croft
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

crofted
simple past and past participle of croft

crofting
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.

croftings
plural of crofting

crofts
plural of croft

crowdfactoring
Selling debts to a crowd of agents (the factors)

cryosampling
sampling at low temperatures

cryptograph
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.

cryptographed
simple past and past participle of cryptograph

cryptographing
present participle and gerund of cryptograph

cryptographs
plural of cryptograph

cuff
Glove; mitten
The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
The end of a pants leg when folded up.
A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.

cuffed
simple past and past participle of cuff

cuffing
present participle and gerund of cuff

cuffings
plural of cuffing

cuffs
plural of cuff

curvograph
An arcograph.

curvographs
plural of curvograph

cuspidate
Having a cusp
Tapering to a sharp, firm point

cuspidated
Alternative form of cuspidate.

cybercommuting
telecommuting

cyberslaps
plural of cyberslap

cyberverse
A cyber universe; cyberspace.

cyberverses
plural of cyberverse

cyclograph
arcograph
cyclogram

cyclographs
plural of cyclograph

cypher
Alternative spelling of cipher.

cyphertexts
plural of cyphertext

dactylograph
A typewriter.
A typist.

dactylographs
plural of dactylograph

dado
The section of a pedestal above the base.
The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.

dadoed
simple past and past participle of dado

dadoes
plural of dado

dadoing
present participle and gerund of dado

dados
plural of dado

daggerboard
A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.

daggerboards
plural of daggerboard

daie
Obsolete spelling of day.

daies
plural of daie

damp
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.

damped
simple past and past participle of damp

damping
present participle and gerund of damp

dampings
plural of damping

damps
plural of damp

dank
Dark, damp and humid.
Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.
Great, awesome.
Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based.

danked
simple past and past participle of dank

danking
present participle and gerund of dank

danks
third-person singular simple present indicative of dank

darkmans
The night.

dartboard
A board used as a target for throwing darts.

dartboards
plural of dartboard

dashpoint
A randomly selected geographical location in the sport of geodashing.

dashpoints
plural of dashpoint

dateline
A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

datelined
simple past and past participle of dateline

datelines
plural of dateline

datelining
present participle and gerund of dateline

daughtercards
plural of daughtercard

daw
A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
An idiot, a simpleton; fool.

day
The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
The rotational period of a planet.
The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.
A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time; era.
A period of contention of a day or less.

dayblindness
Alternative form of day blindness.

daycentre
Alternative form of day centre

daycentres
plural of daycentre

daye
Archaic spelling of day.

dayed
simple past and past participle of day

daygame
Alternative form of day game.

daying
present participle and gerund of day

dayjob
Alternative form of day job.

dayjobs
plural of dayjob

days
plural of day

dayshift
Alternative spelling of day shift.

dayshifts
plural of dayshift

dayz
plural of day

deappendicized
simple past and past participle of deappendicize

deappendicizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of deappendicize

debit
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.

debited
simple past and past participle of debit

debiting
present participle and gerund of debit

debitings
plural of debiting

debits
plural of debit

debrief
To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

debriefed
simple past and past participle of debrief

debriefs
third-person singular simple present indicative of debrief

decolonize
To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.

decolonized
simple past and past participle of decolonize

decolonizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of decolonize

decolonizing
present participle and gerund of decolonize

decomp
Decomposition.
A decomposed body.

decomped
simple past and past participle of decomp

decompensate
To deteriorate in function due to an inability to invoke normal defensive mechanisms that compensate for ailments and other stresses.

decompensated
simple past and past participle of decompensate

decompensates
third-person singular simple present indicative of decompensate

decompensating
present participle and gerund of decompensate

decomping
present participle of decomp

decompound
A decomposite.

decompounded
simple past and past participle of decompound

decompounding
present participle and gerund of decompound

decompounds
plural of decompound

decomps
plural of decomp

deconcoct
To decompose or break down.

deconcocted
simple past and past participle of deconcoct

deconcocting
present participle and gerund of deconcoct

deconcocts
third-person singular simple present indicative of deconcoct

dedicate
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
To set apart for a special use.
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
To open (a building, for example) to public use.
To show to the public for the first time.