(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
buddhic
buddhic
Adjective
Buddhist.
bushido
bushido
noun
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
caddish
caddish
adj
Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable.
ceilidh
ceilidh
noun
An informal social gathering where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.
verb
To dance a ceilidh
cepheid
cepheid
adj
(astronomy) Relating to cepheid variables.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
noun
(astronomy) A cepheid variable.
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
chaddie
chained
chained
adj
(computing, of data items) Linked in a chain.
Bound with chains.
Wearing or adorned with a chain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chain
chaired
chaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chair
chalcid
chalcid
noun
Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.
chandui
chardin
chedite
chedite
noun
Alternative form of cheddite
chelide
cheloid
cheloid
noun
Dated form of keloid.
cherida
chevied
chevied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevy
chidden
chidden
adj
chided, reproved, rebuked, scolded
verb
past participle of chide
chiders
chiders
noun
plural of chider
chiding
chiding
verb
present participle of chide
chields
chields
noun
plural of chield
childed
childed
adj
(obsolete) Having a child.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of child
childes
childly
childly
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
childre
chiliad
chiliad
noun
Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
chilled
chilled
adj
Cooled.
chilled out; relaxed
verb
simple past tense of chill
chindee
chindee
noun
Alternative form of chindi
chindit
chindit
Noun
A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.
chinked
chinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chink
chinned
chinned
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of chin or number of chins.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chin
chinsed
chinsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chinse
chipped
chipped
adj
(automotive, not comparable) Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.
(not comparable) Having had a microchip fitted.
Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chip
chirked
chirked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirk
chirmed
chirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirm
chirped
chirped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirp
chirred
chirred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirr
simple past tense and past participle of chirre
chisled
chitted
chitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chit
chivied
chivied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivy
chladni
chlorid
chlorid
noun
Archaic form of chloride.
choired
choired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choir
choloid
chondri
chondri
noun
plural of chondrus
choroid
choroid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
noun
(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
chromid
chromid
noun
(zoology) One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.
chrysid
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
cichlid
cichlid
noun
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
cinched
cinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinch
cliched
cliched
adj
Alternative spelling of clichéd
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cliche
codfish
codfish
noun
(countable) A cod (the fish).
(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.
coldish
coldish
adj
Somewhat cold.
cowhide
cowhide
noun
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
verb
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
cudeigh
daffish
daffish
adj
(obsolete) Stupid, silly.
dahinda
dahlias
dahlias
noun
plural of dahlia
daincha
dakhini
dammish
dammish
verb
(Scotland, obsolete) to stun, to stupefy
dampish
dampish
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
Moderately damp or moist.
dankish
dankish
adj
Somewhat dank.
daphnia
daphnia
noun
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
daphnid
daphnid
noun
Any water flea of the genus Daphnia
daphnin
daphnin
noun
(organic chemistry) A plant toxin originally isolated from the mezereon.
daphnis
daphnis
Proper noun
A moon of Saturn.
dapicho
darghin
daribah
darkish
darkish
adj
Somewhat dark.
dashier
dashier
adj
comparative form of dashy: more dashy
dashiki
dashiki
noun
A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.
dashing
dashing
adj
Chic, fashionable.
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
noun
The action of the verb to dash.
verb
present participle of dash
dauphin
dauphin
noun
(allegorical): An eldest son.
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
dayhoit
deadish
deadish
adj
Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless.
deafish
deafish
adj
Somewhat deaf.
deathin
deepish
deepish
adj
Somewhat deep.
dehisce
dehisce
verb
(intransitive, botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.
(intransitive, medicine) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
delight
delight
noun
Joy; pleasure.
Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
verb
(intransitive) To have or take great pleasure.
To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
delilah
delilah
Proper noun
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
name of Biblical origin.
Noun
A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.
delphia
delphic
delphic
adj
Alternative form of Delphic
Relating to a womb
delphin
delphin
noun
(organic chemistry) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.
demihag
denbigh
dervish
dervish
noun
(by extension) Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.
(historical) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
desight
desight
noun
(obsolete) An unsightly object.
deyship
dghaisa
dghaisa
noun
A small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.
dharani
dharani
noun
A Buddhist chant or incantation.
dharmic
dharmic
adj
Alternative form of Dharmic
dhobies
dhobies
noun
plural of dhobie
plural of dhoby
dhootie
dhootis
dhootis
noun
plural of dhooti
dhunchi
dhunchi
noun
Alternative form of dhaincha
dhundia
dhurrie
dhurrie
noun
A thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
diahann
diantha
dianthe
diarchy
diarchy
noun
A state under the rule of two people; the form of government of such state.
Rule by two people.
dibhole
dibhole
noun
(UK, mining) The lowest part of a mine, into which the water drains.
dibrach
dichord
dichord
noun
(music) A chord with two notes.
A musical instrument that has two sets of strings.
An ancient two-stringed lute.
dichter
didache
didache
Proper noun
An early Christian treatise, written in the first or second century C.E. and published in the nineteenth century.
didelph
diehard
diehard
adj
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
noun
A person with such an attitude.
diether
diether
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two ether functional groups.
diethyl
diethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
dighted
dighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dight
dighter
dighter
noun
(obsolete) One who dights.
dighton
dighton
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA
a town in Massachusetts, USA.
diglyph
diglyph
noun
A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.
digraph
digraph
noun
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(divination of the Taixuanjing) a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.
(graph theory) A directed graph.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.