An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adhibits
adhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhibit
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustive
agdistis
agdistis
Proper noun
A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
akkadist
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
andesite
andesite
noun
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
anisated
antacids
antacids
noun
plural of antacid
antiskid
antiskid
adj
(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
aristida
aristide
asfetida
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
assident
assident
adj
(medicine) Of a symptom, generally, but not always, accompanying a disease; indicative of the presence of a disease but not a necessary occurrence in conjunction with that disease.
assisted
assisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assist
asteroid
asteroid
noun
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
(astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
astraeid
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
bardiest
basiated
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
beadiest
beadiest
adj
superlative form of beady: most beady
bidstand
blastide
blastide
noun
(biology) A small clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
braidist
bubastid
caodaist
carditis
carditis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the muscles of the heart.
carotids
carotids
noun
plural of carotid
catbirds
catbirds
noun
plural of catbird
catslide
catslide
noun
Synonym of catslide roof
cestidae
citadels
citadels
noun
plural of citadel
coadmits
coadmits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coadmit
custodia
custodia
noun
(rare) pyx (container for the host)
cystidea
cystidia
cystidia
noun
plural of cystidium
dactylis
dadaists
dadaists
noun
plural of dadaist
daffiest
daffiest
adj
superlative form of daffy: most daffy
daibutsu
dainties
dainties
noun
Women's undergarments.
plural of dainty
daisetta
dandiest
dandiest
adj
superlative form of dandy: most dandy
dashiest
dashiest
adj
superlative form of dashy: most dashy
dasyatis
dataries
dataries
noun
plural of datary
datiscin
datiscin
noun
(chemistry) A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp Datisca cannabina
daturism
daturism
noun
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).
daubiest
daubiest
adj
superlative form of dauby: most dauby
davidist
daviston
daytimes
daytimes
noun
plural of daytime
decadist
decadist
noun
A writer of a book divided into decades.
dehaites
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
deposita
desantis
desiatin
desicate
destains
destains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destain
destinal
destinal
adj
(obsolete) Determined by destiny; fated.
desyatin
detrains
detrains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain
deutzias
deutzias
noun
plural of deutzia
deviants
deviants
noun
plural of deviant
deviates
deviates
noun
plural of deviate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate
diabetes
diabetes
noun
(slang, humorous) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin.
Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.
dialects
dialects
noun
plural of dialect
dialists
dialists
noun
plural of dialist
diallist
diallist
noun
Alternative form of dialist
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
diarists
diarists
noun
plural of diarist
diastase
diastase
noun
(biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).
diastema
diastema
noun
(cytology) the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
(pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
(pathology) any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or part of the body.
diastems
diastems
noun
plural of diastem
diasters
diasters
noun
plural of diaster
diastole
diastole
noun
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
(uncountable, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
diastral
diastral
adj
(biology) Relating to a diaster.
diastyle
diastyle
noun
(architecture) An intercolumnation of three column diameters.
diatrons
diatrons
noun
plural of diatron
dicastic
dicastic
adj
Of or relating to a dicast.
dictates
dictates
noun
plural of dictate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dictate
digamist
digamist
noun
One who marries a second time; a deuterogamist.
digitals
digitals
noun
plural of digital
dignitas
dilaters
dilaters
noun
plural of dilater
dilators
dilators
noun
plural of dilator
dingbats
dingbats
noun
plural of dingbat
dioptase
dioptase
noun
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.
diptycas
disaster
disaster
noun
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
discants
discants
noun
plural of discant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discant
discoast
discoast
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of anything; to be separated.
disenact
disfaith
dishabit
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.
disheart
disheart
verb
Obsolete form of dishearten.
dismasts
dismasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismast
disomaty
dispaint
disparts
disparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispart
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dispetal
displant
displant
verb
(transitive, archaic) To remove anything from where it has been planted or placed; to drive a person from their home.
disrated
disrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrate
disrates
disrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrate
disseats
disseats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disseat
disstate
distaffs
distaffs
noun
plural of distaff
distains
distains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distain
distalia
distalia
noun
The segments of an antenna of an insect, excluding the scape and pedicel
distally
distally
adv
Towards a distal part
distance
distance
noun
(countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(countable, informal) The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
(uncountable, figuratively) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
(uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of progress to an objective.
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
Length or interval of time.
Remoteness in succession or relation.
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
verb
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
(transitive) To lose interest in a specific issue.
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
distancy
distancy
noun
(obsolete) distance
distaste
distaste
noun
(obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
(obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
verb
(intransitive) to be distasteful; to taste bad
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
(obsolete, transitive) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
distater
distaves
distaves
noun
(obsolete) plural of distaff
distract
distract
adj
(obsolete) Insane; mad.
(obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
verb
(transitive) To divert the attention of.
(transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
distrail
distrail
noun
A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.
distrain
distrain
verb
(law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
(law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
(obsolete) To pull off, tear apart.
(obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
distrait
distrait
adj
absent-minded, troubled, distracted
distream
distream
verb
(poetic) To flow.
distylar
dogstail
dogstail
noun
A perennial grass, of the genus Cynosurus, that is grown for fodder
donatism
donatism
Noun
An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
donatist
doumaist
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
dramatis
dualists
dualists
noun
plural of dualist
dynamist
dynamist
noun
A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
dynastic
dynastic
adj
Pertaining to a dynasty.
dynastid
dynastid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle in the family Dynastidae, now considered to be the scarabaeid subfamily Dynastinae.