ded: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ded
- awarded«Word Popularity Bar5/5
award
- noun a grant made by a law court
awarding.
- he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court
- noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
honour; accolade; honor; laurels.
- an award for bravery
- noun a grant made by a law court
- decided5/5
decided
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
distinct.
- noticed a distinct improvement
- at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine; decide.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
- intended5/5
intended
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- your intended trip abroad
- an intended insult
- verb have in mind as a purpose
intend; think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- provided5/5
provide
- verb give something useful or necessary to
furnish; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
cater; ply; supply.
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- verb give something useful or necessary to
- added5/5
add
- noun a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; minimal brain dysfunction; MBD; attention deficit disorder; minimal brain damage; hyperkinetic syndrome; ADHD.
- verb make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
- We added two students to that dorm room
- She added a personal note to her letter
- Add insult to injury
- Add some extra plates to the dinner table
- noun a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- included5/5
included
- adjective satellite enclosed in the same envelope or package
- the included check
- verb have as a part, be made up out of
include.
- The list includes the names of many famous writers
- adjective satellite enclosed in the same envelope or package
- regarded5/5
regard
- noun (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
respect.
- it differs in that respect
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
paying attention; attentiveness; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- noun (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
- ended5/5
ended
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; terminated; complete; over; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
- verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stop; cease; finish; end; terminate.
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
- recommended5/5
recommend
- verb push for something
urge; advocate.
- The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
- verb express a good opinion of
commend.
- verb push for something
- concluded5/5
concluded
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
terminated; complete; over; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
- verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
reason; reason out; conclude.
- We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
- responded5/5
respond
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
react.
- verb react verbally
answer; reply.
- She didn't want to answer
- answer the question
- We answered that we would accept the invitation
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
- expanded5/5
expanded
- adjective increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out; expand.
- The dough expands
- adjective increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
- loaded5/5
loaded
- adjective satellite filled with a great quantity
ladened; laden.
- a tray loaded with dishes
- table laden with food
- `ladened' is not current usage
- verb fill or place a load on
load; lade; load up; laden.
- load a car
- load the truck with hay
- adjective satellite filled with a great quantity
- needed5/5
needed
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
needful; required; requisite.
- provided them with all things needful
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- adjective satellite necessary for relief or supply
- extended5/5
extended
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- divided5/5
divided
- adjective separated into parts or pieces
- opinions are divided
- verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up; dissever.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
- adjective separated into parts or pieces
- recorded5/5
recorded
- adjective set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
- recorded music
- verb make a record of; set down in permanent form
record; put down; enter.
- adjective set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
- nodded5/5
nod
- noun a sign of assent or salutation or command
- noun the act of nodding the head
- noun a sign of assent or salutation or command
- headed5/5
headed
- adjective satellite having a heading or course in a certain direction
- westward headed wagons
- verb to go or travel towards
head.
- where is she heading
- We were headed for the mountains
- adjective satellite having a heading or course in a certain direction
- handed5/5
handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- attended5/5
attended
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
accompanied.
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
attend; go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- adjective playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
- demanded5/5
demand
- noun an urgent or peremptory request
- his demands for attention were unceasing
- noun the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
- the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
- the demand exceeded the supply
- noun an urgent or peremptory request
- succeeded5/5
succeed
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
win; come through; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- verb be the successor (of)
come after; follow.
- Carter followed Ford
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
- avoided5/5
avoid
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Her former friends now avoid her
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; deflect; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- reminded5/5
remind
- verb put in the mind of someone
- Remind me to call Mother
- verb assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
cue; prompt.
- verb put in the mind of someone
- tended5/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- excluded5/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- guided5/5
guided
- adjective subject to guidance or control especially after launching
- a guided missile
- verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
maneuver; head; point; direct; guide; channelise; manoeuvre; channelize; manoeuver; steer.
- adjective subject to guidance or control especially after launching
- sounded5/5
sound
- noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the sound of rain on the roof
- the beautiful sound of music
- noun the subjective sensation of hearing something
auditory sensation.
- he strained to hear the faint sounds
- noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- landed5/5
landed
- adjective owning or consisting of land or real estate
- the landed gentry
- landed property
- verb reach or come to rest
land; set down.
- The bird landed on the highest branch
- The plane landed in Istanbul
- adjective owning or consisting of land or real estate
- proceeded5/5
proceed
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
- verb move ahead; travel onward in time or space
go forward; continue.
- We proceeded towards Washington
- She continued in the direction of the hills
- We are moving ahead in time now
- verb continue talking
- suspended5/5
suspended
- adjective satellite (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
- suspended matter such as silt or mud...
- dust particles suspended in the air
- droplets in suspension in a gas
- verb hang freely
suspend.
- The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
- adjective satellite (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
- commanded5/5
command
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid; dictation; bidding.
- noun a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- amended5/5
amended
- adjective of legislation
- verb make amendments to
amend.
- amend the document
- adjective of legislation
- folded5/5
fold
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; bend; flexure; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
congregation; faithful.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- funded5/5
funded
- adjective furnished with funds
- well-funded research
- verb convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
fund.
- adjective furnished with funds
- grounded5/5
ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
- depended5/5
depend
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- That depends
- verb have faith or confidence in
count; look; reckon; bet; calculate.
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- rounded5/5
rounded
- adjective curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
- low rounded hills
- rounded shoulders
- verb wind around; move along a circular course
round.
- round the bend
- adjective curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
- descended5/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- faded5/5
faded
- adjective satellite having lost freshness or brilliance of color
washy; washed-out; bleached.
- sun-bleached deck chairs
- faded jeans
- a very pale washed-out blue
- washy colors
- verb become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
melt; fade.
- The scene begins to fade
- The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
- adjective satellite having lost freshness or brilliance of color
- defended5/5
defend
- verb argue or speak in defense of
support; fend for.
- She supported the motion to strike
- verb be on the defensive; act against an attack
- verb argue or speak in defense of
- yielded5/5
yield
- noun production of a certain amount
output.
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; takings; take; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun production of a certain amount
- founded5/5
found
- noun food and lodging provided in addition to money
- they worked for $30 and found
- verb set up or found
establish; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- noun food and lodging provided in addition to money
- wounded5/5
wounded
- noun people who are wounded
maimed.
- they had to leave the wounded where they fell
- verb cause injuries or bodily harm to
wound; injure.
- noun people who are wounded
- embedded5/5
embedded
- adjective satellite enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
- found pebbles embedded in the silt
- stone containing many embedded fossils
- peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
plant; implant; imbed; embed; engraft.
- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
- adjective satellite enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
- crowded5/5
crowded
- adjective overfilled or compacted or concentrated
- a crowded theater
- a crowded program
- crowded trains
- a young mother's crowded days
- verb cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
crowd; herd.
- We herded the children into a spare classroom
- adjective overfilled or compacted or concentrated
- minded5/5
minded
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- civic-minded
- career-minded
- verb be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
mind.
- I don't mind your behavior
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- persuaded5/5
persuade
- verb win approval or support for
carry; sway.
- Carry all before one
- His speech did not sway the voters
- verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
- You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!
- verb win approval or support for
- preceded5/5
precede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
predate.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- surrounded5/5
surrounded
- adjective satellite confined on all sides
encircled.
- a camp surrounded by enemies
- the encircled pioneers
- verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
skirt; ring; border; environ; surround.
- The forest surrounds my property
- adjective satellite confined on all sides
- rewarded4/5
reward
- noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
wages; payoff.
- the wages of sin is death
- virtue is its own reward
- noun payment made in return for a service rendered
- noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- branded4/5
branded
- adjective satellite (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
- branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name
- verb burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
brand.
- adjective satellite (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
- aided4/5
aided
- adjective having help; often used as a combining form
assisted.
- verb give help or assistance; be of service
aid; assist; help.
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
- adjective having help; often used as a combining form
- coded4/5
cod
- noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
pod; seedcase.
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
codfish.
- noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- pretended4/5
pretended
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; fictitious; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
- pleaded4/5
plead
- verb appeal or request earnestly
- I pleaded with him to stop
- verb offer as an excuse or plea
- She was pleading insanity
- verb appeal or request earnestly
- applauded4/5
applaud
- verb clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
acclaim; spat; clap.
- verb express approval of
- I applaud your efforts
- verb clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- traded4/5
trade
- noun the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
- Venice was an important center of trade with the East
- they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade
- noun the skilled practice of a practical occupation
craft.
- he learned his trade as an apprentice
- noun the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
- afforded4/5
afford
- verb be able to spare or give up
- I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
- verb be the cause or source of
yield; give.
- He gave me a lot of trouble
- Our meeting afforded much interesting information
- verb be able to spare or give up
- exceeded4/5
exceed
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- bounded4/5
bounded
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
delimited.
- a delimited frontier through the disputed region
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds
jump; spring; leap; bound.
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
- guarded4/5
guarded
- adjective satellite prudent
restrained.
