(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coldfinch
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferred
conferred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confer
conferted
confessed
confessed
adj
Which one admits or avows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confess
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conformed
conformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conform
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
cordiform
cordiform
adj
Shaped like a heart; cordate.
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
crisfield
crockford
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
daffiness
daffiness
noun
(informal) The quality of being crazy or mad.
(informal) The quality of being silly or foolish.
daffodils
daffodils
noun
plural of daffodil
daftardar
daftberry
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
damnified
damnified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damnify
damnifies
damnifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damnify
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
damselfly
damselfly
noun
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
dandified
dandified
adj
Characteristic (in dress and habits) of a dandy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dandify
dandifies
dandifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandify
dandriffs
dandriffy
dandruffs
dandruffs
noun
plural of dandruff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandruff
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dangerful
dangerful
adj
(obsolete) Fraught with danger; hazardous.
dauerlauf
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
deadfalls
deadfalls
noun
plural of deadfall
deafening
deafening
adj
(hyperbolic) Very loud.
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
noun
(architecture) pugging
The process by which something is deafened.
verb
present participle of deafen
debateful
debateful
adj
(obsolete) Contentious, argumentative, full of strife.
debriefed
debriefed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debrief
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deedfully
deepfroze
deerfield
deerflies
deerflies
noun
plural of deerfly
defaecate
defaecate
verb
Alternative form of defecate
defalcate
defalcate
verb
(intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
To cut off (a part of something).
To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.).
defatting
defatting
noun
The removal of fat from something, either physically or chemically
verb
present participle of defat
defaulted
defaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of default
defaulter
defaulter
noun
one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
defeasive
defeaters
defeaters
noun
plural of defeater
defeating
defeating
verb
present participle of defeat
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defeature
defeature
noun
Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
verb
(rare) To deform.
defecated
defecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defecate
defecates
defecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defecate
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
defecters
defecting
defecting
verb
present participle of defect
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defectors
defectors
noun
plural of defector
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defendant
defendant
adj
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
noun
(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
(law) In criminal proceedings, the accused.
defenders
defenders
noun
plural of defender
defending
defending
verb
present participle and gerund of defend
defensing
defension
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferable
deferable
adj
Alternative form of deferrable
deference
deference
noun
Great respect.
The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
deferents
deferents
noun
plural of deferent
deferment
deferment
noun
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
deferrals
deferrals
noun
plural of deferral
deferrers
deferrers
noun
plural of deferrer
deferring
deferring
noun
deferral
verb
present participle of defer
deferrize
defiances
defiances
noun
plural of defiance
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deficient
deficient
adj
(mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n).
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
noun
A person who is deficient.
defilable
defilable
adj
Capable of being defiled.
defiladed
defiladed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defilade
defilades
defilades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade
definable
definable
adj
Able to be defined.
Many words are definable by using other words.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
definiens
definiens
noun
(semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
deflators
deflators
noun
plural of deflator
defleaing
defleaing
verb
present participle of deflea
deflected
deflected
adj
(botany) Bent abruptly downward.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflect
deflector
deflector
noun
(science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflexure
deflexure
noun
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
deflorate
deflorate
adj
(botany) Past the flowering state.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
(transitive, botany) To remove the flowers from.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
defluvium
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defoamers
defoamers
noun
plural of defoamer
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defoggers
defoggers
noun
plural of defogger
defogging
defogging
verb
present participle of defog
defoliage
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
deforceor
deforceor
noun
(obsolete, law) A deforciant.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
deforests
deforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforest
deformers
deformers
noun
plural of deformer
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
deformism
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defossion
defrauded
defrauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defraud
defrauder
defrauder
noun
One who defrauds.
defrayals
defrayals
noun
plural of defrayal
defrayers
defrayers
noun
plural of defrayer
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
defrosted
defrosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrost
defroster
defroster
noun
A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
defterdar
defterdar
noun
(historical) An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire.
defyingly
defyingly
adv
With defiance.
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
delafield
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.