(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.
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acromyodi
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
alfridary
allodiary
allodiary
noun
One who holds an allodium.
amaryllid
amaryllid
noun
(botany) Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an amaryllidaceous plant.
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrize
antidromy
aryanised
aryanized
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
athyridae
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
berycidae
berylloid
berylloid
noun
a solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid
berytidae
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bipyridyl
bipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds consisting of two pyridine groups joined directly together in a manner analogous to biphenyl
birdberry
birdseyes
birdseyes
noun
plural of birdseye
birdyback
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
blizzardy
blizzardy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a blizzard.
bodyshirt
bopyridae
botrydium
boyardism
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
bridgeway
bryonidin
byordinar
caduciary
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
caryatids
caryatids
noun
plural of caryatid
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
chrysidid
chrysidid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
conditory
conditory
noun
A repository for holding things; a hiding place.
conhydrin
cordially
cordially
adv
In a cordial, warm or friendly manner.
cordyline
cordyline
noun
Any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.
corodiary
corydalin
corydalin
noun
Alternative form of corydaline
corydalis
corydalis
noun
Any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.
corystoid
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.
crudelity
cylinders
cylinders
noun
plural of cylinder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cylinder
cylindric
cylindric
adj
Of or relating to cylinders; shaped like a cylinder.
cypraeoid
cypridina
cyprinids
cyprinids
noun
plural of cyprinid
cyprinoid
cyprinoid
adj
Belonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
Resembling the carp.
noun
A fish of that suborder.
cytioderm
dacrydium
dacryolin
dacryuria
dairyings
dairymaid
dairymaid
noun
A woman who works in a dairy.
dandriffy
darlingly
darlingly
adv
In a darling way.
dartingly
dartingly
adv
In a darting manner; rapidly.
dasyurine
dasyurine
adj
(zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the dasyures.
dasyuroid
dasyuroid
noun
Any kowari of the genus Dasyuroides
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deciduary
deciduary
adj
(dated) deciduous
decrepity
decrepity
noun
(obsolete) Decrepitude.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
deliverly
deliverly
adv
(obsolete) actively; quickly; nimbly
delthyria
delthyria
noun
plural of delthyrium
demissory
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
dentistry
dentistry
noun
(countable) A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth.
(countable) A place where dental operations are performed. (Not as common as "dentist's office". Compare surgery.)
(uncountable) Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities, and placing crowns and bridges.
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
derbyline
derbylite
derbylite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.
derivably
derivably
adv
Such that it can be derived; by derivation.
derivedly
descrying
descrying
verb
present participle of descry
desirably
desirably
adv
in a manner likely to arouse desire
desiredly
desiredly
adv
In a manner that is desired; desirably or agreeably.
deviatory
deviatory
adj
Tending to deviate.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
dexterity
dexterity
noun
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
dialysers
dialysers
noun
plural of dialyser
dialyzers
dialyzers
noun
plural of dialyzer
diathermy
diathermy
noun
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
dibutyrin
dicastery
dicastery
noun
A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.
A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
dickybird
dictatory
dictatory
adj
dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial
noun
(nonstandard) Synonym of dictate
(nonstandard) Synonym of dictatorship
dietarily
dietarily
adv
In relation to the diet.
digestory
digestory
adj
Relating to a digestor
dignitary
dignitary
adj
Relating to dignity.
noun
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
dihybrids
dihybrids
noun
plural of dihybrid
dihydrate
dihydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
dihydride
dihydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule
dihydrite
dihydroxy
dihydroxy
adj
(chemistry) containing two hydroxy functional groups
dimercury
dimercury
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two mercury atoms in a molecule
dimissory
dimissory
adj
Granting permission to be ordained.
Granting permission to depart.
dimyarian
dimyarian
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Dimya.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dimya.
dinobryon
diospyros
diospyros
noun
Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
diprimary
dipyramid
dipyramid
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
dipyridyl
dipyridyl
noun
(organic chemistry) bipyridyl
(organic chemistry, in combination) Two pyridyl groups in a compound
directory
directory
adj
Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
noun
(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
disarrays
disarrays
noun
plural of disarray
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
disobeyer
disobeyer
Noun
One who disobeys.
disparity
disparity
noun
(countable) Incongruity.
(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
displayer
displayer
noun
One who, or that which, displays.
dispurvey
dispurvey
noun
(obsolete) dispurveyance
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
distilery
dithyramb
dithyramb
noun
A poem or oration in the same style.
A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
An impassioned speech, a rant.
diurnally
diurnally
adv
By daylight.
Every daytime.
daily
diversely
diversely
adv
In a diverse manner.
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
diversity
diversity
noun
(chiefly business) Equal-opportunity inclusion.
A variety; diverse types or examples.
The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
diversory
diversory
adj
Tending to divert; causing diversion.
noun
(obsolete, rare) A wayside inn.
dizzardly
dizzardly
adj
Like a dizzard or blockhead
dobrinsky
dormitary
dormitory
dormitory
noun
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
A dormitory town.
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
dorylinae
dosimetry
dosimetry
noun
The measurement of doses, especially of ionizing radiation.
dreamsily
drinkably
driveaway
driveaway
noun
(Australia, vehicle sales) Sale price including all dealer fees, and all legally required fees such as registration and insurance.
(US, Canada) A variation of car rental in which the driver contracts to deliver the vehicle to a specified location.