(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
emplastrum
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
haematopus
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
maupertuis
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metapectus
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplies
multiplies
noun
plural of multiply
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiply
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pediastrum
pennisetum
pentamerus
periastrum
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
presternum
presternum
noun
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
prestimuli
prestomium
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pterygiums
ptolemaeus
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
schumpeter
semiputrid
semiputrid
adj
Somewhat or partly putrid.
septennium
septennium
Noun
A of years.
spermaduct
spermaduct
noun
A spermatic duct.
spermatium
spermatium
noun
One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
spermiduct
spermiduct
noun
Synonym of vas deferens
spermoduct
spermoduct
noun
sperm duct
spumescent
spumescent
adj
(rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
stipendium
strumpetry
strumpetry
noun
Behaviour suited to a strumpet; brazenness, sluttishness.
Whoredom; prostitution.
stumpiness
stumpiness
noun
The quality of being stumpy.
subpalmate
subpalmate
adj
Almost or imperfectly palmate.
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
supersmart
supersmart
adj
Very smart.
superstamp
supertempt
supertramp
supertramp
noun
(ecology) A species of organism that disperses widely and is not adapted to any specific environment.
suppertime
suppertime
noun
The time when supper is ready.
The time when supper takes place.
supplement
supplement
noun
(geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
(nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
verb
To provide or make a supplement to something.
tlepolemus
trapeziums
trapeziums
noun
plural of trapezium
trumperies
trumperies
noun
plural of trumpery
trumpeters
trumpeters
noun
plural of trumpeter
understamp
unshipment
unshipment
noun
The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.