- guarded optimism
- verb to keep watch over
guard.
- there would be men guarding the horses
- adjective satellite prudent
- exploded4/5
exploded
- adjective satellite showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
- the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- adjective satellite showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
- invaded4/5
invade
- verb march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
occupy.
- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
- verb to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
intrude on; obtrude upon; encroach upon.
- This new colleague invades my territory
- The neighbors intrude on your privacy
- verb march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- offended4/5
offended
- adjective satellite hurt or upset
pained.
- she looked offended
- face had a pained and puzzled expression
- verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
offend; pique.
- Her tactless remark offended me
- adjective satellite hurt or upset
- accorded4/5
accord
- noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
agreement.
- the two parties were in agreement
- noun concurrence of opinion
conformity; accordance.
- we are in accord with your proposal
- noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
- shaded4/5
shaded
- adjective protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
- shaded avenues
- o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope
- verb cast a shadow over
shadow; shade off; shade.
- adjective protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
- flooded4/5
flooded
- adjective satellite covered with water
awash; afloat; overflowing; inundated.
- the main deck was afloat (or awash)
- the monsoon left the whole place awash
- a flooded bathroom
- inundated farmlands
- an overflowing tub
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
flood; inundate; deluge; swamp.
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- adjective satellite covered with water
- blended4/5
blended
- adjective combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
- verb combine into one
immingle; intermix; intermingle; blend.
- blend the nuts and raisins together
- he blends in with the crowd
- We don't intermingle much
- adjective combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
- compounded4/5
compounded
- adjective satellite combined into or constituting a chemical compound
- verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
heighten; intensify; deepen; compound.
- The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
- adjective satellite combined into or constituting a chemical compound
- conceded4/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- bonded4/5
bond
- noun an electrical force linking atoms
chemical bond.
- noun a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
bond certificate.
- noun an electrical force linking atoms
- contended4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- boarded4/5
board
- noun a committee having supervisory powers
- the board has seven members
- noun a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
plank.
- noun a committee having supervisory powers
- graded4/5
graded
- adjective satellite arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
ranked; stratified.
- stratified areas of the distribution
- verb assign a rank or rating to
grade; range; rank; rate; place; order.
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
- adjective satellite arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
- ascended4/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- blinded4/5
blinded
- adjective satellite deprived of sight
- verb render unable to see
blind.
- adjective satellite deprived of sight
- retarded4/5
retarded
- noun people collectively who are mentally retarded
developmentally challenged; mentally retarded.
- he started a school for the retarded
- verb cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
retard.
- This drug will retard your heart rate
- noun people collectively who are mentally retarded
- presided4/5
preside
- verb act as president
- preside over companies and corporations
- verb act as president
- pounded4/5
pound
- noun 16 ounces avoirdupois
lb.
- he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
- noun the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British pound sterling; pound sterling; quid; British pound.
- noun 16 ounces avoirdupois
- confided4/5
confide
- verb reveal in private; tell confidentially
- verb confer a trust upon
entrust; trust; intrust; commit.
- The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
- I commit my soul to God
- verb reveal in private; tell confidentially
- disregarded4/5
disregarded
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
forgotten.
- her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
- he was scolded for his forgotten chores
- verb refuse to acknowledge
ignore; disregard; cut; snub.
- She cut him dead at the meeting
- adjective satellite not noticed inadvertently
- misguided4/5
misguided
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
ill-conceived.
- an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
- verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
mislead; lead astray; misguide; misdirect.
- The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
- corresponded4/5
correspond
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
gibe; fit; tally; agree; jibe; check; match.
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
equate.
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- apprehended4/5
apprehended
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
appreciated; comprehended.
- dangers not yet appreciated
- these apprehended truths
- a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
- confounded4/5
confounded
- adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
baffled; bewildered; bemused; lost; confused; befuddled; at sea; mazed; mixed-up.
- obviously bemused by his questions
- bewildered and confused
- a cloudy and confounded philosopher
- just a mixed-up kid
- she felt lost on the first day of school
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- precluded4/5
preclude
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; foreclose; forestall.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- verb make impossible, especially beforehand
close out; rule out.
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- molded4/5
molded
- adjective satellite shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
wrought; shaped.
- a shaped handgrip
- the molded steel plates
- the wrought silver bracelet
- verb form in clay, wax, etc
mould; model; mold.
- model a head with clay
- adjective satellite shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
- padded4/5
padded
- adjective satellite softened by the addition of cushions or padding
cushiony; cushioned.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- adjective satellite softened by the addition of cushions or padding
- clouded4/5
clouded
- adjective satellite made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
- his face was clouded with unhappiness
- verb make overcast or cloudy
overcast; cloud.
- Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
- adjective satellite made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
- discarded4/5
discarded
- adjective satellite thrown away
cast-off; thrown-away; throwaway.
- wearing someone's cast-off clothes
- throwaway children living on the streets
- salvaged some thrown-away furniture
- verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
- adjective satellite thrown away
- encoded4/5
encode
- verb convert information into code
- encode pictures digitally
- verb convert information into code
- degraded4/5
degraded
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or morality
debauched; libertine; dissolute; fast; degenerate; dissipated; riotous; profligate.
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
- verb reduce the level of land, as by erosion
degrade.
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or morality
- stranded4/5
stranded
- adjective satellite cut off or left behind
marooned; isolated.
- an isolated pawn
- several stranded fish in a tide pool
- travelers marooned by the blizzard
- verb leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
strand; maroon.
- the travellers were marooned
- adjective satellite cut off or left behind
- dreaded4/5
dreaded
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
fear; dread.
- I fear the winters in Moscow
- We should not fear the Communists!
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
- resided4/5
reside
- verb make one's home in a particular place or community
shack; domiciliate; domicile.
- may parents reside in Florida
- verb live (in a certain place)
occupy; lodge in.
- She resides in Princeton
- he occupies two rooms on the top floor
- verb make one's home in a particular place or community
- alluded4/5
allude
- verb make a more or less disguised reference to
touch; advert.
- He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
- verb make a more or less disguised reference to
- unfolded4/5
unfold
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
blossom; blossom out; blossom forth.
- Youth blossomed into maturity
- verb open to the view
- A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
- eroded4/5
eroded
- adjective satellite worn away as by water or ice or wind
scoured.
- verb become ground down or deteriorate
eat at; gnaw; erode; gnaw at; wear away.
- Her confidence eroded
- adjective satellite worn away as by water or ice or wind
- expended4/5
expend
- verb use up, consume fully
use.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- verb pay out
drop; spend.
- spend money
- verb use up, consume fully
- coincided4/5
coincide
- verb go with, fall together
co-occur; cooccur.
- verb happen simultaneously
concur.
- The two events coincided
- verb go with, fall together
- downloaded4/5
download
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
- subdivided4/5
subdivide
- verb form into subdivisions
- The cells subdivided
- verb divide into smaller and smaller pieces
- This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!
- verb form into subdivisions
- superseded4/5
supersede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- gilded4/5
gilded
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
aureate; gilt; gold; golden.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- threaded4/5
threaded
- adjective (of bolts or screws) having screw threads
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- adjective (of bolts or screws) having screw threads
- secluded4/5
secluded
- adjective satellite hidden from general view or use
secret; privy.
- a privy place to rest and think
- a secluded romantic spot
- a secret garden
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw; sequestrate.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- adjective satellite hidden from general view or use
- sided4/5
side
- noun a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- they always sat on the right side of the church
- he never left my side
- noun one of two or more contesting groups
- the Confederate side was prepared to attack
- noun a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- forwarded4/5
forward
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- noun a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- unintended4/5
unintended
- adjective not deliberate
- adjective not deliberate
- bearded4/5
bearded
- adjective satellite having hair on the cheeks and chin
bewhiskered; whiskered; barbate; whiskery.
- verb go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
beard.
- Houses bearded the top of the heights
- adjective satellite having hair on the cheeks and chin
- subsided4/5
subside
- verb wear off or die down
lessen.
- The pain subsided
- verb sink to a lower level or form a depression
- the valleys subside
- verb wear off or die down
- wooded4/5
wooded
- adjective covered with growing trees and bushes etc
- wooded land
- a heavily wooded tract
- adjective covered with growing trees and bushes etc
- commended3/5
commend
- verb express approval of
- verb present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
- His paintings commend him to the artistic world
- verb express approval of
- expounded3/5
expound
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb state
exposit; set forth.
- set forth one's reasons
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- bombarded3/5
bombard
- noun a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
bombardon.
- verb cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
pelt.
- They pelted each other with snowballs
- noun a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
- remanded3/5
remand
- noun the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
- verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
send back; remit.
- noun the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
- propounded3/5
propound
- verb put forward, as of an idea
- verb put forward, as of an idea
- lauded3/5
laud
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; extol; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- decoded3/5
decode
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decipher; decrypt.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- cascaded3/5
cascade
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- upgraded3/5
upgrade
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; raise; rise; climb; ascent.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- appended3/5
append
- verb add to the very end
affix; add on; supplement.
