(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adiaphon
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
adonijah
andizhan
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
antherid
anthodia
anthodia
noun
plural of anthodium
aphidian
aphidian
adj
Like an aphid.
noun
A member of genus Aphidoidea.
aphodian
arachnid
arachnid
noun
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
bahmanid
bandfish
bandfish
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
banished
banished
adj
Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banish
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
bhandari
bindwith
binhdinh
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
bondship
brandish
brandish
noun
The act of flourishing or waving.
verb
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
brunhild
brynhild
chanidae
chaudoin
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chicaned
chicaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicane
childing
childing
adj
(horticulture) Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
(obsolete, figuratively) Fruitful; productive.
Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
noun
(archaic) gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.
verb
present participle of child
children
children
noun
plural of child.
chilodon
chinband
chinband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the chin.
chindwin
chinwood
choanoid
choanoid
adj
(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
chondria
chondric
chondrin
chondrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water.
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chundari
clinched
clinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clinch
conchoid
conchoid
noun
(geology) A conchoidal fracture in rock.
(mathematics, geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
dainchas
dainteth
daintith
dandyish
dandyish
adj
Characteristic of or resembling the style of a dandy.
danialah
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
daphnite
daphnoid
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
dayshine
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
deashing
deashing
verb
present participle of deash
definish
deknight
delichon
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
demijohn
demijohn
noun
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
demiphon
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
denshire
depthing
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphany
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
dibranch
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
dighting
dighting
verb
present participle of dight
dihedron
dihedron
noun
(mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces
diminish
diminish
verb
(intransitive) To become less or smaller.
(intransitive) To disappear gradually.
(intransitive) To taper.
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
(transitive) To make smaller.
(transitive) To take away; to subtract.
dinarchy
dinghies
dinghies
noun
plural of dinghy
dinheiro
dinheiro
noun
(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
diphonia
disbench
disbench
verb
(transitive) To drive from a bench or seat.
(transitive, UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.
dishling
dishonor
dishonor
noun
US standard spelling of dishonour.
dishpans
dishpans
noun
plural of dishpan
disniche
disthene
disthene
noun
(mineralogy) Kyanite.
diswench
ditching
ditching
noun
(aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
verb
present participle of ditch
dohnanyi
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
(obsolete, often capitalized) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.
drightin
drightin
noun
Alternative form of drighten
drisheen
drisheen
noun
(Ireland) A type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
droghlin
dunghill
dunghill
noun
(figurative, derogatory) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
dunreith
dunseith
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
echeneid
echeneid
noun
Any fish of the family Echeneidae (the remoras or suckerfish).
echidnae
echidnas
echidnas
noun
plural of echidna
echinoid
echinoid
adj
Resembling a sea urchin.
noun
(zoology) Any sea urchin or sea dollar of the class Echinoidea.
endothia
enhydris
enriched
enriched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enrich
enshield
enshield
verb
(archaic, transitive) To shield; to defend.
ephedrin
ephedrin
noun
Archaic form of ephedrine.
ethelind
ethenoid
ethidene
ethidene
noun
(obsolete) ethylidene
fiendish
fiendish
adj
Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
Very difficult.
findhorn
finished
finished
adj
(comparable) Processed or perfected.
Completed; concluded; done.
Done for; doomed; used up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finish
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
flinched
flinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flinch
gandhian
gandhian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869–1948), leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, who led India to independence and inspired movements for nonviolence, civil rights, and freedom.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
ginhound
hacienda
hacienda
noun
A large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.
hadronic
hadronic
adj
(physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons
hairband
hairband
noun
a hair tie
a headband
hamidian
handbill
handbill
noun
A chopping instrument; billhook.
A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
A pruning hook.
handfish
handfish
noun
Any of the anglerfishes of the genus Brachionichthys, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
handicap
handicap
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
To estimate betting odds.
handiest
handiest
adj
superlative form of handy: most handy
handiron
handiron
noun
Obsolete form of andiron.
handlaid
handlike
handlike
adj
Resembling a hand.
handline
handline
noun
(fishing) A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands.
A firefighting hose held and directed by a team of people.
verb
(fishing) To fish with a single fishing line held in the hands.
handling
handling
noun
(art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
(obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
verb
present participle of handle
handlist
handlist
noun
A list for easy reference.
handmaid
handmaid
noun
(now historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handrail
handrail
noun
A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support.
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hangbird
hangbird
noun
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), whose nest is suspended from the limb of a tree.
hardline
hardline
adj
(business) belonging to a hardline
uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs
noun
(business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
(business) A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
(telephony) A physical wire or cable connection; landline
harridan
harridan
noun
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.