(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
aphidious
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archduchy
archduchy
noun
The territory (principality) of an archduke.
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archidium
audhumbla
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
aunthoods
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
baduhenna
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
beduchess
behusband
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
beslushed
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bethunder
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
blunthead
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
boucharde
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
bruchidae
brunhilda
brunhilde
brushbird
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
buddhists
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bullheads
bullheads
noun
plural of bullhead
bundahish
burkhardt
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
bushelled
bushelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushel
bushlands
bushlands
noun
plural of bushland
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
buxtehude
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
chadbourn
chasubled
chasubled
adj
Dressed in a chasuble.
chauldron
chempaduk
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chilidium
chilidium
noun
(zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
chorussed
choudrant
chowhound
chowhound
noun
(slang) A foodie or glutton.
chuadanga
chunkhead
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
churchdom
churchdom
noun
The institution, government, or authority of a church.
churidars
churidars
noun
plural of churidar
churlhood
claughted
cloudship
clubhands
clubhands
noun
plural of clubhand
cohusband
coonhound
coonhound
noun
(countable) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.
cothurned
cothurned
adj
Wearing cothurns.
coughweed
coulthard
craunched
craunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of craunch
cuddyhole
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
curlyhead
curlyhead
noun
A person with curly hair.
cushioned
cushioned
adj
(cycling) Having cushion tires.
Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cushion
dachshund
dachshund
noun
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
dadenhudd
dadenhudd
noun
(historical) In ancient Welsh inheritance law, the act of a son uncovering the hearth of the deceased father in order to claim his land.
dadouchos
daisybush
dalhousie
dartmouth
dartmouth
Proper noun
A town and port in Devon, England.
A town in Massachusetts
A community in Nova Scotia
A town in Victoria, Australia
Popular short form of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, U.S.
datapunch
daugherty
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deadhouse
deadhouse
noun
A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies.
deathcups
debauched
debauched
adj
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debauch
debauchee
debauchee
noun
A person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
debaucher
debaucher
noun
Somebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
debauches
debauches
noun
plural of debauch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debauch
debouched
debouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debouche
debouches
debouches
noun
plural of debouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debouch
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deerhound
deerhound
noun
a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
deiphilus
deiphobus
delphinus
demihague
demihaque
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demirhumb
deschutes
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
deutscher
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
dichroous
dichroous
adj
dichroic
dirhinous
dirhinous
adj
(rare) Involving or possessing two nostrils.
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
dischurch
dischurch
verb
(transitive) To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church.
dishclout
dishclout
noun
(obsolete) A dishcloth.
dishonour
dishonour
noun
(law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Lack of honour or integrity.
Shame or disgrace.
verb
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
dishumour
dishumour
noun
(obsolete) ill humour; bad temper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
disshroud
disulphid
dithalous
dithecous
dithecous
adj
Alternative form of dithecal
diushambe
dockhouse
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doghouses
doghouses
noun
plural of doghouse
dollhouse
dollhouse
noun
(US) A miniature house used by children as a toy or as a base for domestic dioramas.
doohickus
doohickus
noun
(informal) An unspecified or nameless thing; doohickey.
doohinkus
dosshouse
dosshouse
noun
A cheap inn; a flophouse.
doughbird
doughbird
noun
The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).
doughboys
doughboys
noun
plural of doughboy
dougherty
dougherty
Proper noun
of origin.
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughfeet
doughfoot
doughhead
doughiest
doughiest
adj
superlative form of doughy: most doughy
doughlike
doughlike
adj
Resembling dough.
doughnuts
doughnuts
noun
plural of doughnut
doughtier
doughtier
adj
comparative form of doughty: more doughty
doughtily
doughtily
adv
In a doughty manner.
doukhobor
doukhobor
Noun
A member of a religious group of Russian origin who rejected the Czarist government of the late 1800s and the Russian Orthodox priests, icons, and rituals, aiming to internalize the living spirit of God in each individual.
dovehouse
dovehouse
noun
A dovecote.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
draghound
draghound
noun
A hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance.