(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
archidamus
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
boedromius
brundisium
bulldogism
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
commodious
commodious
adj
(obsolete) Advantageous; profitable.
Comfortable, free from hardship.
Convenient, useful; serviceable.
Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
consumated
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
conundrums
conundrums
noun
plural of conundrum
cuddlesome
cuddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by cuddling; cuddly.
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
cystidiums
dagusmines
dampcourse
decamerous
decamerous
adj
Synonym of decempartite
decenniums
decenniums
noun
plural of decennium
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
demagogues
demagogues
noun
plural of demagogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagogue
demifusion
demiluster
demilustre
demiourgos
demisangue
demiurgism
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
demulcents
demulcents
noun
plural of demulcent
demureness
demureness
noun
The state or quality of being demure.
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
dentaliums
desiderium
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desmanthus
desmoulins
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
desquamate
desquamate
verb
(intransitive) To shed or peel.
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diadromous
diadromous
adj
(of a fish) that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
diadumenus
didynamous
didynamous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
disaugment
discommune
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
disomatous
disomatous
adj
Having two bodies.
disparatum
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
displuming
displuming
verb
present participle of displume
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
docudramas
docudramas
noun
plural of docudrama
dreyfusism
dromiceius
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dullardism
dullardism
noun
Synonym of dullardry
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
duodecimos
duodecimos
noun
plural of duodecimo
dysacousma
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
emulsified
emulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emulsify
emulsoidal
emulsoidal
adj
Being or relating to an emulsoid.
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
epidermous
esquiredom
eucosmidae
eudemonics
eudemonics
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonics
eudemonism
eudemonism
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonism
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eumolpides
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
exadversum
fieldmouse
fieldmouse
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
gradualism
gradualism
noun
(biology) The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
(politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
(transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
groundmass
groundmass
noun
(geology) The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded.
groundsman
groundsman
noun
A male groundskeeper.
guardrooms
guardrooms
noun
plural of guardroom
hemapodous
hemipodius
hoodlumish
hoodlumish
adj
Characteristic of hoodlums.
hoodlumism
hoodlumism
noun
Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
housemaids
housemaids
noun
plural of housemaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housemaid
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humberside
humberside
Proper noun
A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humidistat
humidistat
noun
A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.
humidities
humidities
noun
plural of humidity
husbandman
husbandman
noun
a person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer
husbandmen
husbandmen
noun
plural of husbandman
immeasured
immeasured
adj
that has not been measured; huge, enormous
impaludism
impaludism
noun
(obsolete) A diseased state affecting the inhabitants of paludal, marshy areas.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
inconsumed
indusiform
intumesced
intumesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intumesce
iridosmium
iridosmium
noun
iridosmine
jamshedpur
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
laudianism
lithodomus
loudmouths
loudmouths
noun
plural of loudmouth
luminesced
luminesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luminesce
magnitudes
magnitudes
noun
plural of magnitude
malandrous
malodorous
malodorous
adj
(figuratively) Highly improper.
Having a bad odor.
mandamused
mandamused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mandamus
mandamuses
mandamuses
noun
plural of mandamus
mansuetude
mansuetude
noun
(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
maudlinism
maudlinism
noun
A maudlin condition.
maunderers
maunderers
noun
plural of maunderer
mccausland
measuredly
measuredly
adv
In a measured fashion.
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
medullitis
medullitis
noun
Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow (osteomyelitis) or the spinal cord (myelitis).
medusalike
medusalike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the mythical Medusa.
medusiform
medusiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.