(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.
dreamfully
dreamfully
adv
In a dreamful manner.
dreyfusism
dromiceius
drumbeater
drumbeater
noun
(figuratively) A propagandist.
One who beats a drum.
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dumbbeller
dumbheaded
dumbledore
dumbledore
noun
(dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.
(dialectal) A dandelion.
(dialectal, archaic, old-fashioned) A bumblebee.
(slang) A blundering person.
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
duodecimal
duodecimal
adj
(arithmetic) Of a number, expressed in base twelve.
noun
(arithmetic) A number system that uses twelve as its base.
duodecimos
duodecimos
noun
plural of duodecimo
dutymonger
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
embrasured
embrasured
Adjective
Having embrasures.
emendandum
emendandum
noun
Something to be corrected.
emulsified
emulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emulsify
emulsoidal
emulsoidal
adj
Being or relating to an emulsoid.
emundation
emundation
noun
Cleaning; disinfection.
Rectification; purification, especially of crude drugs.
encumbered
encumbered
adj
Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encumber
endogamous
endogamous
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
endolumbar
endomysium
endomysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers
enumerated
enumerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enumerate
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermous
ermentrude
esquiredom
eucnemidae
eucosmidae
eudaemonia
eudaemonic
eudaemonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
That produces satisfied happiness and well-being.
eudaimonia
eudaimonia
noun
Alternative spelling of eudemonia
eudemonics
eudemonics
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonics
eudemonism
eudemonism
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonism
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eudendrium
eudidymite
eudidymite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
eudiometer
eudiometer
noun
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
eudiometry
eudiometry
noun
(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
eumenidean
eumolpides
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemized
euphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
exadversum
favelidium
fieldmouse
fieldmouse
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse
fluidmeter
flumdiddle
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
formulated
formulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulate
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
formulized
formulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulize
foulminded
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
fuddlement
fulminated
fulminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fulminate
fundmonger
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
gobmouthed
gourmander
gudemother
haemulidae
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
hemapodous
hemipodius
homeground
hoodlumize
hoodlumize
verb
(transitive) To make into a hoodlum.
hotmouthed
housemaids
housemaids
noun
plural of housemaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housemaid
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
huddlement
huddlement
noun
A condition or situation of being huddled together.
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.
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
humdudgeon
humdudgeon
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) An imaginary illness.
(Scotland, obsolete) An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
humidified
humidified
adj
Modified by humidification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humidify
humidifier
humidifier
noun
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
humidifies
humidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humidify
humidities
humidities
noun
plural of humidity
humiliated
humiliated
adj
deprived of dignity or self-respect
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humiliate
humilitude
humilitude
noun
(rare, obsolete) Humility.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hundredman
hundredman
noun
(historical) A person overseeing a hundred.
husbandmen
husbandmen
noun
plural of husbandman
illhumored
immeasured
immeasured
adj
that has not been measured; huge, enormous
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
inconsumed
incumbered
incumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incumber
inducement
inducement
noun
(law) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
(shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.
An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
indumentum
indumentum
noun
(botany) A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales.
intumesced
intumesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intumesce
jamshedpur
judgements
judgements
noun
plural of judgement
judgmental
judgmental
adj
(chiefly of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.
Of or relating to judgment.
kettledrum
kettledrum
noun
(dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
(music) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
laundrymen
laundrymen
noun
plural of laundryman
lemuroidea
leucoderma
leucoderma
noun
(pathology) A loss of skin pigmentation, often in patches
leukoderma
leukoderma
noun
An acquired cutaneous condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
limuloidea
lumberyard
lumberyard
noun
A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or sale of lumber.
luminesced
luminesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luminesce
magnitudes
magnitudes
noun
plural of magnitude
malentendu
mammutidae
mandamused
mandamused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mandamus
mandamuses
mandamuses
noun
plural of mandamus
mandelbaum
manducable
manducable
adj
(archaic) Capable of being chewed; eatable.
manducated
manducated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manducate
maneuvered
maneuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maneuver
manoeuvred
manoeuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre
mansuetude
mansuetude
noun
(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.
manuevered
manumitted
manumitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manumit
marinduque
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
maudlinize
maudlinize
verb
(transitive) To make maudlin or sentimental.
maunderers
maunderers
noun
plural of maunderer
maundering
maundering
noun
A rambling or pointless discourse.
verb
present participle of maunder
measuredly
measuredly
adv
In a measured fashion.
meconidium
meconidium
noun
(zoology) A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus Gonothyraea (Campanulariidae), having tentacles, and otherwise resembling a free medusa, but remaining attached by a pedicel.
meditabund
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
medrinaque
medrinaque
noun
A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
medullated
medullated
adj
(anatomy) Having a medulla.
(anatomy) Myelinated.
medullitis
medullitis
noun
Inflammation of marrow, either bone marrow (osteomyelitis) or the spinal cord (myelitis).
medusalike
medusalike
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the mythical Medusa.
medusiform
medusiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.
megapodius
memorandum
memorandum
noun
A brief diplomatic communication.
A page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.
A short note serving as a reminder.
A written business communication.
mendacious
mendacious
adj
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
(of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
mercedinus
mercurized
mercurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercurize
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
micturated
micturated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of micturate
middelburg
middleburg
middlebury
middlebury
Proper noun
a town in Connecticut, USA.
a former village in Illinois, USA, incorporated into the village of
a town in Indiana, USA.
a town in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio. USA.
a town in Vermont, USA, which is the shire town (county seat) of