An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
aristodemus
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burglarised
burglarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarise
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
casuariidae
citharoedus
crassitudes
crassitudes
noun
plural of crassitude
cursoriidae
cusparidine
daisycutter
daisycutter
noun
Alternative form of daisy cutter
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
demicuirass
denaturised
denaturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturise
denaturiser
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
derailleurs
derailleurs
noun
plural of derailleur
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
desucration
dextrosuria
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dipleurulas
disannuller
disannuller
noun
One who disannuls.
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
disbursable
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
discruciate
discruciate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To torture; to excruciate.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfeatured
disfeatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfeature
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
dismeasured
displeasure
displeasure
noun
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
verb
(archaic) To displease or offend.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
dissaturate
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
ditrematous
diurnalness
diurnalness
noun
(rare) The quality of being diurnal.
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dundrearies
dundrearies
noun
plural of Dundreary
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
emydosauria
encuirassed
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fiduciaries
fiduciaries
noun
plural of fiduciary
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
fricandeaus
fricandeaus
noun
plural of fricandeau
fundatrices
fundatrices
noun
plural of fundatrix
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furnariides
gardevisure
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
guardianess
guardianess
noun
A female guardian.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
husbandries
husbandries
noun
plural of husbandry
illustrated
illustrated
noun
(historical) A newspaper featuring illustrations.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of illustrate
incrustated
insularized
insularized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of insularize
interradius
interradius
noun
Any interradial part, but especially the radius of a coelenterate halfway between two perradii
iridauxesis
jeopardious
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
judicatures
judicatures
noun
plural of judicature
judiciaries
judiciaries
noun
plural of judiciary
launderings
launderings
noun
plural of laundering
laurentides
leggiadrous
leggiadrous
adj
(obsolete) graceful, elegant
madisterium
madisterium
noun
An instrument to extract hairs.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
minaudieres
misfeatured
misfeatured
adj
Having ugly or misshapen features.
mismeasured
mismeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismeasure
mispersuade
mispersuade
verb
(transitive) To persuade amiss.
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
naturalised
naturalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of naturalise
neutralised
neutralised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neutralise
nonresidual
nonresidual
adj
Not leaving a residue.
Not residual.
nurserymaid
nurserymaid
noun
nursemaid
pasquinader
pasquinader
noun
One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
pasteurised
pasteurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pasteurise
pasteurized
pasteurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pasteurize
pedicularis
petauroides
popularised
popularised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of popularise
praesidiums
praesidiums
noun
plural of praesidium
predissuade
pseudolarix
readjusting
readjusting
verb
present participle of readjust
reinsulated
reinsulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reinsulate
repudiators
repudiators
noun
plural of repudiator
residuation
residuation
noun
An editorial misreading for recidivation.
The process of residuating, or computing a residual.
resupinated
resupinated
adj
Alternative form of resupinate
russianised
russianized
sacerdotium
sanctuaried
sanctuaried
adj
(poetic) Protected in a sanctuary.
sandiferous
saturniidae
scelidosaur
scelidosaur
noun
A dinosaur of the genus Scelidosaurus.
secularised
secularised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of secularise
secularized
secularized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of secularize
secundipara
secundipara
noun
A woman during or after her second pregnancy
semidiurnal
semidiurnal
adj
(entomology) Flying in twilight.
Accomplished in half a day.
Twice daily (usually of tides).
semirotunda
sertularoid
sluggardize
sluggardize
verb
(transitive, rare) To make lazy.
spermiducal
spermiducal
adj
Relating to the spermiduct or vas deferens.
sphaeridium
sphaeridium
noun
(zoology) A sense organ found on the exterior of most sea urchins, consisting of an oval or spherical head surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be an olfactory organ.
squandering
squandering
noun
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.
verb
present participle of squander
stridulated
stridulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stridulate
stridulates
stridulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stridulate
subdataries
subdrainage
subdrainage
noun
drainage of liquid at a level below ground, contrasted with surface drainage
suberitidae
submargined
subnitrated
subordinate
subordinate
adj
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
Descending in a regular series.
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
noun
(countable) One who is subordinate.
verb
(transitive) To make subservient.
(transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
(transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
subradiance
subradiance
noun
(physics) The cooperative inhibition of spontaneous emission by a destructive interatomic interference