- He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
- verb fix to; attach
tack on; tack; tag on; hang on.
- append a charm to the necklace
- verb add to the very end
- comprehended3/5
comprehended
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
appreciated; apprehended.
- dangers not yet appreciated
- these apprehended truths
- a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
- heralded3/5
heralded
- adjective satellite publicly announced
- the royal couple's much heralded world tour
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; foretell; harbinger; annunciate.
- adjective satellite publicly announced
- moulded3/5
mould
- noun loose soil rich in organic matter
mold.
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
cast; mold; stamp.
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
- noun loose soil rich in organic matter
- seeded3/5
seeded
- adjective (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
- verb go to seed; shed seeds
seed.
- The dandelions went to seed
- adjective (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
- transcended3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- wedded3/5
wedded
- adjective satellite having been taken in marriage
wed.
- verb take in marriage
get hitched with; wed; marry; conjoin; get married; espouse; hook up with.
- adjective satellite having been taken in marriage
- ceded3/5
cede
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
yield; concede; grant.
- verb relinquish possession or control over
give up; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- banded3/5
banded
- adjective identified with a band especially around a leg
- kept watch for the return of their banded birds
- verb bind or tie together, as with a band
band.
- adjective identified with a band especially around a leg
- deluded3/5
delude
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; deceive.
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- eluded3/5
elude
- verb escape, either physically or mentally
bilk; evade.
- The thief eluded the police
- This difficult idea seems to evade her
- The event evades explanation
- verb be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
escape.
- What you are seeing in him eludes me
- verb escape, either physically or mentally
- collided3/5
collide
- verb be incompatible; be or come into conflict
jar; clash.
- These colors clash
- verb cause to collide
- The physicists collided the particles
- verb be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- evaded3/5
evade
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; sidestep; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- verb escape, either physically or mentally
elude; bilk.
- The thief eluded the police
- This difficult idea seems to evade her
- The event evades explanation
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- abounded3/5
abound
- verb be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- verb be in a state of movement or action
bristle; burst.
- The room abounded with screaming children
- The garden bristled with toddlers
- verb be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- outmoded3/5
outmoded
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; demode; old-hat; ex; passee; passe; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
- verb make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete
outmode.
- Modern ways of cooking have outmoded the hearth
- adjective satellite out of fashion
- intruded3/5
intrude
- verb enter uninvited
irrupt.
- They intruded on our dinner party
- She irrupted into our sitting room
- verb enter unlawfully on someone's property
trespass.
- Don't trespass on my land!
- verb enter uninvited
- bedded3/5
bedded
- adjective deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
stratified.
- stratified rock
- verb furnish with a bed
bed.
- The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals
- adjective deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
- winded3/5
winded
- adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
pursy; short-winded; blown.
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
- rescinded3/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- speeded3/5
speed
- noun distance travelled per unit time
velocity.
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
swiftness; fastness.
- the project advanced with gratifying speed
- noun distance travelled per unit time
- skidded3/5
skid
- noun one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
- noun a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
shoe; brake shoe.
- noun one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
- fielded3/5
field
- noun a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- he planted a field of wheat
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; battleground; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- dissuaded3/5
dissuade
- verb turn away from by persuasion
deter.
- Negative campaigning will only dissuade people
- verb turn away from by persuasion
- leaded3/5
leaded
- adjective satellite (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead
- leaded windowpanes
- verb take somebody somewhere
guide; conduct; take; lead; direct.
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
- adjective satellite (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead
- shielded3/5
shielded
- adjective satellite (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
- verb protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
screen; shield.
- adjective satellite (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
- welded3/5
weld
- noun European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
dyer's mignonette; Reseda luteola; dyer's rocket.
- noun United States abolitionist (1803-1895)
Theodore Dwight Weld.
- noun European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
- unloaded3/5
unloaded
- adjective (of weapons) not charged with ammunition
- many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded
- verb leave or unload
unload; drop off; drop; put down; set down; discharge.
- unload the cargo
- drop off the passengers at the hotel
- adjective (of weapons) not charged with ammunition
- overloaded3/5
overloaded
- adjective satellite loaded past capacity
overladen.
- verb become overloaded
overload.
- The aerator overloaded
- adjective satellite loaded past capacity
- impeded3/5
impeded
- adjective satellite made difficult or slow
- we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money
- verb be a hindrance or obstacle to
hinder; impede.
- She is impeding the progress of our project
- adjective satellite made difficult or slow
- wielded3/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- studded3/5
studded
- adjective satellite dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
- star-studded heavens
- diamond-studded belt
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
constellate; stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
- adjective satellite dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
- scolded3/5
scold
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger; common scold; nag; scolder.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- glided3/5
glide
- noun a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
semivowel.
- noun the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
slide; coast.
- his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
- noun a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
- braided3/5
braided
- adjective satellite woven by (or as if by) braiding
- braided cordage
- verb make by braiding or interlacing
braid; lace; plait.
- lace a tablecloth
- adjective satellite woven by (or as if by) braiding
- receded3/5
recede
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb retreat
drop off; fall back; fall behind; lose.
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- worded3/5
word
- noun a unit of language that native speakers can identify
- words are the blocks from which sentences are made
- he hardly said ten words all morning
- noun a brief statement
- he didn't say a word about it
- noun a unit of language that native speakers can identify
- pervaded3/5
pervade
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; interpenetrate; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb spread or diffuse through
- raided3/5
raid
- noun a sudden short attack
maraud; foray.
- noun an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
- noun a sudden short attack
- beaded3/5
beaded
- adjective satellite covered with beads of liquid
- a face beaded with sweat
- verb form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
bead.
- adjective satellite covered with beads of liquid
- heeded3/5
heed
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
paying attention; attentiveness; regard.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- verb pay close attention to; give heed to
mind; listen.
- Heed the advice of the old men
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- prodded3/5
prod
- noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goading; goad; spurring; prodding; spur; urging.
- the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
- noun a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
goad.
- noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- beheaded3/5
beheaded
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
decapitated.
- the beheaded prisoners
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate; decapitate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
- seconded3/5
second
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec; s.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; minute.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- mended3/5
mend
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
darn; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun the act of putting something in working order again
repair; reparation; fixing; fix; mending; fixture.
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- waded3/5
wad
- noun a small mass of soft material
- he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a small mass of soft material
- occluded3/5
occluded
- adjective satellite closed off
- an occluded artery
- verb block passage through
obstruct; close up; obturate; jam; impede; occlude; block.
- obstruct the path
- adjective satellite closed off
- distended3/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- extruded3/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- herded3/5
herd
- noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- noun a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
- noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- prided3/5
pride
- noun a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
pridefulness.
- noun satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
- he takes pride in his son's success
- noun a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
- chided3/5
chide
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- verb censure severely or angrily
- imbedded3/5
imbed
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
plant; implant; embed; engraft.
- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
- reprimanded3/5
reprimand
- noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof; reproval; reprehension; rebuke.
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
- verb rebuke formally
criminate; censure.
- noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
- spearheaded3/5
spearhead
- noun someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
- noun the leading military unit in an attack
- noun someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
- dumbfounded3/5
dumbfounded
- adjective satellite as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
stupefied; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; thunderstruck; flabbergasted; dumfounded.
- a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
- the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
- was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
- acceded3/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- unguarded3/5
unguarded
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- an unguarded gate
- his unguarded queen was open to attack
- adjective satellite displaying or feeling no wariness
- an unguarded remark
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- jaded3/5
jaded
- adjective satellite exhausted
wearied.
- my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron
- verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
jade; fatigue; pall; tire; weary.
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
- adjective satellite exhausted
- protruded3/5
protrude
- verb extend out or project in space
project; jut out; stick out; jut.
- His sharp nose jutted out
- A single rock sticks out from the cliff
- verb bulge outward
bulge; bug out; pop; come out; start; pop out; bulge out.
- His eyes popped
- verb extend out or project in space
- exuded3/5
exude
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exudate; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- She exudes great confidence
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- brooded3/5
brood
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
dwell.
- noun the young of an animal cared for at one time
- denuded3/5
denuded
- adjective satellite without the natural or usual covering
bald; denudate.
- a bald spot on the lawn
- bare hills
- verb lay bare
bare; denude; denudate; strip.
- denude a forest
- adjective satellite without the natural or usual covering
- corroded3/5
corroded
- adjective satellite eaten away as by acid or oxidation
- verb cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
eat; rust; corrode.
- The acid corroded the metal
- The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
- adjective satellite eaten away as by acid or oxidation
- undivided3/5
undivided
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- presented an undivided front
- adjective satellite not shared by or among others
- undivided responsibility
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- shredded3/5
shredded
- adjective satellite prepared by cutting
chopped; sliced.
