(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
adelanto
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adoretus
adrogate
adrogate
verb
(transitive, Ancient Rome, law, historical) To adopt (a person who is his own master).
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
advocate
advocate
noun
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
verb
(Scotland, law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
(Scotland, law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
(intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
(transitive) To encourage support for something.
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
aeroduct
aeroduct
noun
A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
allotted
allotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allot
ammodyte
ammodyte
noun
(obsolete) A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe.
(obsolete) One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
androuet
anecdota
anecdota
noun
plural of anecdoton
plural of anecdotum
anecdote
anecdote
noun
A previously untold secret account of an incident.
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
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
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.
apteroid
arointed
arointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroint
aroynted
aroynted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroynt
assorted
assorted
adj
Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assort
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
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
attorned
attorned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attorn
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
autocade
autocade
noun
motorcade
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.
autodyne
autodyne
noun
(radio, historical) A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
autosled
autosled
noun
A motorized sled.
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
azotized
azotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotize
balloted
balloted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballot
balotade
balotade
noun
Alternative form of ballotade
batoidei
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
bedoctor
bedoctor
verb
(transitive) To address as 'doctor'.
(transitive) To care for in the manner of a doctor.
(transitive) To confer a doctoral degree upon.
bedotted
bedotted
adj
Scattered with, or as if with, dots.
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedworth
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
berthoud
bertolde
besotted
besotted
adj
(archaic) Intoxicated, drunk.
Infatuated.
Intellectually or morally blinded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besot
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestrode
bestrode
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestride
blodgett
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
blondest
blondest
adj
superlative form of blond: most blond
superlative form of blonde: most blonde
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
boathead
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
bodement
bodement
noun
(obsolete) An omen; a prognostic.
bodiment
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bonneted
bonneted
adj
Wearing or having a bonnet.
bothered
bothered
adj
Caused to show discomposure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bother
bottomed
bottomed
adj
(in combination) Having some specified type of bottom.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottom
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
broadest
broadest
adj
superlative form of broad: most broad
bromated
bromated
adj
(chemistry) brominated
brontide
brontide
noun
A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins.
broodlet
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
buttoned
buttoned
adj
with buttons fastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of button
candiote
cantoned
cantoned
adj
(architecture) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting mouldings or small columns.
(heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canton
cartoned
cartoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carton
catenoid
catenoid
noun
(geometry) A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
cavorted
cavorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavort
centrode
centrode
noun
The path traced by the instantaneous rotational centre of a plane figure when it undergoes motion in a plane
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.
cestodes
cestodes
noun
plural of cestode
cestoids
cestoids
noun
plural of cestoid
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chordate
chordate
adj
Of such animals.
noun
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
clodpate
clodpate
noun
A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
closeted
closeted
adj
(by extension) Not open about some aspect of one's identity, tendency or fondness; secret.
(informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
Confined.
Sheltered, protected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of closet
clotilde
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
cloudlet
cloudlet
noun
A little cloud.
coadjute
coadjute
verb
To cooperate (with)
coadnate
coarcted
coarcted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coarct
coardent
coattend
coattend
verb
To attend together.
cocketed
codebtor
codebtor
noun
One of a group of people who are jointly responsible for a debt.
codettas
codettas
noun
plural of codetta
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.
coempted
coextend
coextend
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To extend along with another.
cohosted
cohosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohost
collated
collated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collate
colleted
colleted
adj
Fitted with a collet.
combated
combated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combat
comedist
comedist
noun
A writer of comedies.
cometoid
commuted
commuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commute
competed
competed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compete
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
confated
confated
adj
Fated or decreed with something else.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
connoted
connoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of connote
contends
contends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contend
contrade
contrude
contused
contused
adj
That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contuse
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
cornuted
cornuted
adj
Bearing horns; horned.
Horn-shaped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornute
corseted
corseted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corset
cosseted
cosseted
adj
Pampered.
costated
costated
adj
costate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of costate
costumed
costumed
adj
Wearing a costume; disguised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of costume
cottaged
cottaged
adj
Filled with or having cottages.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cottage
cottered
cottered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cotter
cottidae
cottoned
cottoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cotton
couldest
creditor
creditor
noun
(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
One who gives credence to something; a believer.
creodont
creodont
noun
A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.
crotched
crotched
adj
(UK, dialect) cross; peevish
(billiards) Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
Having a crotch or fork; forked.
Misspelling of crocheted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crotch
ctenodus
custodee
custodee
noun
One who is given custody of something.
custodes
custodes
noun
plural of custode
plural of custos
customed
customed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of custom
cytocide
cytocide
noun
Any cytocidal agent
cytoderm
cytoderm
noun
A cell wall, typically of a desmid or diatom.
dacoited
dacoited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dacoit
daimiote
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
damoetas
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
dartrose
datebook
datebook
noun
A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs.
datolite
datolite
noun
(mineralogy) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).
deadbolt
deadbolt
noun
A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder.
The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.