(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
ampycides
anadipsia
anadipsic
anapsidan
anaspides
anisopoda
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
aphidians
aphidians
noun
plural of aphidian
aphidious
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
apodioxis
apodioxis
noun
(rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
apsidally
apsidally
adv
(architecture) With regard to or by means of an apse or apses
(astrophysics) With regard to or in relation to an apsis, the point at which an orbiting object is at its minimum or maximum distance from the orbited object
apsidiole
apsidiole
noun
Alternative form of apsidole
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
asaphidae
asclepiad
asclepiad
Noun
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers.
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
aspidinol
aspidinol
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)butan-1-one found in the rhizome of the male fern
aspidiske
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bicuspids
bicuspids
noun
plural of bicuspid
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
boskopoid
brideship
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.
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.
capnoides
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
carpiodes
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
childship
childship
noun
The state or relation of being a child.
chilopods
chilopods
noun
plural of chilopod
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
cirripeds
cirripeds
noun
plural of cirriped
cispadane
cloudship
clupeoids
clupeoids
noun
plural of clupeoid
codeposit
codeposit
verb
To deposit along with another
codpieces
codpieces
noun
plural of codpiece
comprised
comprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprise
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
cordiceps
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
cuspidors
cuspidors
noun
plural of cuspidor
cyprinids
cyprinids
noun
plural of cyprinid
cypseloid
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dasiphora
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
decapolis
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
deiphilus
deiphobus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demopolis
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
depicters
depicters
noun
plural of depicter
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depilates
depilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
deposited
deposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deposit
depositee
depositee
noun
(historical) A member of the lowest of the three population classes created by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge party in Cambodia after their revolution in the 1970s. These people were 'deposited' in the villages after being removed from the cities.
The person with whom something is deposited.
depositor
depositor
noun
A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
desipient
desipient
adj
foolish; silly; trifling
despaired
despaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despair
despairer
despairer
noun
One who despairs.
despisers
despisers
noun
plural of despiser
despising
despising
noun
An act of despising.
verb
present participle of despise
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
despoiled
despoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despoil
despoiler
despoiler
noun
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
despotism
despotism
noun
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
despotist
despotist
noun
A supporter of despotism.
despotize
despotize
verb
To behave like a despot.
despraise
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
dewanship
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diapasons
diapasons
noun
plural of diapason
diapaused
diapaused
adj
Undergoing diapause
diapauses
diapauses
noun
plural of diapause
diapensia
diapensia
noun
An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaphysis
diaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone.
(botany) An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.
diaplases
diaplasis
diaplasis
noun
(surgery) The setting of a fracture or dislocation.
diaplasma
diaplexus
diapsidan
diapyesis
diapyesis
noun
suppuration
diaspinae
diaspirin
diasporas
diasporas
noun
plural of diaspora
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diazepams
diazepams
noun
plural of diazepam
didappers
didappers
noun
plural of didapper
didelphis
didepside
dimpliest
dimpliest
adj
superlative form of dimply: most dimply
diopsidae
diopsides
diopsides
noun
plural of diopside
diopsidic
diopsidic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral diopside.
dioptases
dioptases
noun
plural of dioptase
dioptrics
dioptrics
noun
plural of dioptric
the study of the refraction of light, especially by lenses
diospyros
diospyros
noun
Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
dipaschal
dipaschal
Adjective
Including two Passovers.
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphyesis
diphysite
diplasion
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
diplomats
diplomats
noun
plural of diplomat
diplopias
diplopias
noun
plural of diplopia
diplopods
diplopods
noun
plural of diplopod
diplosome
diplosome
noun
(biology) In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis.