(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
adigranth
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afterhold
aglethead
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
antherids
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthribid
anthribid
noun
Any weevil of the family Anthribidae.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
athetized
athetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of athetize
athetoids
athyridae
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
attatched
aunthoods
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
bernhardt
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
besoothed
besoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besoothe
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethesdas
bethorned
bethsaida
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethunder
betrothed
betrothed
adj
Engaged to be married.
noun
One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betroth
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewrathed
birdbaths
birdbaths
noun
plural of birdbath
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birthdate
birthdate
noun
the year, month, and day of someone's birth; date of birth
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
blathered
blathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blather
blethered
blethered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blether
blithered
blithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blither
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
blunthead
bodyshirt
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
bothridia
bothridia
noun
plural of bothridium
bothsided
brandreth
brandreth
noun
(now historical) A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
(obsolete) A railing around a well.
brandrith
brandrith
noun
Alternative form of brandreth
breadthen
breadthen
verb
(transitive) To increase in breadth.
brothered
brothered
noun
Alternative form of brotherred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brother
bsmedtech
buddhists
burkhardt
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
buxtehude
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
catarrhed
catchland
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
cathected
cathected
adj
Charged with mental or emotional energy.
cathedrae
cathedrae
noun
plural of cathedra
cathedral
cathedral
adj
Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.
name
(US politics, slang) In certain right-wing conspiracy theories, the mainstream system or establishment of society, held to be liberal or leftist and to be working against the interests of the people or nation, which is both.
noun
(figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
(loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
cathedras
cathidine
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chapleted
chapleted
adj
Adorned with or having a chaplet.
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
chartered
chartered
adj
(specifically) Having membership of the relevant professional body and the necessary qualifications to carry on a particular profession.
Having a charter.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charter
chastened
chastened
adj
Chastised.
Made chaste; purified; modest.
Made moderate; restrained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chasten
chastised
chastised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chastise
chatfield
chattered
chattered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chatter
cheddites
cheddites
noun
plural of cheddite
chidester
chidester
noun
(obsolete) One who chides or nags; a scold.
childwite
chitinoid
chitinoid
adj
Resembling chitin.
chittered
chittered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitter
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
chondrite
chondrite
noun
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chordates
chordates
noun
plural of chordate
chorditis
chorditis
noun
inflammation of the vocal cords
choudrant
christdom
christiad
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
claughted
clothilda
clothilde
codelight
cohabited
cohabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohabit
cohobated
cohobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohobate
cothurned
cothurned
adj
Wearing cothurns.
coulthard
crithidia
crocheted
crocheted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crochet
daghestan
dahlstrom
danthonia
danthonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Danthonia of Eurasian, North African, and American grasses.
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dartmouth
dartmouth
Proper noun
A town and port in Devon, England.
A town in Massachusetts
A community in Nova Scotia
A town in Victoria, Australia
Popular short form of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, U.S.
dashplate
datapunch
daugherty
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
deadlatch
deadlatch
noun
A kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.
deadlight
deadlight
noun
(figurative) An eyelid.
(nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
(nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathbeds
deathbeds
noun
plural of deathbed
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathcups
deathless
deathless
adj
(of a work of art, literature, etc.) Guaranteed not to be lost or forgotten due to its importance or conspicuous excellence.
Undying or immortal.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
deathrate
deathrate
noun
(dated) Alternative spelling of death rate
deathroot
deathshot
deathsman
deathsman
noun
(obsolete) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.
deathsmen
deathsmen
noun
plural of deathsman
deathtime
deathtime
noun
The time when a person dies, especially as determined for tax purposes.
deathtrap
deathtrap
noun
A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.
An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.