- sliced tomatoes
- sliced ham
- chopped clams
- chopped meat
- shredded cabbage
- verb tear into shreds
rip up; tear up; shred.
- adjective satellite prepared by cutting
- unbounded3/5
unbounded
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
boundless; limitless.
- unbounded enthusiasm
- children with boundless energy
- a limitless supply of money
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
- shrouded3/5
shroud
- noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
mainsheet; tack; sheet; weather sheet.
- noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- disbanded3/5
disband
- verb cause to break up or cease to function
- the principal disbanded the political student organization
- verb stop functioning or cohering as a unit
dissolve.
- The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
- verb cause to break up or cease to function
- overcrowded3/5
overcrowd
- verb cause to crowd together too much
- The students overcrowded the cafeteria
- verb crowd together too much
- verb cause to crowd together too much
- astounded3/5
astounded
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
astonished; stunned; amazed; astonied.
- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
- astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
- stood in stunned silence
- stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astonish; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
- hooded3/5
hood
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; tough; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie.
- noun a protective covering that is part of a plant
cap.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
- paraded3/5
parade
- noun a ceremonial procession including people marching
- noun an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
- a parade of strollers on the mall
- a parade of witnesses
- noun a ceremonial procession including people marching
- befriended3/5
befriend
- verb become friends with
- John and Eric soon became friends
- Have you made friends yet in your new environment?
- verb become friends with
- derided3/5
deride
- verb treat or speak of with contempt
- He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
- verb treat or speak of with contempt
- lopsided3/5
lopsided
- adjective satellite having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
- adjective satellite turned or twisted toward one side
skew-whiff; wonky; askew; cockeyed; awry.
- a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
- adjective satellite having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
- blindfolded3/5
blindfolded
- adjective satellite wearing a blindfold
blindfold.
- verb cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
blindfold.
- the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
- adjective satellite wearing a blindfold
- resounded3/5
resound
- verb ring or echo with sound
reverberate; ring; echo.
- the hall resounded with laughter
- verb emit a noise
make noise; noise.
- verb ring or echo with sound
- safeguarded3/5
safeguard
- noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
guard; precaution.
- he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution
- an insurance policy is a good safeguard
- we let our guard down
- noun a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
safe-conduct.
- noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- blooded3/5
blooded
- adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
full-blood; full-blooded.
- full-blooded Native American
- blooded Jersies
- verb smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
blood.
- adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
- unfounded3/5
unfounded
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; unwarranted; groundless; idle; wild.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
- undecided3/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- unattended3/5
unattended
- adjective satellite not watched
- she dashed out leaving the bar unattended
- a fire left unattended
- adjective satellite lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort
- unattended women
- problems unattended with danger
- adjective satellite not watched
- unimpeded3/5
unimpeded
- adjective satellite not slowed or prevented
- a time of unimpeded growth
- an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting
- adjective satellite not slowed or prevented
- unaided3/5
unaided
- adjective satellite carried out without aid or assistance
- his first unaided walk through the park
- adjective satellite carried out without aid or assistance
- unrecorded3/5
unrecorded
- adjective actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
live.
- a live television program
- brought to you live from Lincoln Center
- live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience
- adjective actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- unheeded3/5
unheeded
- adjective satellite disregarded
ignored; neglected.
- his cries were unheeded
- Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'
- her ignored advice
- adjective satellite disregarded
- voided2/5
void
- noun the state of nonexistence
nothingness; nullity; nihility.
- noun an empty area or space
vacancy; emptiness; vacuum.
- the huge desert voids
- the emptiness of outer space
- without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
- noun the state of nonexistence
- portended2/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- boded2/5
bode
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- bladed2/5
bladed
- adjective bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination
- he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed
- adjective having a blade or blades; often used in combination
- a single-bladed leaf
- narrow-bladed grass
- adjective bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination
- hoarded2/5
hoard
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
cache; stash.
- verb save up as for future use
squirrel away; cache; stash; lay away; hive up.
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
- refunded2/5
refund
- noun money returned to a payer
- noun the act of returning money received previously
repayment.
- noun money returned to a payer
- condescended2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- defrauded2/5
defraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- verb deprive of by deceit
- kneaded2/5
knead
- verb make uniform
work.
- knead dough
- work the clay until it is soft
- verb manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
rub down; massage.
- She rubbed down her child with a sponge
- verb make uniform
- impounded2/5
impound
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; confiscate.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- verb place or shut up in a pound
pound.
- pound the cows so they don't stray
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- weeded2/5
weed
- noun any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
- noun a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
mourning band.
- noun any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
- melded2/5
meld
- noun a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
canasta; basket rummy.
- verb announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- noun a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
- interceded2/5
intercede
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- hazarded2/5
hazard
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; risk.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- bended2/5
bended
- adjective satellite used of the back and knees; stooped
bent.
- on bended knee
- with bent (or bended) back
- verb form a curve
flex; bend.
- The stick does not bend
- adjective satellite used of the back and knees; stooped
- builded2/5
build
- noun constitution of the human body
body-build; physique; habitus.
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; figure; flesh; soma; frame; physique; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- noun constitution of the human body
- masterminded2/5
mastermind
- noun someone who creates new things
originator; conceiver.
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; genius; brainiac; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun someone who creates new things
- warded2/5
ward
- noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- noun a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- stampeded2/5
stampede
- noun a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
- when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
- noun a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
- noun a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
- subtended2/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- countermanded2/5
countermand
- noun a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal; rescind.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- noun a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
- breaded2/5
bread
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
breadstuff; staff of life.
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly.
- noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
- railroaded2/5
railroad
- noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
railway line; railway; railroad line; railway system.
- noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels
railroad track; railway.
- he walked along the railroad track
- noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- goaded2/5
goaded
- adjective satellite compelled forcibly by an outside agency
driven.
- mobs goaded by blind hatred
- verb give heart or courage to
spur; goad.
- adjective satellite compelled forcibly by an outside agency
- foregrounded2/5
foreground
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- noun (computer science) a window for an active application
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- seceded2/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- uploaded2/5
upload
- verb transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
- verb transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
- plodded2/5
plod
- noun the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
plodding.
- I could recognize his plod anywhere
- verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslog; tramp; trudge; slog; pad.
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
- noun the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
- blockaded2/5
blockaded
- adjective satellite preventing entry or exit or a course of action
barricaded; barred.
- a barricaded street
- barred doors
- the blockaded harbor
- verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
obstruct; hinder; stymie; blockade; embarrass; stymy; block.
- His brother blocked him at every turn
- adjective satellite preventing entry or exit or a course of action
- scalded2/5
scald
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- noun the act of burning with steam or hot water
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- unneeded2/5
unneeded
- adjective not necessary
unnecessary.
- adjective not necessary
- enfolded2/5
enfold
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enwrap.
- Fog enveloped the house
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- girded2/5
gird
- verb prepare oneself for a military confrontation
build up; fortify; arm.
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
- verb put a girdle on or around
girdle.
- gird your loins
- verb prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- undefended2/5
undefended
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
open; assailable; undefendable.
- an open city
- open to attack
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
- abraded2/5
abrade
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; rub down.
- verb rub hard or scrub
scour.
- scour the counter tops
- verb wear away
- thudded2/5
thud
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
clump; clunk; thumping; thump.
- verb make a dull sound
thump.
- the knocker thudded against the front door
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- overextended2/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- wadded2/5
wad
- noun a small mass of soft material
- he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a small mass of soft material
- shepherded2/5
shepherd
- noun a clergyman who watches over a group of people
- noun a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
sheepherder; sheepman.
- noun a clergyman who watches over a group of people
- corded2/5
corded
- adjective satellite of textiles; having parallel raised lines
twilled.
- verb stack in cords
cord.
- cord firewood
- adjective satellite of textiles; having parallel raised lines
- prerecorded2/5
prerecorded
- adjective satellite recorded at one time for transmission later
- verb record before presentation, as of a broadcast
prerecord.
- adjective satellite recorded at one time for transmission later
- absconded2/5
abscond
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
make off; absquatulate; decamp; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- unclouded2/5
unclouded
- adjective satellite (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
light; clear; clean.
- efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
- clear laughter like a waterfall
- clear reds and blues
- a light lilting voice like a silver bell
- adjective satellite free from clouds
cloudless.
- under a cloudless sky
- adjective satellite (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- superintended2/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- upended2/5
upended
- adjective satellite turned up on end
- verb become turned or set on end
upend.
- the airplanes upended
- adjective satellite turned up on end
- upbraided2/5
upbraid
- verb express criticism towards
reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- verb express criticism towards
- lightheaded2/5
lightheaded
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; light-headed.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
- abided2/5
abide
- verb dwell
bide; stay.
- You can stay with me while you are in town
- stay a bit longer--the day is still young
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; brook; support; put up; tolerate; bear; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- verb dwell
- unshielded2/5
unshielded
- adjective satellite (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield
- adjective satellite (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield
- wended2/5
wend
- verb direct one's course or way
- wend your way through the crowds
- verb direct one's course or way
- superceded2/5
supercede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- colluded2/5
collude
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
conspire.
