(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
anapsida
anaspida
anisopod
aphidius
aphodius
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apodosis
apodosis
noun
(logic, grammar) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
apprised
apprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprise
aspidate
aspidate
adj
Shield-shaped; having the form of a flat plate.
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.
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bipedism
bipedism
noun
Synonym of bipedalism
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bondship
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
capsidae
capsidal
capsidal
adj
Of or relating to capsids.
capsized
capsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsize
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
clupeids
clupeids
noun
plural of clupeid
coprides
cuspidal
cuspidal
adj
Having cusps.
cuspides
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cypselid
cypselid
noun
(zoology) Any bird in the family Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae (the swifts).
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dapedius
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
deipylus
demireps
demireps
noun
plural of demirep
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
deposita
deposito
deposits
deposits
noun
plural of deposit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposit
deprives
deprives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive
depsides
depsides
noun
plural of depside
deputies
deputies
noun
plural of deputy
deputise
deputise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of deputize.
descript
descript
adj
Archaic form of described.
despairs
despairs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair
despisal
despisal
noun
Contempt; scornful hatred.
despised
despised
adj
Hated; viewed with scorn.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despise
despiser
despiser
noun
One who despises.
despises
despises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despise
despited
despited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despite
despites
despites
noun
plural of despite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despite
despoils
despoils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despoil
despoina
despotic
despotic
adj
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
diapason
diapason
noun
(by extension, literary) The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument.
(music) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.
(music) The musical octave.
A harmonious outpouring of sound.
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)
diapsida
diascope
diascope
noun
(medicine) A flat piece of glass or transparent plastic, used to examine lesions in the skin
A projector used for projecting transparencies.
diascopy
diascopy
noun
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.
diaspine
diaspora
diaspora
noun
(by extension) Any similar dispersion.
(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.
(historical) The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
diaspore
diaspore
noun
(botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
didepsid
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
diopside
diopside
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
dioptase
dioptase
noun
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.
diopters
diopters
noun
plural of diopter
dioptres
dioptres
noun
plural of dioptre
diphaser
diphasic
diphasic
adj
Having, or occurring in, two phases
diplasic
diplodus
diploids
diploids
noun
plural of diploid
diplomas
diplomas
noun
plural of diploma
diplonts
diplonts
noun
plural of diplont
diploses
diplosis
dipneust
dipnoans
dipnoans
noun
plural of dipnoan
dipnoous
dipnoous
adj
Having both lungs and gills.
dipodies
dipodies
noun
plural of dipody
dippiest
dippiest
adj
superlative form of dippy: most dippy
dippings
dippings
noun
plural of dipping
dipsacus
dipsades
dipsetic
dipsetic
adj
Tending to produce thirst.
dipsosis
dipsosis
noun
(medicine) Any condition characterized by excessive thirst
dipstick
dipstick
noun
(slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
verb
(mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.
To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
dipteros
dipteros
noun
(architecture) A building with double peristyle or colonnade.
dipterus
diptycas
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
discepts
discepts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discept
disciple
disciple
noun
(Ireland) A wretched, miserable-looking man.
A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
verb
(Christianity, certain denominations) To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple.
(religion, transitive) To convert (a person) into a disciple.
(religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach.
discompt
discompt
verb
(archaic) To discount.
dishpans
dishpans
noun
plural of dishpan
dispaint
disparts
disparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispart
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dispeace
dispeace
noun
(archaic) Lack of peace; disharmony; discord.
dispells
dispells
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispell, Obsolete spelling of dispels
dispence
dispence
verb
Obsolete form of dispense.
dispends
dispends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispend
dispense
dispense
noun
(obsolete) Cost, expenditure.
(obsolete) The act of dispensing, dispensation.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To compensate; to make up; to make amends.
(obsolete) To give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse.
To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
To issue, distribute, or give out.
To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
disperge
disperge
verb
(obsolete) To sprinkle.
dispermy
dispermy
noun
(biology) The penetration of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
disperse
disperse
adj
Scattered or spread out.
verb
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
(transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
(transitive, intransitive) To disseminate.
(transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.
(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
dispetal
dispiece
dispirem
dispirit
dispirit
verb
(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
displace
displace
verb
(of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
(psychology) To repress.
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
To put out of place; to disarrange.
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
displant
displant
verb
(transitive, archaic) To remove anything from where it has been planted or placed; to drive a person from their home.
displays
displays
noun
plural of display
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of display
displode
displode
verb
(intransitive) To burst with a loud report; to explode.
(transitive) To discharge; to explode.
displume
displume
verb
To deprive of feathers or plumes.
To strip of an award.
dispoint
disponed
disponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispone
disponee
disponee
noun
(law, Scotland) The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.
disponer
disponer
noun
(law, Scotland) One who legally transfers his or her own property to another.
disponge
disponge
verb
(poetic, rare) To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.
disports
disports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disport
disporum
disposal
disposal
noun
(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
(countable) An arrangement, categorization or classification of things.
(countable, Australian rules football) A kick or a handball of the ball during a game.
(uncountable) The power to use something or someone.
disposed
disposed
adj
(in combination) Having a certain disposition.
(obsolete) Inclined to mirth; jolly.
Inclined; minded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispose
disposer
disposer
noun
One who disposes.
disposes
disposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispose
disposit
disposit
verb
(astrology, transitive) To be located in the house of the sign ruled by the planet. For example, when a planet is in the house Gemini, it disposits Mercury because Mercury is the ruling sign of Gemini.
(transitive) To deposit.
dispread
dispread
verb
(archaic, rare) To spread out, to extend.
dispress
disprize
disprize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To depreciate.
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
disprove
disprove
verb
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.