(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aciduria
aciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine
aciduric
aciduric
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acridium
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrydium
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adiantum
adiantum
noun
The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
adradius
adularia
adularia
noun
A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustive
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aeluroid
aidoneus
ailuroid
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albumoid
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
anguidae
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
aniakudo
annuloid
annuloid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antiduke
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
aphidius
aphodius
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
assidual
attitude
attitude
noun
(Canada, US, UK, informal) Unpleasant behavior.
(aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
verb
To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
audience
audience
noun
(historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
(now rare) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
A following.
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
The readership of a book or other written publication.
audients
audients
noun
plural of audient
auditing
auditing
noun
The act or result of performing an audit.
verb
present participle of audit
audition
audition
noun
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
(rare) Something heard.
(uncountable) The sense of hearing.
An act of hearing; being heard.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
auditive
auditive
adj
Of or relating to hearing; auditory.
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
auditual
auditual
adj
(obsolete) auditory
audivise
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
aurified
aurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aurify
autacoid
autacoid
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autocoid
autocoid
noun
Alternative form of autacoid
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
baculoid
badineur
baillaud
bandusia
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
baudekin
baudouin
beaudoin
beautied
beautied
adj
(obsolete, poetic) beautiful; embellished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beauty
bhumidar
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
boudicca
bubastid
buddleia
buddleia
noun
A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
bullidae
cadiueio
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caducity
caducity
noun
Dotage or senility.
The state of being impermanent or transitory.
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
caliduct
caliduct
noun
A pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes.
camoudie
carducci
caudaite
caudices
caudices
noun
plural of caudex
caudicle
caudicle
noun
(botany) A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
caudillo
caudillo
noun
A leader.
A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.
charquid
chaudoin
chundari
claudian
claudian
Adjective
Relating to Claudius (the Roman emperor)
claudina
claudine
claudius
claudius
Proper noun
The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"
codiaeum
cuboidal
cuboidal
adj
(geometry) Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid
Resembling a cube
cuissard
cuissard
noun
An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.
cuspidal
cuspidal
adj
Having cusps.
custodia
custodia
noun
(rare) pyx (container for the host)
daguilla
daibutsu
daiquiri
daiquiri
noun
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.
danubian
danubian
Adjective
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Danube river in Europe.
Noun
A member of one of the early human cultures which were centred in the Danube basin, such as the Linear Pottery culture or the Vučedol culture.
dapedium
dapedius
dasyurid
dasyurid
noun
A member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
daturism
daturism
noun
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).
The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.
The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation.
verb
present participle of daunt
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deciduae
decidual
decidual
adj
of or relating to the decidua
deciduas
deciduas
noun
plural of decidua
decumani
deguelia
denarius
denarius
noun
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.
desaurin
deutzias
deutzias
noun
plural of deutzia
diabolus
diabolus
noun
(music) Synonym of tritone
diaconus
diaculum
diaguite
dialogue
dialogue
noun
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
(computing) A dialogue box.
(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
verb
(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
(transitive) To put into dialogue form.
dialuric
dialuric
adj
Of or pertaining to dialuric acid or its derivatives
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
diapause
diapause
noun
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
diarmuid
dicranum
dieugard
digamous
digamous
adj
(botany) androgynous
Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.
diiambus
diiambus
noun
(poetry) A double iambus; a metrical foot consisting of two iambs.
dilaudid
dilutant
dilutant
noun
(nonstandard) A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
diluvial
diluvial
adj
(biblical) Pertaining to Noah's Flood.
Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
diluvian
diluvian
adj
Pertaining to a deluge, or flood.
dingmaul
dinosaur
dinosaur
noun
(colloquial) any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.
(figuratively, colloquial) Anything no longer in common use or practice.
(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.
(sciences) any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
diovular
dipleura
dipsacus
disabuse
disabuse
verb
(transitive) to free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone)
disannul
disannul
verb
To annul, do away with; to cancel.
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.