- The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
- kidded2/5
kid
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
kidskin.
- kid gloves
- noun a young person of either sex
- hardheaded2/5
hardheaded
- adjective satellite unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
mulish.
- adjective satellite guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
practical; hard-nosed; pragmatic.
- a hardheaded appraisal of our position
- a hard-nosed labor leader
- completely practical in his approach to business
- not ideology but pragmatic politics
- adjective satellite unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
- undergirded2/5
undergird
- verb lend moral support to
- verb make secure underneath
brace up.
- undergird the ship
- verb lend moral support to
- fended2/5
fend
- verb try to manage without help
- The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died
- verb withstand the force of something
resist; stand.
- The trees resisted her
- stand the test of time
- The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
- verb try to manage without help
- budded2/5
bud
- noun a partially opened flower
- noun a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
- noun a partially opened flower
- garlanded2/5
garland
- noun United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
Judy Garland.
- noun a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- noun United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
- emended2/5
emended
- adjective satellite improved or corrected by critical editing
edited.
- the emended text
- verb make improvements or corrections to
emend.
- the text was emended in the second edition
- adjective satellite improved or corrected by critical editing
- blindsided2/5
blindside
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- The economic downturn blindsided many investors
- verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
- verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
- bided2/5
bid
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
command; dictation; bidding.
- noun an attempt to get something
play.
- they made a futile play for power
- he made a bid to gain attention
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- serenaded2/5
serenade
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
divertimento.
- noun a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
- noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- carded2/5
card
- noun one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
- he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
- noun a card certifying the identity of the bearer
identity card.
- he had to show his card to get in
- noun one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
- invalided2/5
invalid
- noun someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
shut-in.
- verb force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
- noun someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
- cuckolded2/5
cuckold
- noun a man whose wife committed adultery
- verb be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
cheat; cheat on; betray; wander.
- She cheats on her husband
- Might her husband be wandering?
- noun a man whose wife committed adultery
- offloaded2/5
offload
- verb transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
- verb take the load off (a container or vehicle)
unlade; unload.
- unload the truck
- offload the van
- verb transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
- reworded2/5
reword
- verb express the same message in different words
paraphrase; rephrase.
- verb express the same message in different words
- masqueraded2/5
masquerade
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masque; mask; masquerade party.
- noun a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
fancy dress; masquerade costume.
- noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- obtruded2/5
obtrude
- verb push to thrust outward
push out; thrust out.
- verb thrust oneself in as if by force
intrude.
- The colors don't intrude on the viewer
- verb push to thrust outward
- husbanded2/5
husband
- noun a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
married man; hubby.
- verb use cautiously and frugally
economize; conserve; economise.
- I try to economize my spare time
- conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
- noun a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
- hounded2/5
hound
- noun any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
hound dog.
- noun someone who is morally reprehensible
bounder; dog; blackguard; heel; cad.
- you dirty dog
- noun any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- reloaded2/5
reload
- verb load anew
recharge.
- She reloaded the gun carefully
- verb place a new load on
- The movers reloaded the truck
- verb load anew
- downgraded2/5
downgrade
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- rebounded2/5
rebound
- noun a movement back from an impact
repercussion; recoil; backlash.
- noun a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
- he is still on the rebound from his wife's death
- noun a movement back from an impact
- barricaded2/5
barricaded
- adjective satellite preventing entry or exit or a course of action
barred; blockaded.
- a barricaded street
- barred doors
- the blockaded harbor
- verb render unsuitable for passage
bar; block up; stop; blockade; barricade; block off; block.
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
- adjective satellite preventing entry or exit or a course of action
- sanded2/5
sand
- noun a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- noun French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin; Baroness Dudevant; George Sand.
- noun a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- bareheaded2/5
bareheaded
- adjective satellite having the head uncovered
bared.
- caught bareheaded by the downpour
- with bared head
- adjective satellite having the head uncovered
- elided2/5
elide
- verb leave or strike out
- This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant
- verb leave or strike out
- underhanded2/5
underhanded
- adjective satellite marked by deception
underhand; sneaky.
- achieved success in business only by underhand methods
- adjective with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
underhand; underarm.
- an underhand pitch
- an underhand stroke
- adjective satellite marked by deception
- imploded2/5
implode
- verb burst inward
go off.
- The bottle imploded
- verb burst inward
- recoded2/5
recode
- verb put into a different code; rearrange mentally
- People recode and restructure information in order to remember it
- verb put into a different code; rearrange mentally
- unleaded2/5
unleaded
- adjective not treated with lead
leadless.
- unleaded gasoline
- adjective satellite not having leads between the lines
- adjective not treated with lead
- unrewarded2/5
unrewarded
- adjective satellite having acquired or gained nothing
empty-handed.
- the returned from the negotiations empty-handed
- adjective satellite having acquired or gained nothing
- brocaded2/5
brocaded
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
embossed; raised.
- brocaded silk
- an embossed satin
- embossed leather
- raised needlework
- raised metalwork
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
brocade.
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
- feebleminded2/5
feebleminded
- adjective satellite retarded in intellectual development
half-witted; backward; slow-witted.
- adjective satellite retarded in intellectual development
- mounded2/5
mound
- noun (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
pitcher's mound; hill.
- noun a small natural hill
hillock; hummock; hammock; knoll.
- noun (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- enshrouded2/5
enshroud
- verb cover as if with a shroud
shroud; hide; cover.
- The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
- verb cover as if with a shroud
- tided2/5
tide
- noun the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- noun something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
- a rising tide of popular interest
- noun the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- absentminded2/5
absentminded
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; scatty; abstracted.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- scaffolded2/5
scaffold
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- noun a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- levelheaded2/5
levelheaded
- adjective satellite exercising or showing good judgment
healthy; sound; intelligent; level-headed.
- healthy scepticism
- a healthy fear of rattlesnakes
- the healthy attitude of French laws
- healthy relations between labor and management
- an intelligent solution
- a sound approach to the problem
- sound advice
- no sound explanation for his decision
- adjective satellite exercising or showing good judgment
- hotheaded2/5
hotheaded
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; short-tempered; choleric; irascible.
- a hotheaded commander
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; brainish; tearaway; impulsive; madcap.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
- trended2/5
trend
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
tendency.
- the shoreward tendency of the current
- the trend of the stock market
- noun general line of orientation
course.
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
- lorded2/5
lord
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Jehovah; Creator; God Almighty; Almighty; Divine; Maker; Godhead.
- noun a person who has general authority over others
overlord; master.
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
- redheaded2/5
redheaded
- adjective satellite having red hair and usually fair skin
- adjective satellite having red hair and usually fair skin
- backhanded2/5
backhanded
- adjective (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
backhand.
- verb hit a tennis ball backhand
backhand.
- adjective (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- forded2/5
ford
- noun United States film maker (1896-1973)
John Ford.
- noun grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
Henry Ford II.
- noun United States film maker (1896-1973)
- evenhanded2/5
evenhanded
- adjective satellite without partiality
- evenhanded justice
- adjective satellite without partiality
- wrongheaded2/5
wrongheaded
- adjective satellite obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
- a wrongheaded policy
- adjective satellite obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
- clearheaded2/5
clearheaded
- adjective not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
clear-thinking.
- adjective not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
- homesteaded2/5
homestead
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- noun land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
- noun the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
- colonnaded2/5
colonnaded
- adjective satellite having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals
- adjective satellite having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals
- unheralded2/5
unheralded
- adjective satellite without warning or announcement
unannounced; unpredicted.
- they arrived unannounced
- a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe
- adjective satellite without warning or announcement
- unwounded2/5
unwounded
- adjective satellite not wounded
- adjective satellite not wounded
- undescended2/5
undescended
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- unfunded2/5
unfunded
- adjective not furnished with funds
- an unfunded project
- adjective not furnished with funds
- lidded2/5
lidded
- adjective having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
- milk is left in a large lidded mug
- heavy-lidded eyes
- adjective satellite having a lid
- milk in a heavy lidded mug
- adjective having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
- unguided2/5
unguided
- adjective not subject to guidance or control after launching
- unguided missiles
- adjective not subject to guidance or control after launching
- unexploded2/5
unexploded
- adjective satellite still capable of exploding or being fired
undischarged.
- undischarged ammunition
- an unexploded bomb
- adjective satellite still capable of exploding or being fired
- untended2/5
untended
- adjective satellite lacking care and attention
- untended garden was soon overgrown with weeds
- untended children
- adjective satellite lacking care and attention
- unshaded2/5
unshaded
- adjective (of pictures) not having shadow represented
- unshaded drawings resembling cartoons
- adjective not darkened or dimmed by shade
- an unshaded meadow
- a bright and unshaded lane
- adjective (of pictures) not having shadow represented
- uncrowded2/5
uncrowded
- adjective having or allowing sufficient room
- an uncrowded train
- an uncrowded view
- adjective having or allowing sufficient room
- dumfounded2/5
dumfounded
- adjective satellite as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
stupefied; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; thunderstruck; flabbergasted; dumbfounded.
