(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
cedarhurst
celiadelphus
cephalodiscus
cephalodymus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
chaetopodous
chalcedonous
chasubled
chasubled
adj
Dressed in a chasuble.
chauliodes
chelidosaurus
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydoselachus
chondropharyngeus
chordacentrous
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
citharoedus
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
counterdash
countershade
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cuneoscaphoid
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
dachshunde
dachshunde
noun
Alternative form of dachshund
daggerbush
dalhousie
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deadhouse
deadhouse
noun
A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies.
deathcups
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
debauchedness
debauchedness
noun
The state or quality of being debauched.
debauchees
debauchees
noun
plural of debauchee
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
debauches
debauches
noun
plural of debauch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debauch
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
decarhinus
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
delphinapterus
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
deradelphus
derencephalus
dermatophagus
desmachymatous
desmanthus
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process
deutschemark
deutschland
deutschmark
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dibothriocephalus
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dicephalus
dichlamydeous
dichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla.