(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
aegritude
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
arctitude
arduinite
assiduate
assiduate
adj
(obsolete) unremitting; assiduous
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
attitudes
attitudes
noun
plural of attitude
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
auditions
auditions
noun
plural of audition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of audition
auditives
auditoria
auditress
auditress
noun
(dated) A female hearer.
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autoindex
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autozooid
autozooid
noun
(biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
beatitude
beatitude
noun
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
bermudite
beudanite
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
botrydium
brautlied
brutified
brutified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutify
buddhists
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
butadiene
butadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
celsitude
centaurid
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
certitude
certitude
noun
(countable) Something that is a certainty.
(uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
cinctured
cinctured
adj
Having a cincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cincture
circuited
circuited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circuit
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
cloudiest
cloudiest
adj
superlative form of cloudy: most cloudy
coadunite
coauditor
coauditor
noun
A joint auditor.
comatulid
comatulid
noun
(zoology) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera in order Comatulida; a feather star.
conductio
continued
continued
adj
(dated) Prolonged; unstopped.
Uninterrupted.
noun
the word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of continue
courtside
courtside
adj
(sports) Located next to the court of play.
adv
(sports) Alongside the court of play.
noun
(sports) The area that runs alongside the court of play.
credulity
credulity
noun
(now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
cruciated
cruciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cruciate
crudelity
crudities
crudities
noun
plural of crudity
ctenidium
ctenidium
noun
(zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
(zoology) A row of spines in some insects
cuddliest
cuddliest
adj
superlative form of cuddly: most cuddly
curtailed
curtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtail
curtained
curtained
adj
(figuratively) Hidden or separated as if by a curtain.
(in compounds) Hung with a curtain or curtains of a specified type.
Covered or partitioned with a curtain or curtains.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtain
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
custodial
custodial
adj
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
Providing punishment by incarceration
custodiam
custodian
custodian
noun
(US, Canada) a janitor; a cleaner
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
custodier
custodier
noun
(Scotland) A custodian.
custodies
custodies
noun
plural of custody
cutiduris
cutinised
cutinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cutinise
cutinized
cutinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cutinize
cystidium
cystidium
noun
(mycology) A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
dainteous
damourite
damourite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
danburite
danburite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral similar to topaz.
daubreite
debiteuse
debiteuse
noun
A ceramic die used in the Fourcault process, made to float on the molten glass and having a slot through which the glass is shaped.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
deciduata
deciduate
deciduate
adj
(anatomy) Having, or characterized by, a decidua.
deciduity
deciduity
noun
The quality of being deciduous.
decubital
decubital
adj
(medicine, broadly) Any position of lying down.
(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).
(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.
decubitus
decubitus
noun
(medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
(pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..
deductile
deducting
deducting
verb
present participle of deduct
deduction
deduction
noun
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
deductive
deductive
adj
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
degusting
degusting
verb
present participle of degust
delictual
delictual
adj
(law) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deltarium
deltidium
deltidium
noun
(conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
demetrius
demiadult
demibrute
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
denticule
denticule
noun
A small tooth or toothlike structure.
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
deputised
deputised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputise
deputized
deputized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputize
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
deruinate
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
destitute
destitute
adj
(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid
lacking money; poor, impoverished
verb
(transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
detouring
detouring
noun
The act of taking a detour.
verb
present participle of detour
detruding
detruding
verb
present participle of detrude
detrusion
detrusion
noun
The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.
detrusive
deuniting
deusdedit
deuteride
deuteride
noun
(chemistry) Any hydride in which normal hydrogen is replaced by deuterium.
deuterium
deuterium
noun
(physics) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - ²₁H.
An atom of this isotope.
deutoxide
deutoxide
noun
(chemistry) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; a dioxide or binoxide.
diaguitas
diatomous
diatomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.
diatonous
diazeutic
diazeutic
adj
Alternative form of diazeuctic
dibutyrin
dicrotous
dicrotous
adj
Synonym of dicrotic
dictamnus
dictamnus
noun
(botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
dictature
dictature
noun
(obsolete) Office of a dictator; dictatorship.
diduction
diduction
noun
(obsolete) The act of drawing apart; separation.
diestrous
diestrous
adj
(biology) Having two periods of estrus in a year.
(biology) Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.
diestrual
diestrums
difficult
difficult
adj
(obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
(often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.