- a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
- the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
- was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
- adjective satellite as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
- underfunded2/5
underfunded
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- ungrounded2/5
ungrounded
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- multithreaded2/5
multithreaded
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- deeded2/5
deed
- noun a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
deed of conveyance; title.
- he signed the deed
- he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
human activity; human action; act.
- noun a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
- gridded2/5
grid
- noun a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
- noun a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
power grid; power system.
- noun a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
- cofounded2/5
- likeminded2/5
likeminded
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- superadded2/5
- unprovided2/5
unprovide
To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.
- interbedded2/5
- preloaded2/5
- simpleminded2/5
simpleminded
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- arcaded2/5
arcade
- noun a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
- noun a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
colonnade.
- noun a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
- refolded2/5
- oded2/5
od
- noun a doctor's degree in optometry
Doctor of Optometry.
- noun the right eye
oculus dexter.
- noun a doctor's degree in optometry
- bolded2/5
bold
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; boldface.
- adjective fearless and daring
- bold settlers on some foreign shore
- a bold speech
- a bold adventure
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
- debrided2/5
debrided
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- shorthanded2/5
shorthand
- noun a method of writing rapidly
stenography; tachygraphy.
- adjective satellite written in abbreviated or symbolic form
- shorthand notes
- noun a method of writing rapidly
- uncoded2/5
- righthanded2/5
righthanded
Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.
- cockaded2/5
cockade
- noun an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat
- noun an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat
- coldblooded2/5
coldblooded
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- openminded2/5
openminded
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- larded1/5
lard
- noun soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- verb prepare or cook with lard
- lard meat
- noun soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- treaded1/5
tread
- noun a step in walking or running
pace; stride.
- noun the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
- noun a step in walking or running
- unamended1/5
unamended
- adjective (of legislation) not amended
- adjective (of legislation) not amended
- misapprehended1/5
misapprehend
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- foreboded1/5
forebode
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
predict; anticipate; foretell; call; promise; prognosticate.
- Call the outcome of an election
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
- noded1/5
nod
- noun a sign of assent or salutation or command
- noun the act of nodding the head
- noun a sign of assent or salutation or command
- crusaded1/5
crusade
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
campaign; cause; drive; effort; movement.
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
- noun any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- grinded1/5
grind
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
wonk; dweeb; nerd; swot.
- noun the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
- a coarse grind of coffee
- noun an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- impended1/5
impend
- verb be imminent or about to happen
- Changes are impending
- verb be imminent or about to happen
- overclouded1/5
overcloud
- verb become covered with clouds
cloud over; cloud up.
- The sky clouded over
- verb make obscure or unclear
obscure; bedim.
- The distinction was obscured
- verb become covered with clouds
- laded1/5
lade
- verb remove with or as if with a ladle
laden; ladle.
- ladle the water out of the bowl
- verb fill or place a load on
load; load up; laden.
- load a car
- load the truck with hay
- verb remove with or as if with a ladle
- preluded1/5
prelude
- noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
overture; preliminary.
- training is a necessary preliminary to employment
- drinks were the overture to dinner
- noun music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- chorded1/5
chord
- noun a straight line connecting two points on a curve
- noun a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
- noun a straight line connecting two points on a curve
- hided1/5
hide
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
fell.
- noun body covering of a living animal
pelt; skin.
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- spreaded1/5
spread
- noun process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
spreading.
- noun a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
gap.
- gap between income and outgo
- the spread between lending and borrowing costs
- noun process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- understanded1/5
understand
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
- verb perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
see; realize; realise.
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- hyperextended1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- incommoded1/5
incommode
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
disoblige; bother; inconvenience; discommode; trouble; put out.
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- placarded1/5
placard
- noun a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
notice; posting; poster; bill; card.
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
- verb post in a public place
- noun a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- redounded1/5
redound
- verb return or recoil
- Fame redounds to the heroes
- verb contribute
- Everything redounded to his glory
- verb return or recoil
- obtunded1/5
obtund
- verb reduce the edge or violence of
- obtunded reflexes
- verb reduce the edge or violence of
- feuded1/5
feud
- noun a bitter quarrel between two parties
- verb carry out a feud
- The two professors have been feuding for years
- noun a bitter quarrel between two parties
- gelded1/5
gelded
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
emasculated; cut.
- a cut horse
- verb cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
cut; geld.
- the vet gelded the young horse
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- reprehended1/5
reprehend
- verb express strong disapproval of
- verb express strong disapproval of
- retrograded1/5
retrograde
- verb move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- verb move in a direction contrary to the usual one
- retrograding planets
- verb move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- vended1/5
vend
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
- interlarded1/5
interlard
- verb introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
intersperse.
- verb introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
- barehanded1/5
barehanded
- adjective satellite with bare hands
- fought barehanded
- adjective satellite with bare hands
- podded1/5
pod
- noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
seedcase; cod.
- noun a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
seedpod.
- noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- broadsided1/5
broadside
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; philippic.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- spaded1/5
spade
- noun a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
- she led a low spade
- spades were trumps
- noun a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
- noun a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
- prehended1/5
prehend
- verb take hold of; grab
clutch; seize.
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
- verb take hold of; grab
- pyramided1/5
pyramid
- noun a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- noun (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- noun a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- slided1/5
slide
- noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
microscope slide.
- noun (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- mudded1/5
mud
- noun water soaked soil; soft wet earth
clay.
- noun slanderous remarks or charges
- noun water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- manifolded1/5
manifold
- noun a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- noun a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies
manifold paper.
- an original and two manifolds
- noun a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- discommoded1/5
discommode
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
disoblige; bother; inconvenience; incommode; trouble; put out.
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- unhanded1/5
unhand
- verb remove the hand from
- verb remove the hand from
- overseeded1/5
oversee
- verb watch and direct
superintend; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- anteceded1/5
antecede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- palisaded1/5
palisade
- noun fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
- verb surround with a wall in order to fortify
wall; surround; fence; fence in.
- noun fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
- pigheaded1/5
pigheaded
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
bullheaded; bullet-headed.
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
- backgrounded1/5
background
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- he is a lawyer with a sports background
- noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
ground.
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- scudded1/5
scud
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- bullheaded1/5
bullheaded
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
bullet-headed; pigheaded.
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
- promenaded1/5
promenade
- noun a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
prom.
- noun a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
mall.
- noun a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- misbranded1/5
misbranded
- adjective satellite branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
mislabeled.
- confiscated the misbranded drugs
- adjective satellite branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
- remoulded1/5
remould
- verb cast again
recast; remold.
- The bell cracked and had to be recast
- verb give new treads to (a tire)
remold; retread.
- verb cast again
- remolded1/5
remold
- verb cast again
recast; remould.
- The bell cracked and had to be recast
- verb shape again or shape differently
reshape.
- verb cast again
- beclouded1/5
becloud
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; obscure; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make less visible or unclear
- offhanded1/5
offhanded
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; offhand; ad-lib; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
offhand.
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
- biodegraded1/5
biodegrade
- verb break down naturally through the action of biological agents
- Plastic bottles do not biodegrade
- verb break down naturally through the action of biological agents
- pollarded1/5
pollard
- noun a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
- noun a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed
- noun a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
- brigaded1/5
brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- verb form or unite into a brigade
- noun army unit smaller than a division
- thickheaded1/5
thickheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled.
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
- unbraided1/5
- sodded1/5
sod
- noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
sward; turf; greensward.
- noun an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
superoxide dismutase.
- oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes
- noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- boneheaded1/5
boneheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
- reseeded1/5
reseed
- verb seed again or anew
- verb maintain by seeding without human intervention
- Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely
- verb seed again or anew
- coolheaded1/5
coolheaded
- adjective satellite marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
nerveless; cool.
- play it cool
- keep cool
- stayed coolheaded in the crisis
- the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
- adjective satellite marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
- rended1/5
rend
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb tear or be torn violently
- cannonaded1/5
cannonade
- noun intense and continuous artillery fire
drumfire.
- verb attack with cannons or artillery
- noun intense and continuous artillery fire
- ridded1/5
rid
- verb relieve from
disembarrass; free.
- Rid the house of pests
- verb relieve from
- clapboarded1/5
clapboard
- noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
weatherboard; weatherboarding.
- verb cover with clapboards
- noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
- bigheaded1/5
bigheaded
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snotty; snot-nosed; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; uppish; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- retreaded1/5
retread
- noun a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
recap.
- verb use again in altered form
rework; make over.
- retread an old plot
- noun a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
- marauded1/5
maraud
- noun a sudden short attack
raid; foray.
- verb raid and rove in search of booty
- marauding rebels overran the countryside
- noun a sudden short attack
- scended1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- forehanded1/5
forehanded
- adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
forehand.
