BIRDLIME | • birdlime n. A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds. • birdlime n. (Rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence. • birdlime v. (Transitive) To add birdlime to. |
CHIMERID | • chimerid n. Alternative form of chimaerid. • CHIMERID n. a fish of the genus Chimaera. |
DELIRIUM | • delirium n. (Medicine) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion… • delirium n. Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy. • DELIRIUM n. (Latin) the state of wild excitement. |
DIMERISE | • dimerise v. Alternative spelling of dimerize. • DIMERISE v. to make into a dimer, also DIMERIZE. |
DIMERISM | • dimerism n. The property of being dimerous. • DIMERISM n. the state of being dimerous, having two parts or members, specifically in a whorl. |
DIMERIZE | • dimerize v. (Chemistry) To produce, or to undergo dimerization. • DIMERIZE v. to make into a dimer, also DIMERISE. |
DIMETRIC | • dimetric adj. (Crystallography) tetragonal. • dimetric adj. (Technical drawing) axonometric. • dimetric adj. (Poetry) exhibiting dimeter. |
DIMPLIER | • dimplier adj. Comparative form of dimply: more dimply. • DIMPLY adj. dimpled. |
DIRIMENT | • diriment adj. (Religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage. • DIRIMENT adj. that renders absolutely void; nullifying. |
IMPAIRED | • impaired adj. Rendered less effective. • impaired adj. Inebriated, drunk. • impaired v. Simple past tense and past participle of impair. |
INFIRMED | • infirmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of infirm. • INFIRM v. to weaken or destroy the validity of. |
MERIDIAN | • meridian adj. Relating to a meridian (in various senses); meridional. • meridian adj. (Archaic except literary) Relating to midday or noon. • meridian adj. (Obsolete). |
MIDLIFER | • midlifer n. One whose age is midlife. • mid-lifer n. Alternative spelling of midlifer. • MIDLIFER n. a middle-aged person. |
MISDRIVE | • misdrive v. (Transitive, intransitive, rare) To drive badly or wrongly. • MISDRIVE v. to drive improperly. |
MISFIRED | • misfired v. Simple past tense and past participle of misfire. • MISFIRE v. to fail to fire. |
MODIFIER | • modifier n. One who, or that which, modifies. • modifier n. (Grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. • modifier n. (Programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code. |
MUDIRIEH | • mudirieh n. Alternative form of mudiriyah. • MUDIRIEH n. (Arabic) the province or office of a mudir, a local governor, also MUDIRIA. |
PERIDIUM | • peridium n. (Mycology) The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi. • PERIDIUM n. the outer coating of the spore carrier of a fungus. |
RAMIFIED | • ramified v. Simple past tense and past participle of ramify. • RAMIFY v. to divide into branches. |
SEMIARID | • semiarid adj. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to… • semi-arid adj. Alternative form of semiarid. • SEMIARID adj. receiving between 10 and 20 inches of precipitation annually. |