(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acuductor
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
aquaducts
aqueducts
aqueducts
noun
plural of aqueduct
arctitude
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
autocades
autocades
noun
plural of autocade
autocoder
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bonducnut
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
captandum
carucated
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
caudatory
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
celsitude
centaurid
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
ceratodus
certitude
certitude
noun
(countable) Something that is a certainty.
(uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
choudrant
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
cinctured
cinctured
adj
Having a cincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cincture
circuited
circuited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circuit
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
claudetta
claudette
claughted
cloudiest
cloudiest
adj
superlative form of cloudy: most cloudy
cloudlets
cloudlets
noun
plural of cloudlet
clustered
clustered
adj
(databases, of a primary key) Used as the clustering key of a clustered index.
Grouped into a cluster.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cluster
cluttered
cluttered
adj
Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that take up space; littered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clutter
coadjutor
coadjutor
noun
(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop.
An assistant or helper.
coadunate
coadunate
adj
(botany) Closely joined (by growing together)
verb
To merge; to unite into one.
coadunite
coauditor
coauditor
noun
A joint auditor.
coeducate
coeducate
verb
Alternative spelling of co-educate
coequated
coequated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coequate
comatulid
comatulid
noun
(zoology) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera in order Comatulida; a feather star.
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
conducent
conducent
adj
conducive; tending
conducted
conducted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conduct
conductio
conductor
conductor
noun
(architecture) A leader.
(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
conductus
conductus
noun
(music) A medieval song, normally with a sacred text, often sung in Latin.
construed
construed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construe
consulted
consulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consult
continued
continued
adj
(dated) Prolonged; unstopped.
Uninterrupted.
noun
the word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of continue
contoured
contoured
adj
Smoothly shaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contour
coproduct
coproduct
noun
(mathematics) The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
copulated
copulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copulate
coquetted
coquetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coquet
cornuated
cornuated
adj
Synonym of cornuate
corrupted
corrupted
adj
Containing errors.
Dishonest.
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
verb
past participle of corrupt
cothurned
cothurned
adj
Wearing cothurns.
coulthard
countdown
countdown
noun
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
countered
countered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counter
courtbred
courtbred
adj
Bred or educated at court; polished; courtly.
courtland
courtside
courtside
adj
(sports) Located next to the court of play.
adv
(sports) Alongside the court of play.
noun
(sports) The area that runs alongside the court of play.
courtyard
courtyard
noun
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
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.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croustade
croustade
noun
An edible container (often of pastry) filled with a savoury food
cruciated
cruciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cruciate
crudelity
crudities
crudities
noun
plural of crudity
crustated
crustated
adj
Covered with a crust.
crustedly
ctenidium
ctenidium
noun
(zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
(zoology) A row of spines in some insects
cuddliest
cuddliest
adj
superlative form of cuddly: most cuddly
cultrated
cultrated
adj
cultrate
cumulated
cumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cumulate
cupolated
cupolated
adj
Synonym of cupolaed
cursedest
cursedest
adj
superlative form of cursed: most cursed
curtailed
curtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtail
curtained
curtained
adj
(figuratively) Hidden or separated as if by a curtain.
(in compounds) Hung with a curtain or curtains of a specified type.
Covered or partitioned with a curtain or curtains.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtain
curtseyed
curtseyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtsey
curvetted
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
custodial
custodial
adj
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
Providing punishment by incarceration
custodiam
custodian
custodian
noun
(US, Canada) a janitor; a cleaner
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
custodier
custodier
noun
(Scotland) A custodian.
custodies
custodies
noun
plural of custody
cutiduris
cutinised
cutinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cutinise
cutinized
cutinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cutinize
cystidium
cystidium
noun
(mycology) A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
dactylous
datapunch
deathcups
decaudate
decaudate
verb
(transitive) To remove the tail from.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
deciduata
deciduate
deciduate
adj
(anatomy) Having, or characterized by, a decidua.
deciduity
deciduity
noun
The quality of being deciduous.
deckedout
decubital
decubital
adj
(medicine, broadly) Any position of lying down.
(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).
(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.
decubitus
decubitus
noun
(medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
(pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..
decumbent
decumbent
adj
(botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
Lying down; reclining on the ground.
decurrent
decurrent
adj
(botany) Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
(mycology) Pertaining to lamellae (the gills of a mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the stipe of the mushroom.
(obsolete) running or extending downwards.
decurtate
decurtate
adj
shortened, curtailed
verb
(archaic, rare, transitive) To cut short.
decussate
decussate
adj
(botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
(rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.
(zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
verb
To form an X or to cross or intersect.
deductile
deducting
deducting
verb
present participle of deduct
deduction
deduction
noun
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
deductive
deductive
adj
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
deductory
deductory
adj
(obsolete) deductive; involving deduction
dejecture
dejecture
noun
That which is voided; excrement.
delacourt
delictual
delictual
adj
(law) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
demulcent
demulcent
adj
(also figuratively) Soothing or softening.
noun
(medicine) A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.
denticule
denticule
noun
A small tooth or toothlike structure.
deoculate
deoculate
verb
To remove the eyes or their equivalent from
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
deschutes
destructs
destructs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destruct
deutscher
diazeutic
diazeutic
adj
Alternative form of diazeuctic
dicrotous
dicrotous
adj
Synonym of dicrotic
dictamnus
dictamnus
noun
(botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.