(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
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedplates
bedplates
noun
plural of bedplate
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.
bespecked
bespelled
bespelled
adj
Endued with magical power; enchanted; charmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespell
bespotted
bespotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespot
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
brideship
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.
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)
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
cirripeds
cirripeds
noun
plural of cirriped
cispadane
clepsydra
clepsydra
noun
A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
clodpates
clodpates
noun
plural of clodpate
clodpoles
clodpoles
noun
plural of clodpole
clupeoids
clupeoids
noun
plural of clupeoid
codeposit
codeposit
verb
To deposit along with another
codpieces
codpieces
noun
plural of codpiece
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
composted
composted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compost
comprised
comprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprise
compulsed
compulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compulse
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
copleased
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordiceps
cordyceps
cordyceps
noun
Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
cosphered
craspedal
craspedon
craspedum
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
cypressed
cypseloid
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
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
decompose
decompose
verb
(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.
decouples
decouples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decouple
deepeners
deepeners
noun
plural of deepener
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
deiphilus
deiphobus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demopolis
dempsters
dempsters
noun
plural of dempster
depascent
depascent
adj
(formal) Consuming.
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
depeyster
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.
depicters
depicters
noun
plural of depicter
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depilates
depilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate
deplaster
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
deplorers
deplorers
noun
plural of deplorer
deponents
deponents
noun
plural of deponent
deportees
deportees
noun
plural of deportee
deposable
deposable
adj
Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office.
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.
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
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.
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
deputised
deputised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputise
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
derepress
derepress
verb
(genetics) To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
(psychiatry) To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).
deschamps
desipient
desipient
adj
foolish; silly; trifling
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.
despisers
despisers
noun
plural of despiser
despising
despising
noun
An act of despising.
verb
present participle of despise
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
despoiled
despoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despoil
despoiler
despoiler
noun
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
desponded
desponded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despond
desponder
desponder
noun
One who desponds.
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.
despraise
despumate
despumate
verb
To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.