simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alexandrinus
ammoniureted
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angulinerved
anhalouidine
anomaluridae
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antireducing
aouellimiden
appendicious
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appenditious
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
attitudinise
attitudinise
verb
Alternative spelling of attitudinize
attitudinize
attitudinize
verb
(intransitive) To assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude or pose.
(transitive) To cause to assume a pose.
(transitive) To give the appearance of, make a show of by posing.
austenitized
austenitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of austenitize
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autosyndesis
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bareknuckled
barramundies
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becudgelling
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
belimousined
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
benumbedness
benumbedness
noun
The state or quality of being benumbed.
benzinduline
benzinduline
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of indulines derived from phenazine.
benzotoluide
bleachground
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
buddenbrooks
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
bundlerooted
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
busybodyness
busybodyness
noun
The quality of being a busybody.
buttonholder
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
candelabrums
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
cardianeuria
cardioneural
carunculated
carunculated
adj
Alternative form of carunculate
cecidogenous
centauridium
centrodesmus
chalcedonous
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
clairaudient
clairaudient
adj
(parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.
cloudinesses
cloudinesses
noun
plural of cloudiness
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
coadjutement
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
cocounselled
cocounselled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocounsel
codelinquent
coeducations
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
communalised
communalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalise
communalized
communalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalize
communicated
communicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communicate
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compoundness
compoundness
noun
The state or quality of being compound.
concludently
conductances
conductances
noun
plural of conductance
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
consuetitude
contractured
contractured
adj
(medicine) deformed by contracture
conundrumize
convolutedly
convolutedly
adv
In a convoluted manner.
cotransduced
cotransduced
adj
transduced along with another
cotransduces
cotransduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cotransduce
cotyledonous
cotyledonous
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a cotyledon.
counderstand
countenanced
countenanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countenance
counteracted
counteracted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counteract
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterdance
counterdance
noun
Alternative form of contra dance
counterdraft
counterdrain
counterdrain
noun
(surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
verb
(surgery) To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
countermined
countermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermine
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
counterorder
counterorder
noun
An order (command) made in opposition to a previous one.
verb
To issue a counterorder.
counterpaled
counterpaned
counterpaned
adj
Fitted with a counterpane.
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterposed
counterposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpose
counterraids
counterraids
noun
plural of counterraid
counterround
counterround
noun
A body of military officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.
countershade
counterstand
counterstand
noun
(obsolete) A stand against; opposition, resistance.
countersynod
countersynod
noun
A synod that opposes another synod.
countertrade
countertrade
noun
(international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.
verb
To engage in exchanges of this kind.
countertrend
countertrend
noun
A trend that opposes mainstream or popular trends.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.