(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
barramundies
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
belimousined
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzosulphimide
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimodulus
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bluebeardism
boedromius
bothridiums
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
brundisium
buddhism
bulldogism
bunomastodontidae
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondrofibromatous
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumscribed
circumscribed
adj
Limited narrowly; restricted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
demulsibility
diiambus
diiambus
noun
(poetry) A double iambus; a metrical foot consisting of two iambs.
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
disburdenment
disburdenment
noun
The removal of a burden; an unburdening.
disbursement
disbursement
noun
Money paid out or spent.
The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
disbursements
disbursements
noun
plural of disbursement
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discombobulated
discombobulated
adj
(informal) Broken, mixed up.
(informal) Confused, embarrassed, upset.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discombobulate
discombobulates
discombobulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discombobulation
discombobulation
noun
(humorous) An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.
A confused or disorderly state.
discumb
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
disencumbered
disencumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disencumber
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
disencumberment
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
disencumbrance
disencumbrance
noun
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
dismeasurable
dismountable
dismountable
adj
capable of being dismounted
disnumber
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
diushambe
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
dumbartonshire
dumbfish
dumbstricken
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
exobasidium
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
hemibasidium
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
humberside
humberside
Proper noun
A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
hummingbirds
hummingbirds
noun
plural of hummingbird
imbursed
imbursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imburse
impersuadability
impersuadable
impersuadable
adj
Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding.
impersuadableness
judophobism
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
liquidambars
liquidambars
noun
plural of liquidambar
madisonburg
maldistribute
maldistribution
maldistribution
noun
Bad or undesirable distribution of wealth, resources etc.
mandibulosuspensorial
microrhabdus
middlebuster
middlebuster
noun
(US, regional) A type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side.
middlesbrough
middlesbrough
Proper noun
A town in the North East of England on the River Tees.
minibudgets
minibudgets
noun
plural of minibudget
misbound
misbound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbind
misbuild
misbuild
verb
(transitive) To build wrongly or badly.
misbuilding
misbuilding
verb
present participle of misbuild
misbuilds
misbuilds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbuild
misbuttoned
misbuttoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbutton
misdaub
misdistribute
misdistribute
verb
(transitive) To distribute incorrectly or unfairly.
misdistribution
misdistribution
noun
Incorrect or unfair distribution.
misdoubt
misdoubt
noun
suspicion; hesitation
verb
(archaic, regional) To doubt the existence or reality of.
(archaic, regional) To have suspicions about.
misdoubted
misdoubted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdoubt
misdoubtful
misdoubtful
adj
(now rare) Misgiving; doubting, suspicious.
misdoubting
misdoubting
noun
doubt
verb
present participle of misdoubt
misdoubts
misdoubts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdoubt
misnumbered
misnumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misnumber
mispublicized
mispublicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispublicize
mispublished
mispublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispublish
misunderstandable
misunderstandable
adj
Capable of being misunderstood.
molybdeniferous
molybdeniferous
adj
Containing or producing molybdenum.
monosubstituted
monosubstituted
adj
(chemistry) Having a single substituent
moribundities
moribundities
noun
plural of moribundity
mousebird
mousebird
noun
Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
nimbused
nimbused
adj
Furnished with a nimbus, or halo.
noncircumscribed
nondisbursement
obdiplostemonous
obdiplostemonous
adj
(botany, of flowers) Having two sets of stamens in alternating whorls, with the outer whorl opposite the petals.
osseoalbuminoid
paralambdacismus
postmandibular
postmandibular
adj
Posterior to the lower jaw.
presubmitted
protobasidiomycetous
protobasidium
pseudamoeboid
pseudembryonic
pseudembryonic
adj
Of or relating to a pseudembryo.
pseudoambidextrous
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoameboid
pseudobacterium
pseudobaptismal
pseudobasidium
pseudobrachium
pseudocarbamide
pseudoembryonic
pseudoembryonic
adj
Alternative form of pseudembryonic
pseudolabium
pseudolabium
noun
(zoology) (of Spirurida nematodes) Any of the folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva.