(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
adderspit
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adoperate
adscripts
adscripts
noun
plural of adscript
afterdamp
afterdamp
noun
(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
agrypnode
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airspeeds
airspeeds
noun
plural of airspeed
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apeldoorn
aperiodic
aperiodic
adj
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
(physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
That does not recur periodically
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
appareled
appareled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apparel
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
applauder
applauder
noun
One who applauds.
appledorf
appraised
appraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appraise
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
appressed
appressed
adj
(biology, mycology) Closely flattened down.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appress
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
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
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atropidae
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
beaproned
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bepranked
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bopyridae
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypode
calipered
calipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caliper
capeadors
capeadors
noun
plural of capeador
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
capripede
capripede
adj
Alternative form of capriped
carapaced
carapaced
adj
Having a carapace.
carapidae
cardsharp
cardsharp
noun
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
carpidium
carpiodes
carpoidea
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
clapboard
clapboard
noun
(archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
(uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
verb
To cover with clapboards.
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clappered
clappered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapper
clepsydra
clepsydra
noun
A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
compadres
compadres
noun
plural of compadre
compander
compander
noun
Any device used for companding.
comparted
comparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compart
comprador
comprador
noun
(nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East.
A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
An intermediary.
craspedal
craspedon
craspedum
crepidoma
crepidoma
noun
In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
crepidula
crispated
crispated
adj
crispate
croplands
croplands
noun
cropland
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
cypraeoid
cypridina
dalrymple
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
dandiprat
dandiprat
noun
(dated) An insignificant or contemptible person
(obsolete) An English coin worth three half-pence
dandyprat
dapperest
dapperest
adj
superlative form of dapper: most dapper
dasiphora
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
deathtrap
deathtrap
noun
A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.
An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
decipolar
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
depardieu
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
departure
departure
noun
(euphemistic) A death.
(law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
(obsolete) Division; separation; putting away.
(surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
The act of departing or something that has departed.
There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
depilator
depilator
noun
One who or that which depilates; a remover of hair.
deplaster
deplorate
deplorate
adj
(obsolete) deplorable
depravate
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
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.
deprecate
deprecate
verb
(archaic, transitive) To pray against.
(archaic, transitive) To regret deeply.
(transitive) To belittle or express disapproval of.
(transitive, chiefly computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
depredate
depredate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivate
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
depurated
depurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depurate
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
depurator
depurator
noun
One who, or that which, cleanses.
deputator
deputator
noun
One who deputes, or makes a deputation.
despaired
despaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despair
despairer
despairer
noun
One who despairs.
desparple
desparple
verb
(transitive) To scatter.
(transitive, archaic) To disparkle.
desperacy
desperado
desperado
noun
(chess) A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
(colloquial) A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
(colloquial) A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
desperate
desperate
adj
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Intense; extremely intense.
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
noun
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.
despraise
deturpate
deturpate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To defile; to disfigure.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diapering
diapering
noun
A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced.
The act of clothing somebody in a diaper.
verb
present participle of diaper
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
diaporthe
diaspirin
diasporas
diasporas
noun
plural of diaspora
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diatropic
diatropic
adj
Exhibiting diatropism (any sense).
didappers
didappers
noun
plural of didapper
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dioptrate
dioptrate
adj
(entomology) Divided transversely.
dipartite
dipartite
adj
Synonym of bipartite
dipicrate
dipleural
diprimary
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
dipyramid
dipyramid
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
dirtplate
disappear
disappear
verb
(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.
(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.
(intransitive) To vanish.
(transitive) To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons.
discocarp
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparate
disparate
adj
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
disparish
disparity
disparity
noun
(countable) Incongruity.
(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disparple
disparple
verb
(obsolete) To scatter, disperse.
disparted
disparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispart
dispauper
dispauper
verb
(transitive) To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
disperato
dispersal
dispersal
noun
A dispersal prison.
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
displacer
displacer
noun
(chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
One who, or that which, displaces.
displayer
displayer
noun
One who, or that which, displays.
dispraise
dispraise
noun
Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.
verb
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
dispreads
dispreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispread
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
disrepair
disrepair
noun
The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.