An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
adelocerous
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
anhydrously
anisandrous
anthropodus
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidysuric
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphroditous
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archseducer
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
aristodemus
arnoldsburg
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
assuredness
assuredness
noun
The state or quality of being assured.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
australioid
autoaddress
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
autostradas
autostradas
noun
plural of autostrada
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
betrousered
betrousered
adj
(usually humorous) Wearing pants or trousers.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
bladensburg
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
blunderbuss
blunderbuss
noun
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
verb
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
blurredness
blurredness
noun
The property of being blurred.
bodysurfers
bodysurfers
noun
plural of bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bothridiums
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
budgerigars
budgerigars
noun
plural of budgerigar
bulldoggers
bulldoggers
noun
plural of bulldogger
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burglarised
burglarised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burglarise
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
cardionosus
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
cassiodorus
casuariidae
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
ceratoduses
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chondrinous
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchyards
churchyards
noun
plural of churchyard
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
citharoedus
cladocerous
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
cocksuredom
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
conductress
conductress
noun
(dated) a female conductor
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
constructed
constructed
adj
artificial; man-made
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construct
coproducers
coproducers
noun
plural of coproducer
coreductase
corpsbruder
cosplendour
cotransduce
cotransduce
verb
(transitive) To transduce along with something else.
coudersport
coudersport
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterdash
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersued
countersued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersue
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
crassitudes
crassitudes
noun
plural of crassitude
credulities
credulities
noun
plural of credulity
credulously
credulously
adv
In a credulous manner; believably.
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
crudenesses
crudenesses
noun
plural of crudeness
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
cursoriidae
cusparidine
daisycutter
daisycutter
noun
Alternative form of daisy cutter
dangerously
dangerously
adv
In a dangerous manner.
dardanarius
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decolourise
decolourise
verb
Alternative spelling of decolourize
decomposure
deconstruct
deconstruct
verb
(transitive) To analyse in general.
(transitive) To analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism).
(transitive) To critique.
(transitive, especially US sports) To destroy.
(transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.
decurrences
decursively
decursively
adv
(botany) In a decursive manner.
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
deinosauria
deleterious
deleterious
adj
(genetics) Having lower fitness.
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
deliriously
deliriously
adv
In a delirious manner, or to the point of delirium.
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
delusterant
delustering
delustering
verb
present participle of deluster
demicuirass
demiurgeous
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.