| ASYNDETIC | • asyndetic adj. (Grammar) Not connected by a conjunction. • asyndetic adj. (Psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis. • ASYNDETIC adj. not connected by conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| CARYATIDS | • caryatids n. Plural of caryatid. • CARYATID n. (Greek) a draped female figure supporting an entablature. |
| CATALYSED | • catalysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of catalyse. • CATALYSE v. to act as a catalyst, also CATALYZE. |
| CYSTIDEAN | • cystidean n. (Zoology, obsolete) Any of the Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms now known as the Cystoidea. • cystidean n. (Zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface… • CYSTIDEAN n. a cystoid, an extinct echinoderm. |
| DACTYLICS | • dactylics n. Plural of dactylic. • DACTYLIC n. a dactylic verse. |
| DACTYLIST | • dactylist n. A writer of dactylic verse. • DACTYLIST n. a writer of dactylic verse. |
| DECASTYLE | • decastyle n. A portico with ten columns. • DECASTYLE n. a portico with ten columns in front. |
| DIACETYLS | • DIACETYL n. a chemical flavour enhancer. |
| DICASTERY | • dicastery n. A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical. • dicastery n. A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts. • DICASTERY n. a court of justice; a judgment hall. |
| DIDACTYLS | • didactyls n. Plural of didactyl. • DIDACTYL n. a creature with two toes, fingers or claws. |
| DYSCRATIC | • dyscratic adj. Of, relating to dyscrasy. • DYSCRATIC adj. relating to dyscrasia, a disordered condition of the body, also DYSCRASIC. |
| DYSTOCIAL | • dystocial adj. Of, pertaining to or characterised by dystocia; having had a difficult birth. • DYSTOCIAL adj. relating to dystocia, difficult childbirth. |
| DYSTOCIAS | • dystocias n. Plural of dystocia. • DYSTOCIA n. difficult labour and delivery in childbirth. |
| ECDYSIAST | • ecdysiast n. (Uncommon) An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper. • ECDYSIAST n. a striptease performer. |
| HYDROCAST | • hydrocast n. A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water… • HYDROCAST n. a gathering of water samples for analysis. |
| STACKYARD | • stackyard n. A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
| STOCKYARD | • stockyard n. (US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before… • STOCKYARD n. a large yard with pens where cattle are kept for slaughter, market etc. |
| SYNDACTYL | • syndactyl n. Alternative form of syndactyle. • SYNDACTYL adj. with digits joined together. • SYNDACTYL n. an animal with digits joined together. |
| SYNDICATE | • syndicate n. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common… • syndicate n. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics. • syndicate v. (Intransitive) To become a syndicate. |
| YARDSTICK | • yardstick n. A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long. • yardstick n. (Figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged. • YARDSTICK n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDWAND. |