| ACADEMY | • academy n. (Classical studies, usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught. • academy n. (Classical studies, usually capitalized) Plato’s philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato’s followers. • academy n. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. |
| ACCOYED | • accoyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of accoy. • ACCOY v. (Spenser) to subdue, pacify. |
| ALCAYDE | • alcayde n. Alternative form of alcaide. • ALCAYDE n. (Arabic) the commander of a Spanish fortress, also ALCAIDE. |
| ARDENCY | • ardency n. The quality of being ardent. • ARDENCY n. a burning quality; (figuratively) warmth of feeling or desire, ardour. |
| CADENCY | • cadency n. Alternative form of cadence. • cadency n. (Heraldry) Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family. • CADENCY n. the status of a younger branch of a family. |
| CYANIDE | • cyanide n. (Chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion. • cyanide n. (Uncountable) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison. • cyanide n. (Uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas. |
| DAYCARE | • daycare n. Daytime supervision, usually of children. • day␣care n. Alternative form of daycare. • DAYCARE n. care for children and disabled adults during the day. |
| DAYCHED | • DAYCH v. (dialect) to thatch. |
| DAYCHES | • DAYCH v. (dialect) to thatch. |
| DECAYED | • decayed adj. Having undergone decay, rotted. • decayed adj. (Dated) Reduced in circumstances; having lost one’s status or fortune. • decayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of decay. |
| DECAYER | • decayer n. That which causes decay. • DECAYER n. an agent that causes decay. |
| EDACITY | • edacity n. (Archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity. • EDACITY n. ravenousness, voracity. |
| KEYCARD | • keycard n. A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock. • key␣card n. Alternative spelling of keycard. • KEYCARD n. a coded card for operating a device. |
| MEDIACY | • mediacy n. Mediation; presence of an intermediary. • mediacy n. The facility to work with words and numbers. • mediacy n. The facility to work with media. |
| SCAREDY | • scaredy adj. (Informal, humorous) Characterised by being timid or afraid. • SCAREDY n. someone who is easily frightened. |
| YACHTED | • yachted v. Simple past tense and past participle of yacht. • YACHT v. to sail or cruise in a yacht. |