- adjective satellite having provided for the future
- adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
- peroxided1/5
peroxide
- noun a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels
hydrogen peroxide.
- noun an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
- noun a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels
- betided1/5
betide
- verb become of; happen to
befall; bechance.
- He promised that no harm would befall her
- What has become of my children?
- verb become of; happen to
- softheaded1/5
softheaded
- adjective satellite foolish; totally unsound
crazy; screwball; half-baked.
- a crazy scheme
- half-baked ideas
- a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
- adjective satellite foolish; totally unsound
- pureblooded1/5
pureblooded
- adjective satellite having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
thoroughbred; pedigreed; pureblood; pedigree.
- adjective satellite having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
- unpersuaded1/5
unpersuaded
- adjective satellite not converted
unconverted.
- adjective satellite not converted
- stockaded1/5
stockade
- noun fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- noun a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
concentration camp.
- noun fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- towheaded1/5
towheaded
- adjective satellite of hair color; whitish
platinum-blonde; ash-blonde.
- adjective satellite of hair color; whitish
- openhanded1/5
openhanded
- adjective satellite given or giving freely
liberal; giving; big; bountiful; freehanded; bighearted; bounteous; handsome.
- was a big tipper
- the bounteous goodness of God
- bountiful compliments
- a freehanded host
- a handsome allowance
- Saturday's child is loving and giving
- a liberal backer of the arts
- a munificent gift
- her fond and openhanded grandfather
- adjective satellite given or giving freely
- pomaded1/5
pomaded
- adjective satellite (of hair) groomed with pomade
- pomaded hair
- verb apply pomade to (hair)
pomade.
- adjective satellite (of hair) groomed with pomade
- roundheaded1/5
roundheaded
- adjective satellite having a brachycephalic head
broad-headed; short-headed.
- adjective satellite having a brachycephalic head
- unsounded1/5
unsounded
- adjective satellite situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
unplumbed; unfathomed; profound.
- the profound depths of the sea
- the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray
- unplumbed depths of the sea
- remote and unsounded caverns
- adjective satellite not made to sound
silent.
- the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
- in French certain letters are often unsounded
- adjective satellite situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
- muddleheaded1/5
muddleheaded
- adjective satellite stupid and confused
addlebrained; addlepated; puddingheaded.
- blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are
- a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
- adjective satellite stupid and confused
- aggraded1/5
aggrade
- verb build up to a level by depositing sediment
- verb build up to a level by depositing sediment
- brinded1/5
brinded
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brindle; tabby; brindled.
- adjective satellite having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
- enfiladed1/5
enfilade
- noun gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
enfilade fire.
- verb rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
- noun gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
- unended1/5
unended
- adjective satellite not ended; lacking an end or conclusion
- he did with the book still unended
- adjective satellite not ended; lacking an end or conclusion
- ungraded1/5
ungraded
- adjective satellite (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
dirt.
- adjective satellite not arranged in order hierarchically
unranked; unordered.
- adjective satellite (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
- unexpended1/5
unexpended
- adjective satellite (of financial resources) not spent
unspent.
- unexpended funds
- his unspent allowance
- adjective satellite not used up
left over; leftover; odd; remaining; left.
- leftover meatloaf
- she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
- some odd dollars left
- saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
- unexpended provisions
- adjective satellite (of financial resources) not spent
- unextended1/5
unextended
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- an unextended arm
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- unbranded1/5
unbranded
- adjective not marked with a brand
- unbranded cattle
- adjective not marked with a brand
- uncompounded1/5
uncompounded
- adjective satellite not constituting a compound
unmixed.
- adjective satellite not constituting a compound
- uncomprehended1/5
uncomprehended
- adjective satellite not fully understood
- an uncomprehended mystery
- adjective satellite not fully understood
- unseeded1/5
unseeded
- adjective not seeded; used of players of lesser skill
- adjective satellite (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it
unsown.
- farmland still unsown
- adjective not seeded; used of players of lesser skill
- unwedded1/5
unwedded
- adjective satellite of someone who has not been married
unwed.
- unwed mother
- adjective satellite of someone who has not been married
- unblended1/5
unblended
- adjective not blended or mixed together
- adjective not blended or mixed together
- unwooded1/5
unwooded
- adjective not wooded
treeless.
- adjective not wooded
- unbonded1/5
unbonded
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- unrounded1/5
- refounded1/5
refound
To found or cast anew. "Ancient bells refounded." T. Warton.
- singlehanded1/5
singlehanded
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- unregarded1/5
- wellfounded1/5
- nitrided1/5
nitride
- noun a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
- noun a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
- broadminded1/5
broadminded
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- ponded1/5
pond
- noun a small lake
pool.
- the pond was too small for sailing
- noun a small lake
- ided1/5
id
- noun a state in the Rocky Mountains
Gem State; Idaho.
- noun a card or badge used to identify the bearer
I.D..
- you had to show your ID in order to get in
- noun a state in the Rocky Mountains
- heavyhanded1/5
- perswaded1/5
persuade
- verb win approval or support for
carry; sway.
- Carry all before one
- His speech did not sway the voters
- verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
- You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!
- verb win approval or support for
- highhanded1/5
highhanded
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- hardcoded1/5
- nonbonded1/5
- anded1/5
and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
- unblinded1/5
unblind
To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. R. J. Webster (1607).
- drownded1/5
drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
- cided1/5
cided
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- reeded1/5
reed
- noun tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
- noun United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
John Reed.
- noun tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
- balustraded1/5
balustrade
- noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
balusters; bannister; handrail; banister.
- noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
- prepended1/5
- baldheaded1/5
baldhead
- noun a person whose head is bald
baldy; baldpate.
- noun a person whose head is bald
- pended1/5
pend
Oil cake; penock. India
- impleaded1/5
implead
(Law) To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.
- overfunded1/5
- unexpanded1/5
- islanded1/5
island
- noun a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- noun a zone or area resembling an island
- noun a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- warmblooded1/5
warmblooded
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- unfriended1/5
unfriended
Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or supported. Goldsmith.If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone, unfollowed, unfriended. Sir W. Scott.
- undegraded1/5
- precoded1/5
- multisided1/5
- redhanded1/5
- rerecorded1/5
rerecorded
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- infolded1/5
enfold
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enwrap.
- Fog enveloped the house
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- nonretarded1/5
- unfaded1/5
unfaded
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- twohanded1/5
- untraded1/5
untraded
Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. Obs. Hakluyt
- nongraded1/5
- retruded1/5
- weirded1/5
weird
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Wyrd.
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
eldritch; uncanny; unearthly.
- an eldritch screech
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
- bookended1/5
bookend
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- unweeded1/5
unweeded
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- multistranded1/5
- suicided1/5
suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
- noun the act of killing yourself
- prograded1/5
- unthreaded1/5
unthread
To draw or take out a thread from; as, to .unthread a needle
- unpadded1/5
- reboarded1/5
- unoccluded1/5
- unceded1/5
- redivided1/5
- unconfounded1/5
unconfounded
Not confounded. Bp. Warburton.
- multiheaded1/5
- uninvaded1/5
- sledded1/5
sled
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sledge; sleigh.
- verb ride (on) a sled
sleigh.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- unapprehended1/5
- regraded1/5
regrade
To retire; to go back. Obs. W. Hales.
- reascended1/5
reascend
To rise, mount, or climb again.
- sworded1/5
sword
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
steel; brand; blade.
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- hotblooded1/5
hotblooded
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- bunded1/5
bund
League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
- underloaded1/5
- overexpanded1/5
overexpanded
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- rodded1/5
rod
- noun a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- noun any rod-shaped bacterium
- noun a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- blackheaded1/5
blackhead
- noun a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
comedo.
- noun a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
- storyboarded1/5
- yarded1/5
yard
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
pace.
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building
curtilage; grounds.
- it was a small house with almost no yard
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- deadheaded1/5
deadhead
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
- noun a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- noun a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way
- fronded1/5
frond
- noun compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
- noun compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
- reoffended1/5
- unoffended1/5
unoffended
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- stewarded1/5
steward
- noun someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
- noun the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
- noun someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
- cladded1/5
clad
- adjective wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
clothed.
- clothed and in his right mind"- Bible
- proud of her well-clothed family
- nurses clad in white
- white-clad nurses
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; raiment; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
- Parents must feed and dress their child
- adjective wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
- weatherboarded1/5
weatherboard
- noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
clapboard; weatherboarding.
- noun the side toward the wind
weather side; to windward; windward side.
- noun a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
- unsafeguarded1/5
- uncommanded1/5
- roaded1/5
road
- noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
route.
- noun a way or means to achieve something
- the road to fame
- noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- defunded1/5
- prefunded1/5
- unhooded1/5
unhood
To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.
- spunbonded1/5
- undeluded1/5
- unmended1/5
unmended
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- unbearded1/5
- ounded1/5
ounded
Wavy; waving curly. Obs. "Owndie hair." Chaucer.
