(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
christendom
commandries
commandries
noun
plural of commandry
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
dicoumarins
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disemprison
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
disimprison
disimprison
verb
(transitive) To free or release from a state of imprisonment.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disrobement
disrobement
noun
The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes).
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dorsicolumn
dorsimedian
dorsimedian
adj
Alternative form of dorsomedian
dorsomedian
dorsomedian
adj
Synonym of dorsomedial
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
encrimsoned
encrimsoned
adj
Dyed crimson; reddened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encrimson
endocrinism
endospermic
endospermic
adj
of, or relating to the endosperm
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
gormandised
gormandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gormandise
gormandiser
gormandiser
noun
Alternative form of gormandizer
gormandises
gormandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandise
gormandizes
gormandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
hemosiderin
hemosiderin
noun
(biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
indorsement
indorsement
noun
Alternative spelling of endorsement
iridosmines
iridosmines
noun
plural of iridosmine
landlordism
landlordism
noun
A specific variation or implementation of such a system.
An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
madisonburg
mandatories
mandatories
noun
plural of mandatory
memorandist
mercedonius
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
meridionals
meridionals
noun
plural of meridional
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
microsecond
microsecond
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misdemeanor
misdemeanor
noun
(law) A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. In the USA, misdemeanants usually are incarcerated in county jail for less than one year, but felons usually are incarcerated in state or federal prison for more than one year. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are sometimes called felonies.
Any act of misbehavior.
misendeavor
misenrolled
misenrolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misenrol
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misgoverned
misgoverned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misgovern
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
misinformed
misinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misinform
misjoinders
misjoinders
noun
plural of misjoinder
misordering
misordering
noun
The process or result of putting things in the wrong order.
verb
present participle of misorder
misoriented
misoriented
adj
oriented incorrectly
misreckoned
misreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misreckon
moderantism
moderantism
noun
The moderate policies of the Girondists and Dantonists during the French Revolution
moderantist
moderations
moderations
noun
plural of moderation
modernising
modernising
verb
present participle of modernise
modernistic
modernistic
adj
In modern style.
modernities
modernities
noun
plural of modernity
modernizers
modernizers
noun
plural of modernizer
mongrelised
mongrelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mongrelise
monohybrids
monohybrids
noun
plural of monohybrid
monstricide
monstricide
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The destruction of a deformed fetus.
The act of killing a monster.
nonadmirers
nonadmirers
noun
plural of nonadmirer
nonremedies
nostradamic
nostradamic
Adjective
Of or relating to Nostradamus.
ordainments
ordainments
noun
plural of ordainment
palindromes
palindromes
noun
plural of palindrome
paranoidism
polyandrism
polyandrism
noun
(rare) polyandry
preadmonish
preadmonish
verb
To admonish in advance.
prehominids
prehominids
noun
plural of prehominid
premonished
premonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of premonish
princessdom
princessdom
noun
The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a princess.
protandrism
randomizers
randomizers
noun
plural of randomizer
readmission
readmission
noun
a second or subsequent admission
redemptions
redemptions
noun
plural of redemption
redimension
redimension
verb
(transitive, programming) To resize (an array or similar data structure) so as to change its dimensionality; to reallocate.
remoistened
remoistened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of remoisten
remonetised
remonetised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of remonetise
sandaliform
sandaliform
adj
(botany) shaped like a sandal or slipper.
sardonicism
sardonicism
noun
The quality of being sardonic
semidormant
semidormant
adj
partially dormant
semirotunda
sideromancy
sideromancy
noun
divination by studying the burning of straws on heated iron
smouldering
smouldering
adj
(British spelling) Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
noun
(sometimes figuratively) The act by which something smoulders; residual heat.
verb
present participle of smoulder
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
spinsterdom
spinsterdom
noun
The world or sphere of spinsters.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
synarmogoid
tridynamous
uncomprised
uniformised
uniformised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uniformise
unmotorised
wondersmith
wondersmith
noun
A creator of wonderful things.
wordmanship
wordmanship
noun
The skillful or artistic use of words; wordsmithing.