A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
arsenohemol
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
barthianism
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
brahmanists
brahminists
brethrenism
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
capharnaism
cashierment
cashierment
noun
(obsolete) dismissal
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
cherishment
cherishment
noun
(obsolete) encouragement; comfort
(rare) the act of cherishing
chiromantis
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chrismatine
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
christendom
christenmas
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chronosemic
chronosemic
adj
In which the length of a time interval has significance in itself
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
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.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
enhemospore
enrichments
enrichments
noun
plural of enrichment
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
firemanship
firemanship
noun
The skills of fire safety, fire prevention, etc.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
fleshmonger
fleshmonger
noun
(archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
freemanship
freemanship
noun
The state of being a freeman.
furbishment
furnishment
furnishment
noun
(obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
(obsolete) furniture
garnishment
garnishment
noun
(law) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
ghostmonger
ghostmonger
noun
(derogatory) A person who claims that ghosts exist.
gonochorism
gonochorism
noun
(biology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of at least two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
gunsmithery
gunsmithery
noun
(countable) A gunsmith's workshop.
(uncountable) The work, art, or trade of a gunsmith.
gymnasiarch
gymnasiarch
noun
(historical) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and paid for the oil and other necessities.
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
hammerstein
hammerstone
hammerstone
noun
(archaeology) A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day hammer.
hamstringed
harassments
harassments
noun
plural of harassment
harmfulness
harmfulness
noun
The characteristic of being harmful.
harmonicism
harmonicism
noun
The quality of being harmonic.
harmonicist
harmonicist
noun
someone who plays a harmonica
harmonising
harmonising
verb
present participle of harmonise
harmonistic
harmonistic
adj
of or pertaining to harmony (in fields other than music)
that reconciles conflicting texts etc.
harmonizers
harmonizers
noun
plural of harmonizer
harmonsburg
hemipterans
hemipterans
noun
plural of hemipteran
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
hibernicism
histrionism
histrionism
noun
Histrionic behaviour.
homopterans
homopterans
noun
plural of homopteran
honorariums
hormogonous
horsemonger
horsemonger
noun
(archaic) One who trades in horses.
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
humdrumness
humdrumness
noun
The quality of being humdrum; mundanity.
hypermanias
hypermnesia
hypermnesia
noun
(psychology) An elevated level of memory recall.
hypermnesic
hypermnesic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypermnesia.
hypermnesis
hypermnesis
noun
Alternative form of hypermnesia
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypocrinism
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
infrahumans
infrahumans
noun
plural of infrahuman
inharmonies
inharmonies
noun
plural of inharmony
intermeshed
intermeshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intermesh
intermeshes
intermeshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermesh
isochronism
isochronism
noun
The state or quality of being isochronous.
isorhamnose
johnadreams
lutheranism
lutheranism
Noun
The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.
machinators
machinators
noun
plural of machinator
machineries
machineries
noun
plural of machinery
macrorhinus
maidenhairs
maidenhairs
noun
plural of maidenhair
managership
managership
noun
The office or period of a manager.
manchurians
maraschinos
maraschinos
noun
plural of maraschino
marathoners
marathoners
noun
plural of marathoner
marcheshvan
marcheshvan
Proper noun
Cheshvan
marchioness
marchioness
noun
(slang, obsolete) An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work (female servant).
A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
The wife of a marquess.
marinership
marinership
noun
(archaic) Arts or skills of a mariner; seamanship.
marshalling
marshalling
noun
(heraldry) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.
(rail transport) The sorting of rolling stock in a marshalling yard.
(software) The process of transforming the memory representation of an object to a data format suitable for storage or transmission, which is typically used when data must be moved between different parts of a computer program, or from one program to another.
verb
(British spelling) present participle of marshal
marshalment
marshbanker
marshlander
marshlander
noun
A person who comes from, or lives in, a marshland.
martinetish
mechanizers
mechanizers
noun
plural of mechanizer
mentorships
mentorships
noun
plural of mentorship
merchandise
merchandise
noun
(countable, archaic) A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
(uncountable) Commercial goods connected (branded) with an entity such as a team, band, company, charity, work of fiction, festival, or meme. (Commonly shortened to merch.)
(uncountable) Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
(uncountable, archaic) The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods.
(intransitive, archaic) To engage in trade; to carry on commerce.
(transitive) To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of.
(transitive) To promote as if for sale.
(transitive, archaic) To engage in the trade of.
merchantish
merchantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a merchant.
merosthenic
meshuggener
meshuggener
adj
crazy, insane
noun
A madman; a crazy person, a nutter.
mesonephric
mesonephric
adj
Of or pertaining to the mesonephros.
mesonephroi
mesonephroi
noun
plural of mesonephros
mesonephros
mesonephros
noun
(biology) The second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the Wolffian body.
mesorhinian
mesorhinism
mesorhinium
mesorrhinal
metanephros
metanephros
noun
(anatomy) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
methedrines
methedrines
noun
plural of methedrine
microhenrys
microinches
microinches
noun
plural of microinch
microphones
microphones
noun
plural of microphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microphone
microsthene
microsthene
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, such as insectivores and rodents.
miescherian
millihenrys
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
misanthropi
misanthropy
misanthropy
noun
Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
mischarging
mischarging
verb
present participle of mischarge
mischristen
mischristen
verb
(transitive) To christen wrongly.
misenheimer
misphrasing
misphrasing
noun
An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly.