(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
chumpiness
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.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
epidermous
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.
episcenium
episporium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
eumolpides
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
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
hemipodius
hemophilus
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impressure
impressure
noun
(obsolete) dent; impression
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impureness
impureness
noun
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
maupertuis
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
megapodius
melanippus
menopausic
mesohippus
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
missuppose
missuppose
verb
(transitive) To suppose incorrectly.
misusurped
mudpuppies
mudpuppies
noun
plural of mudpuppy
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplies
multiplies
noun
plural of multiply
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiply
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
muspelheim
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pauperisms
pauperisms
noun
plural of pauperism
pediastrum
pedicurism
pedicurism
noun
The practice or the art of giving pedicures.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedionomus
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
pennisetum
periastrum
perimysium
perimysium
noun
(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
plumassier
plumassier
noun
One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
plumberies
plumberies
noun
plural of plumbery
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
pomiferous
pomiferous
adj
(botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries.
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
premierjus
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
presidiums
prestimuli
prestomium
presurmise
presurmise
noun
A surmise previously formed.
primulales
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
psellismus
psellismus
noun
Alternative form of psellism
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pseudomica
pseudosmia
pterygiums
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
reimposure
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
semicupium
semicupium
noun
(archaic) A half bath, or one that covers only the lower extremities and the hips; a sitz bath.
semicupola
semiduplex
semiduplex
adj
(telecommunications) Providing communication in both directions, but only one direction at a time, not simultaneously.
semiopaque
semiopaque
adj
Partially opaque.
semiporous
semiporous
adj
Partially porous
semipublic
semipublic
adj
Somewhat, but not entirely, public.
semiputrid
semiputrid
adj
Somewhat or partly putrid.
semisupine
semisupine
adj
(Alexander technique) Positioned lying on one's back with the knees bent upward while the soles of the feet and the upper body remain in contact with a horizontal surface.
Positioned so that the upper body is tilted (at 45° or variations) and not horizontal.
septennium
septennium
Noun
A of years.
spergillum
spermarium
spermatium
spermatium
noun
One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
spermiduct
spermiduct
noun
Synonym of vas deferens
stipendium
stumpiness
stumpiness
noun
The quality of being stumpy.
subimposed
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphimide
sulphimide
noun
Alternative form of sulfimide
superclaim
supercrime
superimply
superminis
superminis
noun
plural of supermini
suppertime
suppertime
noun
The time when supper is ready.
The time when supper takes place.
trapeziums
trapeziums
noun
plural of trapezium
trumperies
trumperies
noun
plural of trumpery
umpireship
umpireship
noun
Arbitration.
The post or office of umpire.
unglimpsed
unglimpsed
adj
Not glimpsed.
unprimness
unpromised
unpromised
adj
Not promised.
verb
past tense of unpromise
unscrimped
unshipment
unshipment
noun
The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.