- nonextended1/5
- backloaded1/5
- unmolded1/5
unmold
To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton.
- retroceded1/5
retrocede
To cede or grant back; as, to .retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
- unflooded1/5
- scabbarded1/5
scabbard
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- uncorroded1/5
- premolded1/5
- longheaded1/5
longheaded
Having unusual foresight or sagacity. --Long"-head`ed*ness , n.
- belauded1/5
- unwelded1/5
unweld
Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy. Obs.Our old limbs move [may] well be unweld. Chaucer.
- diamonded1/5
diamond
- noun a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adamant.
- noun a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- regilded1/5
- keyboarded1/5
keyboard
- noun device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
- noun holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
- noun device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
- plaided1/5
plaid
- noun a cloth having a crisscross design
tartan.
- noun a cloth having a crisscross design
Suffixes of ded
- deduction«Word Popularity Bar5/5
deduction
- noun a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
tax deduction; tax write-off.
- noun an amount or percentage deducted
discount.
- noun a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- dedicated5/5
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- dedication4/5
dedication
- noun complete and wholehearted fidelity
- noun a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
- noun complete and wholehearted fidelity
- deductions4/5
deduction
- noun a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
tax deduction; tax write-off.
- noun an amount or percentage deducted
discount.
- noun a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- deduct4/5
deduct
- verb make a subtraction
subtract; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
recoup; withhold.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb make a subtraction
- deducted4/5
deduct
- verb make a subtraction
subtract; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
recoup; withhold.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb make a subtraction
- deductible4/5
deductible
- noun (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- noun a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
- noun (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- deduced4/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- deductive4/5
deductive
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- deductive reasoning
- adjective involving inferences from general principles
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- dedicate4/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- deduce4/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- deducting3/5
deduct
- verb make a subtraction
subtract; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
recoup; withhold.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb make a subtraction
- dedicating3/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- dedications2/5
dedication
- noun complete and wholehearted fidelity
- noun a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
- noun complete and wholehearted fidelity
- deducts2/5
deduct
- verb make a subtraction
subtract; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
recoup; withhold.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb make a subtraction
- dedicates2/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- deducing2/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- deduces2/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- deductibles2/5
deductible
- noun (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- noun a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
- noun (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- deducible2/5
deducible
- adjective satellite capable of being deduced
- adjective satellite capable of being deduced
- dedifferentiation2/5
dedifferentiation
- noun the loss of specialization in form or function
- noun the loss of specialization in form or function
- deductibility2/5
deductibility
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- dedicatory2/5
dedicatory
Constituting or serving as a dedication; complimental. "An epistle dedicatory." Dryden.
- dede2/5
dede
Dead. Obs. Chaucer.
- deductively2/5
deductive
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- deductive reasoning
- adjective involving inferences from general principles
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- dedekind2/5
dedekind
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- dedit2/5
dedit
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- dedicatee2/5
dedicatee
One to whom a thing is dedicated; -- correlative to dedicator.
- dedifferentiated1/5
dedifferentiated
- adjective satellite having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
- the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
- verb lose specialization in form or function
dedifferentiate.
- adjective satellite having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
- dedicatees1/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- dedifferentiate1/5
dedifferentiate
- verb lose specialization in form or function
- verb lose specialization in form or function
- dedans1/5
dedans
(Court Tennis) A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.
- dedo1/5
dedo
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- deducibility1/5
deducibility
Deducibleness.
- dedicator1/5
dedicator
One who dedicates; more especially, one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron, or to one whom he desires to compliment.
- deda1/5
deda
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- dedendum1/5
- dedicant1/5
dedicant
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- dedicators1/5
dedicator
One who dedicates; more especially, one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron, or to one whom he desires to compliment.
- deddy1/5
- dedimus1/5
dedimus
(Law) A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc. Bouvier.
- dedicatedly1/5
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- deduplication1/5
deduplication
(Biol.) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
- deductio1/5
deductio
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- dedicants1/5
- deduit1/5
deduit
Delight; pleasure. Obs. Chaucer.
Derived words of ded
- decidedly«Word Popularity Bar4/5
decidedly
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
emphatically; in spades; unquestionably; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
- handedness3/5
handedness
- noun the property of using one hand more than the other
laterality.
- noun the property of using one hand more than the other
- mindedness3/5
mindedness
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- handedly3/5
handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- lightheadedness2/5
lightheadedness
- noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness; dizziness; vertigo.
- noun a frivolous lack of prudence
- noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
- boundedness2/5
boundedness
- noun the quality of being finite
finiteness; finitude.
- noun the quality of being finite
- absentmindedly2/5
absentmindedly
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
inattentively; absently; abstractedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- rededication2/5
rededication
- noun a new dedication
- the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
- noun a new dedication
- rededicated2/5
rededicate
- verb dedicate anew
- They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country
- verb dedicate anew
- offhandedly2/5
offhandedly
- adverb without previous thought or preparation
offhanded; offhand.
- couldn't give the figures offhand
- we decided offhand to go to Canada
- she had made these remarks offhandedly
- adverb in a casually inconsiderate manner
offhanded; offhand.
- replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
- she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
- adverb without previous thought or preparation
- guardedly2/5
guardedly
- adverb in a conservative manner
conservatively; cautiously.
- we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.
- adverb in a conservative manner
- nondeductible2/5
nondeductible
- adjective not allowable as a deduction
- adjective not allowable as a deduction
- mindedly2/5
minded
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- civic-minded
- career-minded
- verb be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
mind.
- I don't mind your behavior
- adjective satellite (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- sidedness2/5
sidedness
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- singlehandedly2/5
singlehandedly
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- absentmindedness1/5
absentmindedness
- noun preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
- noun preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
- unboundedness1/5
unboundedness
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
limitlessness; infinitude; infiniteness; boundlessness.
- noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
- lopsidedness1/5
lopsidedness
- noun an oblique or slanting asymmetry
skewness.
- noun an oblique or slanting asymmetry
- feeblemindedness1/5
feeblemindedness
- noun severe mental deficiency
- noun severe mental deficiency
- rededicate1/5
rededicate
- verb dedicate anew
- They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country
- verb dedicate anew
- lopsidedly1/5
lopsidedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
crookedly.
- he smiled lopsidedly
- adverb in a crooked lopsided manner
- pigheadedness1/5
pigheadedness
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
self-will; stubbornness; obstinacy; obstinance; bullheadedness.
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- roundedness1/5
roundedness
- noun the property possessed by a rounded convexity
bulginess.
- noun the property possessed by a rounded convexity
- rededicating1/5
rededicate
- verb dedicate anew
- They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country
- verb dedicate anew
- bullheadedness1/5
bullheadedness
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness; obstinacy; obstinance.
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- confoundedly1/5
confoundedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
perplexedly.
- he looked at his professor perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
- evenhandedly1/5
evenhandedly
- adverb without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
fairly; fair.
- deal fairly with one another
- adverb without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- underhandedly1/5
underhandedly
- adverb slyly and secretly
underhand.
- Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne
- oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
- adverb slyly and secretly
- upsidedown1/5
- concededly1/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- evenhandedness1/5
- groundedness1/5
- misguidedly1/5
misguided
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
ill-conceived.
- an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
- verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
mislead; lead astray; misguide; misdirect.
- The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
- boundedly1/5
bounded
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
delimited.
- a delimited frontier through the disputed region
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds
jump; spring; leap; bound.
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
- adjective satellite having the limits or boundaries established
- openmindedness1/5
- guardedness1/5
- bloodedness1/5
bloodedness
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- unguardedly1/5
unguarded
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- an unguarded gate
- his unguarded queen was open to attack
- adjective satellite displaying or feeling no wariness
- an unguarded remark
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- singlemindedly1/5
- broadmindedness1/5
- dividedness1/5
- highhandedness1/5
highhandedness
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- openendedness1/5
openendedness
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- crowdedness1/5
crowdedness
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- wrongheadedness1/5
wrongheadedness
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- undecideds1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- windedness1/5
- unboundedly1/5
unbounded
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
boundless; limitless.
- unbounded enthusiasm
- children with boundless energy
- a limitless supply of money
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
- simplemindedness1/5
simplemindedness
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- nondeductibility1/5
- underhandedness1/5
underhandedness
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- intendedly1/5
intended
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- your intended trip abroad
- an intended insult
- verb have in mind as a purpose
intend; think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- hardheadedness1/5
hardheadedness
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- undecidedly1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- extendedness1/5
- undividedly1/5
undivided
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- presented an undivided front
- adjective satellite not shared by or among others
- undivided responsibility
- adjective satellite not parted by conflict of opinion
- levelheadedness1/5
levelheadedness
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- nondeductive1/5
- offhandedness1/5
offhandedness
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- decidedness1/5
- clearheadedness1/5
clearheadedness
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- likemindedness1/5
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