Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adapt
adapter
adapter
noun
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
adaptor
adaptor
noun
Alternative form of adapter
adepter
adepter
adj
(archaic) comparative form of adept: more adept
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adipate
adipate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adopted
adopted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adopt
adoptee
adoptee
noun
A person who was adopted as a child.
An adopted son or daughter.
Synonym of adopter
adopter
adopter
noun
one who adopts
coadapt
coadapt
verb
To adapt together.
coapted
coapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coapt
dampest
dampest
adj
superlative form of damp: most damp
darapti
dashpot
dashpot
noun
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
datapac
dawpate
depaint
depaint
verb
(archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours.
(archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
(archaic, transitive) To stain; to distain.
(transitive) To remove paint from.
departs
departs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depart
deplant
deplant
verb
(transitive) To take up plants; to transplant.
diatype
dioptra
dioptra
noun
Alternative form of diopter
dipcoat
dipcoat
noun
A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
diptera
diptyca
dispart
dispart
noun
A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute.
(transitive) To furnish with a dispart sight.
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
(transitive, now rare) To part, separate.
displat
dopants
dopants
noun
plural of dopant
dopatta
dupatta
dupatta
noun
(South Asia) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
dustpan
dustpan
noun
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
footpad
footpad
noun
(Australia) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
(medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
The soft underside of an animal's paw.
verb
(archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
To sneak on foot.
hardtop
hardtop
noun
(Britain) A car with such a roof.
(Britain) The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car.
An indoor cinema with a roof, as opposed to a drive-in.
heptads
heptads
noun
plural of heptad
hoptoad
inadept
inadept
adj
Not adept.
notepad
notepad
noun
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.
oopstad
opiated
opiated
adj
Treated with an opiate.
Under the influence of an opiate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opiate
padfoot
padgett
padtree
painted
painted
adj
(figurative) Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
Coated with paint.
Colorful, as if painted.
Depicted in paint.
Wearing makeup.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paint
palated
palated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of palate
pandect
pandect
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
(by extension, also figuratively) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
(by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
pandita
pandita
noun
Alternative form of pandit
pandits
pandits
noun
plural of pandit
parotid
parotid
adj
Relating to the parotid gland.
noun
The parotid gland.
partied
partied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of party
patched
patched
adj
Having been repaired with a patch or patches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patch
patined
patined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patine
patnode
pawdite
pedante
pedants
pedants
noun
plural of pedant
pedated
pendant
pendant
noun
(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
(obsolete) A pendulum.
(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
(obsolete, in the plural) Testicles.
A lamp hanging from the roof.
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
The dangling part of an earring.
pentads
pentads
noun
plural of pentad
perdita
perdita
noun
(archaic) A woman who has fallen into prostitution.
petaled
petaled
adj
(botany) Having or with petals.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of petal
petards
petards
noun
plural of petard
pintada
pintada
noun
A female guinea fowl.
pintado
pintado
noun
(now rare, historical) A fine cotton cloth; chintz.
A guinea fowl, especially as food.
Any of various spotted fishes in tropical waters of the west Atlantic, especially the cero, Scomberomorus regalis.
The Cape petrel, Daption capense.
pirated
pirated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pirate
pithead
pithead
noun
The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.
pittard
plaited
plaited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plait
plantad
planted
planted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plant
plastid
plastid
noun
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis
platoda
platode
platoid
platted
platted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plat
plaudit
plaudit
noun
(often in the plural) A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
pleated
pleated
adj
Having pleats.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pleat
podatus
podatus
noun
(music) A neume representing two notes ascending.
podesta
podesta
noun
(historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
podetia
podetia
noun
plural of podetium
pothead
pothead
noun
(derogatory slang) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, to excess.
potsdam
potsdam
Proper noun
A city close to Berlin, Germany, and capital of Brandenburg region
predata
predate
predate
noun
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
verb
(transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
To prey upon something.
protead
pundita
pupated
pupated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pupate
pythiad
pythiad
noun
(in Ancient Greece) The interval of time between Pythian games (either four or eight years, depending on the time period).
readapt
readapt
verb
To adapt again; to adapt for a new purpose
readept
readept
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To regain; to recover.
readopt
readopt
verb
adopt again
retaped
retaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of retape
sandpit
sandpit
noun
(television) A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.
A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.
A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
spathed
spathed
adj
(botany) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.
spatted
spatted
adj
Adorned with spats.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spat
stamped
stamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stamp
standup
standup
noun
Alternative form of stand-up
stapled
stapled
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of staple.
Fastened with staples.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of staple
tadpole
tadpole
noun
(by extension) The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
(informal) A small child.
(psychology) A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.
A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
taliped
taliped
noun
A person affected with talipes, or clubfoot.
talpoid
tapered
tapered
adj
(obsolete) Lit with a taper.
Narrowing gradually towards a point.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of taper
taxpaid
taxpaid
adj
On which tax has been paid.
tiphead
tramped
tramped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tramp
trapped
trapped
adj
caught in a trap
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trap
tupaiid
tupaiid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Tupaiidae of tree shrews.
unadapt
unadapt
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To undo the process of adaptation; to revert or restore to an original form.
unadept
unadept
adj
Not adept; unproficient.
noun
Someone who is not an adept.
unadopt
unadopt
verb
(transitive) To give up (someone or something previously adopted).
untaped
untaped
adj
Not taped (affixed with tape).
Not taped (recorded on tape).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untape
updarts
updarts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of updart
updated
updated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of update
updater
updater
noun
One who, or that which, updates.
updates
updates
noun
plural of update
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of update
updraft
updraft
noun
an upward current of air, especially a strong one
upstand
upstand
adj
(construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".
noun
(construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.
verb
(intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.