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- BRAINSICKLYIn a brainsick manner.
- BRIDOONSplural of bridoon
- BROWSTA brewage; a brew, especially a serving of beer.
- BUCKJUMPEROne who takes part in buckjumping.
- BUCKJUMPERSplural of buckjumper
- BUHRSTONEAlternative spelling of burrstone.
- BUIRDLIESTsuperlative form of buirdly: most buirdly
- BULBOSITIESplural of bulbosity
- BULLIONISTSplural of bullionist
- BUMPKINISHResembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
- BURGONETSplural of burgonet
- BYLIVE
- BYNAMEAny secondary name, particularly
- BYRLAWObsolete form of bylaw.
- BYWONERA poor tenant farmer who labours for the owner and does some farming of his own.
- BYWONERSplural of bywoner
- CAJUPUTcajuput oil
- CALOTYPEA talbotype.
- CAMERATIONSA vaulting or arching over.
- CANVASLIKEResembling canvas (the fabric).
- CARNOSITYFleshiness.
- CAROTENOIDAny of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
- CASEATIONA necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.
- CEILOMETERSplural of ceilometer
- CELLOBIOSESplural of cellobiose
- CENTIPOISESplural of centipoise
- CHAIRWOMANA female chairperson
- CHARWOMANA woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
- CHATOYANCYThe state or condition of being chatoyant.
- CHEMOKINESplural of chemokine
- CHIGOESplural of chigoe
- CHOKEDAMPSplural of chokedamp
- CHROMAKEYSthird-person singular simple present indicative of chromakey
- CHROMATIDSplural of chromatid
- CHRYSOTILEA fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.
- CHUDDAHAlternative spelling of chador.
- CHYND
- CIGARETDated spelling of cigarette.
- CLAVIFORMLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- CLEPSYDRAEplural of clepsydra
- CLERIHEWA humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
- CLERIHEWSplural of clerihew.
- CLODDISHLYIn a cloddish manner.
- CLUDGIESplural of cludgie
- COAGULANTThat causes coagulation or that coagulates.
- COHEIRESSOne of several people who are heiresses to an estate.
- COMESTIBLESuitable to be eaten; edible.
- CONCEITLESSStupid; thoughtless; dull.
- CONCESSIBLEThat can be conceded.
- CONSTITUTIVEHaving the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.
- CONSUETUDECustom, familiarity.
- CONVERTIBLEAble to be converted, particularly: Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency. Able to be excha
- CORYPHAEIplural of coryphaeus
- COXALGIESplural of coxalgy
- CRWTHSplural of crwth
- CUMBROUSLYIn a cumbrous manner.
- CUPIDINOUSCharacterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
- CURLEWSplural of curlew
- CYCADEOIDAny of the extinct plants of the order Bennettitales.
- DAMASKEENArchaic form of damascene.
- DAWDLINGLYIn a dawdling manner.
- DECACHORDSplural of decachord
- DECALOGUEAlternative letter-case form of Decalogue.
- DECEMVIRATESplural of decemvirate
- DECOLORANTA substance that removes colour, or bleaches.
- DEINOTHERESplural of deinothere
- DEKALOGIESplural of dekalogy
- DENATURETo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
- DERACINEHaving been uprooted.
- DERMESTIDAny beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
- DESCANTA lengthy discourse on a subject.
- DESCANTEROne who descants.
- DESCRIERSplural of descrier
- DESERTIFYTo become desert.
- DESPUMATIONThe act of giving off froth or scum.
- DEVOLUTIONA rolling down.
- DEVOLUTIONSplural of devolution
- DEVVELSplural of devvel
- DHOWA traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
- DIATOMICConsisting of two atoms.
- DILETTANTISHamateurish
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DIPHYODONTHaving two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
- DISAMENITYA disadvantage or drawback, especially of a location
- DISANALOGYA lack or failure of analogy. A false analogy.
- DISANIMATETo deprive of life.
- DISCALCEDPertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
- DISCOMFITTo embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
- DISHUMOURTo deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
- DODECANOICOf or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its derivatives
- DOGGONEDERComparative form of doggoned: more doggoned.
- DOXOGRAPHICDescribing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
- DURALUMINSplural of duralumin
- DVANDVAA copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sansk
- DVANDVASplural of dvandva
- DYNAMETERAn instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope.
- DYNAMISTA subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- DYNAMOGRAPHA dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
- DYSENTERICOf, relating, or pertaining to dysentery
- DYSGRAPHIAA language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.