Any of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrodont
acrodont
adj
Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
noun
One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
advancer
advancer
noun
(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
A second branch of a buck's antler.
One who advances or puts forward.
alcandre
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
ancyroid
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
antacrid
antacrid
adj
(archaic, medicine) Serving to correct acrimony of the humours.
arachnid
arachnid
noun
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
arcadian
arcadian
adj
(literature) Ideally rustic or pastoral.
Furnished with arcades.
Pertaining to an arcade.
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
archband
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
ascender
ascender
noun
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
A person or thing that ascends.
bankcard
bankcard
noun
A card that a bank issues used by the cardholder in the course of authorization to receive bank services.
barncard
blancard
blancard
noun
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is woven.
braconid
braconid
noun
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
brancard
brancard
noun
(obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brandice
calander
calander
noun
(obsolete) The weevil Phlyctinus callosus.
calandra
calandra
noun
A calandra lark
calandre
calderon
caldrons
caldrons
noun
plural of caldron (alternative spelling of cauldrons).
calendar
calendar
noun
(US) An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)
A list of planned events.
A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
verb
(law) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.
To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
calender
calender
noun
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
Misspelling of calendar.
Obsolete form of calendar.
One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
One who pursues the business of calendering.
verb
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
calendra
calendre
calendry
calendry
noun
A place set aside for calendering.
A specialized calendar or set of calendars.
The calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
calondra
cancered
cancered
adj
Afflicted with cancer.
cancroid
cancroid
adj
Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma
Resembling a crab
noun
(pathology) Any disease that resembles cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
candider
candider
adj
comparative form of candid: more candid
candlers
candlers
noun
plural of candler
candours
candours
noun
plural of candour
candroys
candroys
noun
plural of candroy
cankered
cankered
adj
(figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
(figuratively) bad-tempered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
Ulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canker
cantador
cantered
cantered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canter
carandas
carandas
noun
plural of caranda
caranday
caranday
noun
Synonym of carnauba
carangid
carangid
noun
(zoology) Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
caraunda
carboned
carboned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbon
simple past tense and past participle of carbone
cardamon
cardamon
noun
Alternative spelling of cardamom
cardanic
cardanol
cardanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol obtained from anacardic acid, used in resins and coatings.
cardanus
cardenas
cardiant
cardiant
noun
(medicine, dated) A remedy that affects the heart.
cardigan
cardigan
noun
A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
cardinal
cardinal
adj
(nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
(color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
(grammar) Short for cardinal numeral, a word used to represent a cardinal number.
(mathematics) Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)
(now historical) A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.
(obsolete) Mulled red wine.
Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
Short for cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), a flowering plant.
Short for cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi), a freshwater fish.
cardinas
cardines
cardines
noun
plural of cardo
cardings
cardings
noun
plural of carding
cardoons
cardoons
noun
plural of cardoon
careened
careened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of careen
caridean
caridean
noun
Any shrimp of the infraorder Caridea.
carnaged
carnaged
adj
Bearing the marks of carnage or slaughter.
carneyed
carneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carney
cartoned
cartoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carton
casandra
cauldron
cauldron
noun
(military) A strategic encirclement.
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
caverned
caverned
adj
(poetic) Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
Living in a cavern.
chadburn
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chandler
chandler
noun
(historical) A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
A person who makes or sells candles.
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chlordan
chlordan
noun
Alternative form of chlordane
chondral
chondral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to cartilage
chondria
chundari
clarinda
clarinda
Proper noun
A city in Iowa, USA
clorinda
cnidaria
cnidaria
noun
cnidarian
coardent
coendear
colander
colander
noun
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.
comandra
comandra
noun
The bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata.
condylar
condylar
Adjective
Relating to or resembling a condyle.
conelrad
conelrad
Proper noun
control of electromagnetic radiation: a method of emergency broadcasting to the public of the United States in the event of enemy attack during the Cold War, rapidly switching the television or radio transmitter stations to make the broadcasts unsuitable for bombers that might attempt to home in on the signals.
contrada
contrade
coordain
coordain
verb
(transitive) To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.
cordinar
cordoban
cordoban
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Córdoba
Noun
person from Córdoba
cordovan
cordovan
adj
oxblood (the color)
noun
A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
a shoe made from cordovan leather
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cornland
cornland
noun
land used for or suitable for the growing of corn
coronado
cortland
cortland
Proper noun
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a city in New York, USA
a city in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia, USA.
a ghost town in Wisconsin, USA.
courland
courland
Proper noun
A region in western Latvia.
A duchy in that region.
cournand
cradling
cradling
noun
(carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
(coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
The act by which one cradles a child etc.
The act of using a cradle (the tool).
verb
present participle of cradle
cranched
cranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cranch
crandale
crandall
crandall
noun
(stonecutting) A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a hammer of this kind.
crandell
cranford
cranioid
crankled
crankled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
crannied
crannied
adj
Having crannies.
cravened
cravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of craven
crayoned
crayoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crayon
credenda
credenda
noun
plural of credendum
credenza
credenza
noun
A horizontal filing cabinet, typically placed behind a desk.
A sideboard or buffet.
crenated
crenated
adj
crenate
crinated
crinated
adj
Having hair; hairy.
cropland
cropland
noun
arable land
crunodal
crunodal
adj
(geometry) Possessing, or characterized by, a crunode.
cunarder
cunarder
Noun
A steamship operated by the
cynaroid
cynaroid
adj
(botany) Synonym of carduoid
danciger
deaconry
deaconry
noun
deaconship
decadron
decadron
noun
(medicine) The glucocorticoid drug dexamethasone
decanery
decanery
noun
deanery
decanter
decanter
noun
A receptacle for decanted liquor, especially a crystal bottle with a stopper.
A vessel for decanting liquor.
decenary
decenary
adj
(law, historical) Of or related to a tithing.
Containing or comprising ten items or units.
Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
noun
(law, historical) A tithing.
deracine
deracine
adj
Having been uprooted.
noun
A person who has been uprooted.
dibranch
dicaryon
dicentra
dicentra
noun
(botany) Any of the plant genus Dicentra.
dicranum
dinarchy
dircaean
dormancy
dormancy
noun
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
dorrance
dracaena
dracaena
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
draconic
draconic
adj
(rare, dated, has been replaced by "draconian") Very severe or strict; draconian.
Relating to or suggestive of dragons.
draconid
draconin
draconin
noun
(chemistry) A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood.
draconis
duracine
durances
durances
noun
plural of durance
ecardine
enarched
enarched
adj
(heraldry) Bent into a curve; said of a bend or other ordinary.
encradle
encradle
verb
(transitive) To lay in a cradle.
endarchy
endarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts nearest the axis center and spreads outward.
A system in which decision-making is centralized.
endocarp
endocarp
noun
(botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.
endosarc
endosarc
noun
(biology) The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular organisms, such as the inner layer of sarcode in the amoeba.
engraced
engraced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engrace
flancard
flancard
noun
Alternative form of flanchard
fradicin
fricando
fricando
noun
Archaic form of fricandeau.
furnaced
furnaced
adj
(in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furnace
hadronic
hadronic
adj
(physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons
handcars
handcars
noun
plural of handcar
handcart
handcart
noun
A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)