pistol
poetiised
portsider
portsider
noun
(sports) A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw.
posteriad
posteriad
adv
(zoology) In a direction toward the posterior.
postfixed
postfixed
adj
Subjected to postfixation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postfix
postmedia
postrider
postrider
noun
One who rides over a postroad to carry the mails.
practised
practised
adj
(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of practiced
verb
(Commonwealth) simple past tense and past participle of practise
preadmits
preadmits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preadmit
predatism
predigest
predigest
verb
(by extension) To preprocess in order to deliver the most important parts in a simplified form.
To digest food in advance of eating it
president
president
adj
(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
noun
A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.
Obsolete form of precedent.
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
The head of state of a republic.
verb
To act as president; to do presidential duties.
presifted
presifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of presift
priestdom
priestdom
noun
(rare) Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.
(rare) Priests collectively or priests of a particular religious group or affiliation collectively.
proteides
proteides
noun
plural of proteide
pteraspid
pteraspid
noun
Synonym of pteraspidid.
puddliest
puddliest
adj
superlative form of puddly: most puddly
putidness
putidness
noun
The quality of being putid.
redeposit
redeposit
verb
(intransitive, geology, chemistry) To form into a new accumulation; used especially of sediments moved from an original position
(transitive) To deposit again.
(transitive) To deposit money again after withdrawing it
redispute
redispute
verb
(transitive) To dispute again or anew.
redtapism
redtapism
noun
Alternative form of red-tapism
reposited
reposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reposit
septemfid
septemfid
adj
(botany) cleft into seven
septicide
septicide
adj
(botany) Synonym of septicidal
serpentid
sidesteps
sidesteps
noun
plural of sidestep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sidestep
speciated
speciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of speciate
speediest
speediest
adj
superlative form of speedy: most speedy
spermatid
spermatid
noun
(biology) A haploid cell, produced by meiosis of a spermatocyte, that develops into a spermatozoon
spiderlet
spissated
spissated
adj
inspissated, thickened by inspissation
splinterd
splinterd
verb
Obsolete form of splintered.
spoilated
spoliated
spoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spoliate
sprighted
sprighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spright
standpipe
standpipe
noun
(by extension) A vertical pipe used as an overflow protection drain in certain domestic plumbing fixtures (e.g. flush toilets).
A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.
The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters.
stapedial
stapedial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stapes
stapedius
stapedius
noun
(anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.
stepchild
stepchild
noun
(obsolete) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
The child of one's spouse but not one's own.
stipendia
stupefied
stupefied
adj
Experiencing stupefaction.
Experiencing the influence of an ingested mind-altering substance.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stupefy
stupidest
stupidest
adj
superlative form of stupid: most stupid
supinated
supinated
adj
(anatomy) Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot.
(anatomy) Having one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of supinate
tepidness
tepidness
noun
The property of being tepid.
therapsid
therapsid
noun
Any extinct reptile of the order Therapsida; thought to be direct ancestors of the mammals
toadpipes
topsfield
topsiders
topsiders
noun
plural of topsider
topsoiled
topsoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topsoil
tripodies
tripodies
noun
plural of tripody
unspitted
unspitted
adj
Not placed on a spit.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unspit
unstriped
unstriped
Adjective
Not striped.
upshifted
upshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upshift
upsighted
upsighted
adj
(obsolete, rare) Having a defect in vision, produced by a contraction of the lower portion of the iris, that makes it difficult to see things below the level of one's eyes.