(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
ameiuridae
americanum
ammoniuret
amphineura
anaerobium
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
autodermic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
baumeister
bermudians
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bitterbump
boedromius
boucherism
burlingame
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
centaurium
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
chaucerism
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
cinerarium
cinerarium
noun
A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
circuitmen
circumcise
circumcise
verb
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.
(sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis.
circumcone
circumdate
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumfuse
circumfuse
verb
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
circummure
circummure
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a wall.
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
closterium
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
comiferous
commercium
commercium
noun
A traditional academic feast, known and held at universities in most Central and Northern European countries.
commissure
commissure
noun
(anatomy) The joint between two bones.
(anatomy) The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
coremiumia
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
coustumier
creamfruit
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
crumminess
crumminess
noun
The state of being crummy.
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
cymiferous
cymiferous
adj
(botany) Producing cymes.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demifigure
demiluster
demilustre
demiourgoi
demiourgos
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demiturned
demiurgism
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
desiderium
diagredium
dimercuric
diparentum
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
diumvirate
dreyfusism
dromiceius
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
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.
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.
elotherium
emarginula
embryulcia
embryulcia
noun
(surgery, archaic) The forcible extraction of the fetus.
emissarium
emmitsburg
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
emulsifier
emulsifier
noun
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.
enamouring
enamouring
verb
present participle of enamour
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermous
epineurium
epineurium
noun
(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
episporium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
erimanthus
eriophorum
esquiredom
eudendrium
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.
euharmonic
euharmonic
adj
(rare) Pleasingly melodious or harmonious — applied especially to the euharmonic organ invented by Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890), in whose design mathematical principles of harmony were employed.
euhemerise
euhemerise
verb
(UK) Alternative form of euhemerize
euhemerism
euhemerism
noun
(uncountable) The belief that legends and mythology arise from exaggerated descriptions of historical people and events.
euhemerist
euhemerist
adj
Synonym of euhemeristic: of or related to euhemerism.
noun
Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.
euhemerize
euhemerize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) Synonym of deify: to actually create mythology and legends from ancient historical figures and events.
(transitive, intransitive, derogatory) To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to explain away mythology and legends.
eumeristic
eumoiriety
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemizer
euphemizer
noun
One who, or that which, euphemizes.
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurylaimus
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
fieulamort
figuresome
figuresome
adj
Characterised as possessing an attractive figure or shape
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
fluidmeter
fluigramme
flummeries
flummeries
noun
plural of flummery
flurriment
foraminule
foraminule
noun
A very small foramen
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
formuliser
formulized
formulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulize
formulizer
formulizer
noun
One who formulizes.
fourierism
fourierism
Noun
The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
fremituses
fruitwomen
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
fruticetum
fruticetum
noun
A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees.