(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
adderspit
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adoperate
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
agrypnode
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apeldoorn
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
appareled
appareled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apparel
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
appledorf
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
appressed
appressed
adj
(biology, mycology) Closely flattened down.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appress
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
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
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atropidae
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
beaproned
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bepranked
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bloodripe
bopyridae
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypode
bridelope
brideship
bridgepot
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.
calipered
calipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caliper
capeadors
capeadors
noun
plural of capeador
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
capripede
capripede
adj
Alternative form of capriped
carapaced
carapaced
adj
Having a carapace.
carapidae
carpiodes
carpoidea
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
cheiropod
chippered
chippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chipper
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
choppered
choppered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chopper
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
cirripede
cirripede
noun
Alternative spelling of cirriped
cirripeds
cirripeds
noun
plural of cirriped
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clappered
clappered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapper
clepsydra
clepsydra
noun
A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
compadres
compadres
noun
plural of compadre
compander
compander
noun
Any device used for companding.
comparted
comparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compart
compeered
compeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compeer
comported
comported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comport
comprised
comprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprise
comprized
comprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprize
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
coproduce
coproduce
verb
To produce a creative work together with someone else
cordiceps
cordyceps
cordyceps
noun
Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
corrupted
corrupted
adj
Containing errors.
Dishonest.
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
verb
past participle of corrupt
cosphered
craspedal
craspedon
craspedum
creepered
creepered
adj
Covered in creepers.
crepidoma
crepidoma
noun
In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
crepidula
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
cruppered
cruppered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crupper
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
cypraeoid
cypressed
dalrymple
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dapperest
dapperest
adj
superlative form of dapper: most dapper
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deathtrap
deathtrap
noun
A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.
An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
deceptory
deceptory
adj
deceptive
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
decipolar
decrepity
decrepity
noun
(obsolete) Decrepitude.
decrypted
decrypted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrypt
deepeners
deepeners
noun
plural of deepener
deepfroze
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
dempsters
dempsters
noun
plural of dempster
depardieu
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
departure
departure
noun
(euphemistic) A death.
(law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
(obsolete) Division; separation; putting away.
(surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
The act of departing or something that has departed.
There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
deperdite
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depeyster
depicters
depicters
noun
plural of depicter
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
depilator
depilator
noun
One who or that which depilates; a remover of hair.
deplaster
depletory
depletory
adj
Serving to deplete.
deplorate
deplorate
adj
(obsolete) deplorable
deplorers
deplorers
noun
plural of deplorer
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
deportees
deportees
noun
plural of deportee
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
deporture
deporture
noun
(obsolete) deportment
depositor
depositor
noun
A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
depravate
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprecate
deprecate
verb
(archaic, transitive) To pray against.
(archaic, transitive) To regret deeply.
(transitive) To belittle or express disapproval of.
(transitive, chiefly computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
depredate
depredate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.
deprehend
deprehend
verb
To detect; to discover; to find out.
To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
depressed
depressed
adj
(mathematics) Reduced to a lower degree or form.
Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
Suffering from clinical depression.
Unhappy; despondent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depress
depresses
depresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depress
depressor
depressor
noun
(anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
(neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
depurated
depurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depurate
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
depurator
depurator
noun
One who, or that which, cleanses.
depurging
deputator
deputator
noun
One who deputes, or makes a deputation.
derepress
derepress
verb
(genetics) To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
(psychiatry) To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).
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.
despenser
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.