One of the French Protestants of the Cevennes region of south-central France, who raised an insurrection against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the in 1685.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cardamom
cardamom
noun
(uncommon, inexact) Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.
The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb.
The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
cardamon
cardamon
noun
Alternative spelling of cardamom
cardamum
cardamum
noun
Archaic form of cardamom.
cardroom
cardroom
noun
A gaming establishment where card games can be played.
carromed
carromed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carrom
chadarim
chambord
clamored
clamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clamor
coadmire
comandra
comandra
noun
The bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata.
comorado
compadre
compadre
noun
A friend or companion.
compared
compared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compare
comrades
comrades
noun
plural of comrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comrade
cremated
cremated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cremate
czardoms
czardoms
noun
plural of czardom
dacryoma
dacryoma
noun
(medicine) A tumorlike swelling due to obstruction of the lacrimal duct.
damrosch
decagram
decagram
noun
(geometry) A regular ten-pointed star shape.
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹ grams. Symbol: dag
decigram
decigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹ grams. Symbol: dg
decumary
demarche
demarche
noun
Alternative spelling of démarche
demarchy
demarchy
noun
Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens.
democrat
democrat
noun
(US, historical) A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
Someone who rules a representative democracy.
democraw
dermatic
dermatic
adj
(dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
noun
A remedy for diseases of the skin.
dicranum
didrachm
didrachm
noun
Alternative form of didrachma
dimyaric
dioramic
dioramic
adj
Pertaining to a diorama.
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
dormancy
dormancy
noun
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
drachmae
drachmai
drachmal
drachmas
drachmas
noun
plural of drachma
dramatic
dramatic
adj
(informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
Of or relating to the drama.
Striking in appearance or effect.
drammach
drammach
noun
A simple Scots food made from oatmeal and water.
drammock
drammock
noun
(Scotland) A simple food made from meal mixed with water.
dromical
dromical
adj
Relating to a dromos or racecourse.
dromicia
ducamara
dumpcart
dumpcart
noun
A cart, often two-wheeled, that can be tilted to empty its contents.
embraced
embraced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrace
filmcard
filmcard
noun
A card containing microfilm data, used in a microfiche system.
grimaced
grimaced
adj
distorted; crabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grimace
kermadec
macready
macropod
macropod
noun
A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.
mactroid
manicord
marcando
marcando
adv
(music) Synonym of marcato
marchand
mccready
medicare
medicare
noun
(Canada) The Canadian public health insurance system.
merodach
miracled
miracled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miracle
mordancy
mordancy
noun
The state or quality of being mordant.
mordecai
mordecai
Proper noun
A Biblical character, one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.
mouchard
mouchard
noun
(nautical) An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed
An undercover investigator; a police spy, especially in a French-speaking country.
mudtrack
murdocca
racemoid
racemoid
adj
(botany) Having the form of a raceme
romanced
romanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of romance
scrammed
scrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scram
screamed
screamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scream
timecard
timecard
noun
A card, stamped by a time clock, that records the times when an employee starts and stops work