English words containing dichotomy:

adjective

(of fruit, nuts, etc.) preserved by being coated and impregnated with a sugar syrup.

Usage examples:

Candied fruit

verb

Preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup.

Usage examples:

I candied the walnuts with maple syrup

adjective

Preserved by boiling in sugar

Usage examples:

Candied fruit

adjective

Shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

A police car with a flashing light

noun

Brief, sudden, and intermittent bursts of bright light.

Usage examples:

He was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights

noun

A strip of metal used to stop water penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface.

Usage examples:

Flashings around chimneys

verb

(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

Usage examples:

The french retreated in disarray

noun

An act of moving back or withdrawing.

Usage examples:

A speedy retreat

verb

The act of withdrawing or going backward

noun

= substyle . chiefly in "substylar line".

noun

A table at which one may work, especially one with drawers or compartments for holding tools or materials.

Usage examples:

But we can't put a work table in the bathroom and that's the only north window we have.