| ACADEMICAL | • academical adj. (Rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato’s philosophy; sceptical . • academical adj. Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. • academical n. (Plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown. |
| ACCLIMATED | • acclimated adj. Accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment. • acclimated v. (Chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ACCUSTOMED | • accustomed adj. (Of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. • accustomed adj. (Of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary. • accustomed adj. (Obsolete) Frequented by customers. |
| BACKCOMBED | • backcombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb. • back-combed v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-comb. • BACKCOMB v. to comb back e.g. the hair. |
| CACODAEMON | • cacodaemon n. A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit). • cacodaemon n. Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. (Can we add an… • cacodaemon n. (Obsolete) A nightmare. |
| CACODEMONS | • cacodemons n. Plural of cacodemon. • CACODEMON n. (Greek) an evil spirit, a devil, also CACODAEMON. |
| CALCIMINED | • calcimined v. Simple past tense and past participle of calcimine. • CALCIMINE v. to whitewash with this. |
| CAMCORDERS | • camcorders n. Plural of camcorder. • CAMCORDER n. a portable video camera and sound recorder combined in one unit. |
| CHECKMATED | • checkmated adj. (Chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. • checkmated adj. (Figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. • checkmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of checkmate. |
| DECAMETRIC | • decametric adj. Of, relating to, or measured using a decameter/decametre; especially of electromagnetic radiation having… • DECAMETRIC adj. of or like a decametre, also DEKAMETRIC. |
| DEMOCRATIC | • democratic adj. Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people. • democratic adj. Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian. • democratic adj. (US, politics) Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic… |
| MACROCODES | • macrocodes n. Plural of macrocode. • MACROCODE n. a macro instruction. |
| MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
| MENDICANCY | • mendicancy n. The act or state of being a mendicant. • MENDICANCY n. the practice of begging, also MENDICITY. |
| MISCHANCED | • mischanced v. Simple past tense and past participle of mischance. • MISCHANCE v. to happen amiss. |
| MOCCASINED | • moccasined adj. Wearing moccasins. |
| UNACADEMIC | • unacademic adj. Not academic. • UNACADEMIC adj. not academic. |