Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anhalouidine
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
authenticated
authenticated
verb
past participle of authenticate
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
becushioned
benzosulphimide
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brunhilde
brunnhilde
buchbinder
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggishness
burhinidae
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
cardiopneumograph
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.
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chelidonium
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chlorohydroquinone
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondropterygious
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cnemidophorus
concubinehood
corundophilite
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterlighted
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.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cuneoscaphoid
curmudgeonish
cushioned
cushioned
adj
(cycling) Having cushion tires.
Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cushion
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
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
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
deinonychus
deinonychus
noun
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delphinapterus
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
delphinius
delphinus
delphocurarine
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deutencephalic
diachaenium
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.
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
dictyosiphonaceous
dienbienphu
diethylmalonylurea
dihydrocupreine
dihydroxytoluene
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
diphenylguanidine
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
dipleurobranchiate
disauthentic
disauthenticate
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
disfurnished
disfurnished
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish
disfurnishes
disfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
dishumanize
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguished
distinguished
adj
(mathematics) Specified, noted.
Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
verb
simple past tense and past participle of distinguish
distinguishedly
distinguishedly
adv
In a distinguished manner.
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
distinguishes
distinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distinguish
distinguishment
distinguishment
noun
A distinction; observation of difference.
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
disulphone
doublehatching
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublethinking
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
doughtiness
doughtiness
noun
The quality of being doughty.
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
dudishness
dudishness
noun
The quality of being dudish.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
duennaships
duinhewassel
dumbartonshire
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duncishness
duncishness
noun
The quality of being duncish.
dunreith
dunseith
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.