| ACYLATED | • acylated adj. (Organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group. • acylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of acylate. • ACYLATE v. to introduce acyl into. |
| ASYNDETA | • asyndeta n. Plural of asyndeton. • ASYNDETON n. the omission of conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| AUDACITY | • audacity n. Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional. • audacity n. Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional… • AUDACITY n. boldness. |
| BASTARDY | • bastardy n. (Law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery. • BASTARDY n. the state of being a bastard. |
| BOATYARD | • boatyard n. A place where boats are built and repaired. • boatyard n. (Rare) A shipyard. • BOATYARD n. a marina, a place for boats. |
| CARYATID | • caryatid n. A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar… • CARYATID n. (Greek) a draped female figure supporting an entablature. |
| DACTYLAR | • dactylar adj. (Poetry) Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic. • dactylar adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or the claw of an insect crustacean. • DACTYLAR adj. pertaining to a dactyl, also DACTYLIC. |
| DASTARDY | • dastardy n. Base timidity; cowardliness. • DASTARDY n. despicable behaviour. |
| DAYBOATS | • dayboats n. Plural of dayboat. • DAYBOAT n. a small pleasure boat with no sleeping accommodation. |
| DAYSTARS | • daystars n. Plural of daystar. • DAYSTAR n. the planet Venus, visible just before sunrise. |
| DAYTALER | • DAYTALER n. a day-labourer, also DATALLER. |
| DAYTALES | • DAYTALE n. reckoning by the day, esp. of work or wages, also DATAL. |
| DONATARY | • donatary n. Alternative form of donatory. • DONATARY n. a person who is given crown lands. |
| DYSTAXIA | • dystaxia n. (Pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia. • DYSTAXIA n. a form of muscular tremor. |
| HEADSTAY | • headstay n. (Nautical) Synonym of forestay. • HEADSTAY n. a support for a ship's foremast. |
| INTRADAY | • intraday adj. (Finance) occurring during a single day. • INTRADAY adj. occurring within a single day. |
| PLAYDATE | • playdate n. The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house. • playdate n. Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved. • playdate n. The date of a showing of a film. |
| TANYARDS | • tanyards n. (Britain) plural of tanyard. • TANYARD n. the section of a tannery containing the vats. |