(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
achenodium
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
ambushlike
amianthium
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphigouri
amphimarus
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphithura
anchesmius
anhalonium
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antimachus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
archidamus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
azthionium
batrachium
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
boucherism
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
burlingham
bushmaking
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
chaucerism
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chemehuevi
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
chikamatsu
chironomus
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
chromatium
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chytridium
conchylium
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cumaphytic
cunningham
cunningham
noun
(nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demihagbut
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
eilshemius
elotherium
enthusiasm
enthusiasm
noun
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
epichilium
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.
epiphloeum
epiphloeum
noun
(botany) A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
erimanthus
eriophorum
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.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
euphemized
euphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
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
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
eustachium
euthycomic
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
fluidrachm
fluidrachm
noun
Alternative form of fluidram
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
fumishness
fumishness
noun
(obsolete) fretfulness; passion
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
glochidium
glochidium
noun
(botany) A glochid, or cactus spine.
(zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.
gnaphalium
gnaphalium
noun
Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
guggenheim
guggenheim
Proper noun
a surname.
a museum dedicated to a person of that name.
gumshoeing
gumshoeing
verb
present participle of gumshoe
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
haematinum
haematuria
haematuria
noun
Britain standard spelling of hematuria.
haemulidae
haimsucken
harmonious
harmonious
adj
Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
Melodious; in harmony.
Showing accord in feeling or action.
harmoniums
harmoniums
noun
plural of harmonium
haustorium
haustorium
noun
A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
hegumenies
helipterum
hematobium
hemerobius
hemigeusia
hemipodius
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism
hemofuscin
hemophilus
herbariums
herbariums
noun
plural of herbarium
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
himantopus
homagyrius
homicidium
homoecious
homoiousia
homoiousia
noun
The doctrine of the homoiousians
homoousian
homoousian
adj
Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
noun
(historical) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father.
homoousion
homoousion
Noun
The inclusion of the term in the to describe the principle that the Son is ‘of one substance’ with the Father (as opposed to the Homoiousion).
honorarium
honorarium
noun
Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value.
hoodlumish
hoodlumish
adj
Characteristic of hoodlums.
hoodlumism
hoodlumism
noun
Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
hoodlumize
hoodlumize
verb
(transitive) To make into a hoodlum.
horologium
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.
housesmith
housesmith
noun
(dated) An ironworker who works on buildings.
hughmanick
hulotheism
hulotheism
noun
Alternative form of hylotheism
humaniform
humaniform
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
noun
(science fiction) A robot resembling a human.
humanising
humanising
verb
present participle of humanise
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humanitian
humanitian
noun
(obsolete) A humanist.
humanities
humanities
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.