| addis ababa | (n) the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia, Syn. capital of Ethiopia, New Flower |
| addison's disease | (n) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin, Syn. Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism |
| caddis fly | (n) small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae, Syn. caddice-fly, caddice fly, caddis-fly |
| caddish | (adj) offensively discourteous, Syn. ungallant, unchivalrous |
| caddisworm | (n) larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris, Syn. strawworm |
| faddish | (adj) intensely fashionable for a short time, Syn. faddy |
| faddishly | (adv) in a faddish manner, Syn. faddily |
| faddist | (n) a person who subscribes to a variety of fads |
| food faddist | (n) a person who adheres briefly to different diets |
| Addis Ababa | prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Ethiopia. Population (2000) = 2, 200, 186. [ PJC ] |
| Addison's disease | [ Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it. ] (Med.) A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated disease is usually fatal. Called also chronic adrenocortical insufficiency [ 1913 Webster + AS ] |
| Baddish | a. Somewhat bad; inferior. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Caddis | { } n. [ Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait. ] (Zool.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Caddice |
| Caddis | n. [ OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis. ] A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. “Caddises, cambrics, lawns.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| caddisfly | n. same as caddice fly.
Syn. -- caddice fly, caddicefly. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: caddis fly |
| Caddish | a. Like a cad; lowbred and presuming. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| faddist | n. a person who subscribes to a variety of fads. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| faddy | adj. 1. intensely fashionable for a short time. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- trendy. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. prone to follow fads; as, a faddish clique of teenagers; -- of people.
Syn. -- trendy. [ PJC ] Variants: faddish |
| Gaddish | a. Disposed to gad. -- Gad"dish*nes, n. “Gaddishness and folly.” Abp. Leighton. [1913 Webster] |
| Maddish | a. Somewhat mad. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
