(UK, education) A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
(classical studies, usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.
(with the, without reference to any specific academy) Academia.
A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
accoyed
accoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoy
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
aclydes
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
adactyl
adactyl
adj
(obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of adactylous
addedly
addedly
adv
In addition; additionally.
adebayo
adenyls
adenyls
noun
plural of adenyl
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
admitty
adultly
adultly
adv
In an adult manner, not childishly.
advowry
advowry
noun
Alternative form of avowry
advoyer
advoyer
noun
Obsolete form of avoyer.
adynamy
adynamy
noun
(archaic) adynamia
aefaldy
ajodhya
alcayde
alcayde
noun
Alternative form of alcaide
aldarcy
aldercy
aleyard
aleydis
allayed
allayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allay
alleyed
alleyed
adj
Forming an alley.
Furnished with alleys.
alloyed
alloyed
adj
mixed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alloy
almondy
almondy
adj
Redolent of almonds.
already
already
adv
(US) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
So soon.
amidoxy
amygdal
amygdal
noun
Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”)
amyloid
amyloid
adj
(mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent
Containing or resembling starch.
noun
A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
Any of various starchlike substances.
annoyed
annoyed
adj
Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annoy
anodyne
anodyne
adj
(by extension) noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate
(figuratively) soothing or relaxing
(pharmacology) capable of soothing or eliminating pain
noun
(figuratively) a source of relaxation or comfort
(pharmacology) any medicine or other agent that relieves pain
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
apandry
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
ardsley
aridity
aridity
noun
A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
arrayed
arrayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of array
arylide
assayed
assayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assay
athodyd
athodyd
noun
A simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engine is expected to be able to provide cruising speeds at Mach numbers of around 5 to 7 (5 to 7 times the speed of sound).
athyrid
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
audsley
avidity
avidity
noun
(biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.
Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
Greediness; strong appetite.
aydlett
aylward
ayudhya
ayyubid
babydom
babydom
noun
The stage of life when a child is considered a baby.
The world or realm of babies.
baldwyn
bardily
baudery
bawdily
bawdily
adv
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
bayards
bayards
noun
plural of bayard
bayhead
bayhead
noun
(ecology) A swamp habitat dominated by bay laurels.
bayside
bayside
adj
Located along a bay
baywood
baywood
noun
The wood of the bay tree.
beadeye
beadily
beadily
adv
(usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner.
bedgery
bedirty
bedirty
verb
(archaic) to dirty, soil; make dirty.
bedways
beeyard
beeyard
noun
An apiary.
begaudy
belayed
belayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belay
bemuddy
bendays
bendays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benday
berycid
berycid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Berycidae, the squirrelfish.
beyonds
beyonds
noun
plural of beyond
biddery
bifidly
bifidly
adv
In a bifid manner.
bindery
bindery
noun
A workshop or factory where books are bound.
biodyne
birdeye
birdeye
noun
A flowering herbaceous perennial, Veronica chamaedrys.
A partially woody spurge (Caperonia castaneaefolia) found in wet soils in the southeastern U.S.; Mexican weed; Texas weed.
A position looking down from above, either literally or figuratively (providing an overview).
A reverse twill weave, or cloth made with that weave.
A small hole that appears in knitted or woven fabric, where the threads have separated.
A small rounded deposit in a calcite matrix.
A small spot or knot in finished lumber.
A type of small, extremely hot chili (Capsicum frutescen); piri piri.
A variety of string bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.
An eye that is birdlike, especially one with an unblinking stare or with very keen eyesight.
blandly
blandly
adv
In a bland manner.
blaydon
blaydon
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-
blindly
blindly
adv
In a blind manner; without sight; sightlessly.
Without consideration or question.
boardly
bodgery
bodgery
noun
Clumsy or inelegant work.
bodying
bodying
verb
present participle of body
bogeyed
bogeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bogey
bogydom
bonedry
bonedry
adj
Alternative spelling of bone-dry
boordly
bopyrid
bopyrid
noun
(zoology) Any isopod of the family Bopyridae.
boundly
boyards
boyards
noun
plural of boyard
boydton
boydton
Proper noun
a small town in Virginia, USA
boyhood
boyhood
noun
The state or period of being a boy.
bradley
bradley
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
bradney
bradway
brandyn
bridely
bridely
adj
Of or pertaining to a bride; nuptial.
broadly
broadly
adv
In a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense.
Widely and openly.
brodsky
bryndza
bryndza
noun
A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe.
budenny
bugeyed
buirdly
buirdly
adj
(Scotland) Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
buyides
byfield
bylined
bylined
adj
Having a byline.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of byline
byrlady
byrlady
intj
(obsolete) Used as an exclamation of surprise or anger.
byroads
byroads
noun
plural of byroad
byssoid
byssoid
adj
byssaceous
bywoods
bywords
bywords
noun
plural of byword
cacodyl
cacodyl
noun
(chemistry) The dimethylarsine radical (CH₃)₂As-
(chemistry) tetramethyldiarsine formally derived from two of these radicals; an evil-smelling liquid that spontaneously combusts in air
cadency
cadency
noun
(heraldry) Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family.
Alternative form of cadence
cadetcy
cadetcy
noun
The rank, role, or position of a cadet.
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadying
calydon
campody
canadys
candify
candify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To candy.
(transitive, figurative, sometimes derogatory) To make sweet or saccharine at the expense of serious meaning.
candroy
candroy
noun
(UK, dialect) A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
candyce
carryed
carryed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carry; archaic spelling of carried.
cassady
cassidy
cassidy
Proper noun
of origin derived from meaning "descendent of Caiside". Caiside is a first name meaning "curly haired" from Gaelic cas.
name of modern American usage, derived from the surname.
catydid
cawdrey
caynard
chandry
chandry
noun
(obsolete) A chandlery.
chanduy
childly
childly
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
chlamyd
chrysid
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
cindery
cindery
adj
covered in cinders
citydom
codasyl
condyle
condyle
noun
(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
cooeyed
cooeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cooey
cordery
corrody
corrody
noun
(obsolete or historical) A form of pension or annuity given as provision for maintenance.
coryden
corydon
corynid
corynid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Corynidae of hydrozoans.
cowardy
cowardy
adj
(Britain) Cowardly.
cowdrey
cowedly
cowedly
adv
(rare) In a cowed or intimidated manner.
cowyard
cowyard
noun
An enclosure for cows close by the farm.
coydogs
coydogs
noun
plural of coydog
croyden
croydon
croydon
noun
(historical) A calico.
(historical) A kind of cotton sheeting.
crudely
crudely
adv
In a crude manner.
crudity
crudity
noun
(countable) A crude act or characteristic.
(obsolete, medicine) Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.