(botany, zoology) The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
(historical, Roman antiquity) A canvassing for votes.
(music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants
amesite
amesite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
amictus
amidist
amistad
amities
amities
noun
plural of amity
ammites
amorist
amorist
noun
Someone who is in love.
Someone who writes about love.
amosite
amosite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
amritas
animist
animist
noun
A believer in animism.
aortism
armitas
armpits
armpits
noun
plural of armpit
artemis
artimas
asteism
asteism
noun
Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.
astomia
atavism
atavism
noun
(sociology) Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
atenism
atenism
Noun
A monotheistic religion of ancient Egypt.
atheism
atheism
noun
(broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
(historical) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
(strictly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
(very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
atomics
atomics
noun
The study of physics at an atomic level.
plural of atomic
atomies
atomies
noun
plural of atomy
atomise
atomise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of atomize
atomism
atomism
noun
(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
(philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.
atomist
atomist
noun
An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.
An adherent of the atomic theory.
atriums
autisms
autisms
noun
plural of autism
baptism
baptism
noun
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
bemists
bemists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemist
betimes
betimes
adv
(archaic) In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith.
(dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
bimasty
bismite
bismite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral, bismuth trioxide.
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
brutism
brutism
noun
Behaviour or action characteristic of a brute.
cambist
cambist
noun
A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
cameist
catoism
celtism
chemist
chemist
noun
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana) Synonym of pharmacist.
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
chymist
chymist
noun
Obsolete spelling of chemist
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comites
commits
commits
noun
plural of commit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commit
comtism
comtism
Noun
The positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798–1857), according to which metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top.
comtist
comtist
Noun
A follower of Comtism.
cosmati
cosmist
cosmist
noun
A proponent of cosmism.
cretism
critism
cultism
cultism
noun
(literature) Synonym of culteranismo
The system or practice of a cult.
damsite
damsite
noun
The area of land where a dam is built
diastem
diastem
noun
(geology) A minor depositional break.
(obsolete, music) An interval.
Intervening space; interval.
diatoms
diatoms
noun
plural of diatom
dictums
dimatis
dimmest
dimmest
adj
superlative form of dim: most dim
dimouts
dimouts
noun
plural of dimout
dimwits
dimwits
noun
plural of dimwit
dismast
dismast
verb
(transitive, nautical) To break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.
distoma
distome
ditmars
dumaist
dumaist
noun
A member of a duma (Russian legislative assembly).
egotism
egotism
noun
(countable) The result or product of being egoistic.
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).
A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
elitism
elitism
noun
The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
elmiest
emetics
emetics
noun
plural of emetic
emetins
empties
empties
noun
plural of empty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empty
emptins
emptins
noun
(colloquial) The sediment of beer, cider, etc.
A type of yeast obtained from the remains of the brewing process.
erotism
erotism
noun
eroticism
estamin
etacism
etacism
noun
(grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.
etamins
etamins
noun
plural of etamin
etatism
etatism
noun
Synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
exotism
exotism
noun
A product or feature of exotic quality.
fatuism
fatuism
noun
(obsolete) fatuity
filmist
filmist
noun
A filmmaker.
One who watches or studies films.
filmset
filmset
adj
Created using a process of filmsetting.
verb
To typeset by exposing type characters onto photographic film, which is then used to generate printing plates.
firmest
firmest
adj
superlative form of firm: most firm
fomites
fomites
noun
(archaic) plural of fomes
(improper) plural of fomes
plural of fomite
fumiest
fumiest
adj
superlative form of fumy: most fumy
gambist
gambist
noun
(music) Someone who plays the viola da gamba
gambits
gambits
noun
plural of gambit
gamiest
gamiest
adj
superlative form of gamey: most gamey
gimlets
gimlets
noun
plural of gimlet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimlet
gnomist
gnomist
noun
A gnomic writer
gomutis
gothism
hamites
hamites
noun
plural of hamite
hattism
hermits
hermits
noun
plural of hermit
homiest
homiest
adj
superlative form of homey: most homey
hormist
hymnist
hymnist
noun
A writer of hymns.
iambist
iambist
noun
One who writes in iambic meter.
imagist
imagist
adj
Characteristic of or pertaining to imagism.
noun
(art) A follower of any of the various artistic schools known as imagism
imarets
imarets
noun
plural of imaret
impacts
impacts
noun
plural of impact
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impact
imparts
imparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impart
impaste
impaste
verb
(art) To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.
(transitive, archaic) To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
impasto
impasto
noun
(painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that physically extend from the surface of a painting.
verb
(painting) To paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style.
impetus
impetus
noun
(history, medieval physics) A principle of motive force, held as exquivalent to weight times velocity by John Buridan, in an auxiliary theory of Aristotelian dynamics introduced by John Philoponus, describing projectile motion against gravity as linear until it transitions to a vertical drop and the intellectual precursor to the concepts of inertia, momentum and acceleration in classical mechanics.
A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
An activity in response to a stimulus.
Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
imposts
imposts
noun
plural of impost
imprest
imprest
noun
An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.
verb
To advance funds on loan.
imputes
imputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impute
inmates
inmates
noun
plural of inmate
inmeats
inmeats
noun
(archaic) The edible viscera of animals, such as heart, liver, etc.
instamp
instamp
verb
Alternative form of enstamp
insteam
intimas
intombs
intombs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intomb
ismatic
ismatic
adj
Addicted to isms, or faddish theories.
isotome
isotome
noun
A line drawn through a joint to indicate which segments are homologous
isthmal
isthmia
isthmic
isthmic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an (anatomical) isthmus
isthmus
isthmus
noun
(anatomy) Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
(graph theory) An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
itacism
itacism
noun
Alternative form of iotacism
itelmes
itemise
itemise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of itemize
jimpest
jimpest
adj
superlative form of jimp: most jimp
kantism
kantism
Proper noun
Kantianism
kismats
kismats
noun
plural of kismat
kismets
kismets
noun
plural of kismet
lamaist
lamaist
noun
One who believes in lamaism.
lamista
lampist
leftism
leftism
noun
Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.
limiest
limiest
adj
superlative form of limey: most limey
limites
limites
noun
plural of limes
limpest
limpest
adj
superlative form of limp: most limp
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of limp
limpets
limpets
noun
plural of limpet
maestri
maestri
noun
plural of maestro
maftirs
maftirs
noun
plural of maftir
mahdist
mahdist
Noun
A follower of Mahdism.
maister
maister
verb
(dialectal) To master; to gain control over.
maistry
maistry
noun
(obsolete, India) A foreman.
(obsolete, India) Any artisan, such as a cook or a tailor.
Obsolete form of mastery.
maitres
manitos
manitos
noun
plural of manito
manitus
manitus
noun
plural of manitu
mantids
mantids
noun
plural of mantid
mantius
maoists
mappist
mappist
noun
(archaic) cartographer
maritsa
martins
martins
noun
plural of martin
martius
marxist
marxist
Adjective
Following the ideals of Marxism.
Noun
One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.