(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
acidotic
acidotic
adj
(pathology) Having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue.
actinoid
actinoid
adj
Having the form of rays; radiated, as in the species of the family Actiniidae.
noun
(inorganic chemistry) actinide
adaption
adaption
noun
Alternative form of adaptation
addition
addition
noun
(chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
Anything that is added.
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adiation
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adnation
adnation
noun
(botany) The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adoptian
adoptian
noun
(Christianity) A proponent of adoptianism.
adopting
adopting
verb
present participle of adopt
adoption
adoption
noun
(chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
(computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
(theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
The act of adopting.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
amidmost
amidmost
adj
In the very middle; central.
adv
In the very middle; centrally.
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
anointed
anointed
adj
(archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
Having undergone the process of anointing.
noun
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anoint
anthodia
anthodia
noun
plural of anthodium
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
antidora
antidora
noun
plural of antidoron
antidote
antidote
noun
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
verb
(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
antinode
antinode
noun
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
apteroid
arointed
arointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroint
asteroid
asteroid
noun
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
(astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
athyroid
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
atomized
atomized
adj
Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomize
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
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.
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.
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.
avoidant
avoidant
adj
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
noun
A person who exhibits avoidance.
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
azotized
azotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotize
batoidei
birdshot
birdshot
noun
A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
A small lead or steel shot, or ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blattoid
blattoid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches.
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodiment
bodstick
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
botryoid
botryoid
noun
(botany) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
bowditch
bridgton
bridport
bridport
Proper noun
A town in Dorset, England
brontide
brontide
noun
A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins.
brotulid
candiote
caodaist
carotids
carotids
noun
plural of carotid
catenoid
catenoid
noun
(geometry) A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
cathodic
cathodic
adj
(anatomy) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
(physics) Of or pertaining to a cathode.
centroid
centroid
noun
(geometry, physics, engineering, of an object or a geometrical figure) The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass.
(geometry, specifically, of a triangle) The point of intersection of the three medians of a given triangle; the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of the three vertices.
(graph theory, of a tree) Given a tree of n nodes, either (1) a unique node whose removal would split the tree into subtrees of fewer than n/2 nodes, or (2) either of a pair of adjacent nodes such that removal of the edge connecting them would split the tree into two subtrees of exactly n/2 nodes.
(mathematical analysis, of a function) An analogue of the centre of gravity of a nonuniform body in which local density is replaced by a specified function (which can take negative values) and the place of the body's shape is taken by the function's domain.
(of a finite set of points) the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of a given finite set of points.
(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance.
ceratoid
ceratoid
adj
Having a horn-like shape or structure.
cestoids
cestoids
noun
plural of cestoid
clotilda
clotilda
Proper noun
name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
clotilde
coadmits
coadmits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coadmit
codirect
codirect
verb
(transitive) To direct (an artistic work) with another person.
coedited
coedited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coedit
coeditor
coeditor
noun
One of two or more people serving together as editors of a work or project.
comedist
comedist
noun
A writer of comedies.
cometoid
conduits
conduits
noun
plural of conduit
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
cordites
cordites
noun
plural of cordite
corditis
cotingid
cotingid
noun
(zoology) Any bird in the family Cotingidae.
cottidae
cotyloid
cotyloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.
(anatomy) Shaped like a cup.
creditor
creditor
noun
(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
One who gives credence to something; a believer.
crotalid
crotalid
noun
(zoology) A pit viper; any member of the subfamily Crotalinae (formerly the family Crotalidae) in family Viperidae.
custodia
custodia
noun
(rare) pyx (container for the host)
cyathoid
cystoids
cystoids
noun
plural of cystoid
cytocide
cytocide
noun
Any cytocidal agent
dacoited
dacoited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dacoit
daimiote
daltonic
daltonic
adj
Suffering from Daltonism; colour blind, especially red-green colour blind.
datolite
datolite
noun
(mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).
daviston
deboites
decatoic
decatoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, decane.
decorist
dedition
dedition
noun
(obsolete) The act of yielding; surrender.
deductio
delation
delation
noun
(law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.
(obsolete) Conveyance.
deletion
deletion
noun
(Internet slang) An act of killing or murder.
(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
An item that has been or will be deleted.
The act of deleting.
delitous
deltoids
deltoids
noun
plural of deltoid
demitone
demitone
noun
(music) A semitone.
demivolt
demivolt
noun
A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.
demonist
demonist
noun
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
demotics
demotics
noun
(library cataloguing) The area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
demotika
demoting
demoting
verb
present participle of demote
demotion
demotion
noun
An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
demotist
demotist
noun
(dated) One versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.
denoting
denoting
verb
present participle of denote
denotive
denotive
adj
Serving to denote something.
deorbits
deorbits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deorbit
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
depoliti
deposita
deposito
deposits
deposits
noun
plural of deposit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposit
deration
deration
verb
To remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
desition
desition
noun
An end, ending or conclusion
despotic
despotic
adj
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
detonize
detonize
verb
(archaic) To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate.
detoxify
detoxify
verb
To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
deviator
deviator
noun
That which deviates, or causes deviation
devonite
devoting
devoting
verb
present participle of devote
devotion
devotion
noun
(countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)
(in the plural, obsolete) Religious offerings; alms.
(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
(uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
dhooties
dhooties
noun
plural of dhootie
plural of dhooty
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
diastole
diastole
noun
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
(uncountable, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
diatomic
diatomic
adj
(chemistry, of a molecule etc.) Consisting of two atoms.
(rare) Of or relating to diatoms.
noun
(chemistry) A diatomic molecule or other species
diatomin
diatonic
diatonic
adj
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.
diatoric
diatoric
adj
(of an artificial tooth) Having an aperture for attachment to the dental plate
diatrons
diatrons
noun
plural of diatron
diazoate
diazoate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of a diazohydroxide RN=NO⁻ M⁺
diazotic
diborate
diborate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO₃)₂ or B₂O₅
dibstone
dibstone
noun
(dated, 19th century) A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones.
dichotic
dichotic
adj
That stimulates each ear with a different pitch or loudness
dicotyls
dicotyls
noun
plural of dicotyl
dicrotal
dicrotic
dicrotic
adj
(physiology, medicine) Denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.
(pulse) Having a double beat.
dictator
dictator
noun
(history) A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war.
A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk).
A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.