(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
ambrosius
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
aquariums
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
auteurism
auteurism
noun
(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
barnumism
bashmuric
bothriums
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
bummerish
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
butlerism
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cerastium
cerastium
noun
(botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed
chromiums
chromiums
noun
plural of chromium
churchism
churchism
noun
Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization.
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
costumier
costumier
noun
A person who supplies or designs costumes.
costumire
coumarins
coumarins
noun
plural of coumarin
criminous
criminous
adj
(archaic) criminal
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
crummiest
crummiest
adj
superlative form of crummy: most crummy
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curialism
curialism
noun
(derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.
deliriums
demetrius
demiurges
demiurges
noun
plural of demiurge.
demiurgos
demiurgos
noun
(more common in earlier works) Alternative form of demiurge.
demiurgus
demiurgus
noun
(chiefly dated) Alternative form of demiurge.
diestrums
dioestrum
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
dishumour
dishumour
noun
(obsolete) ill humour; bad temper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
disimmure
disnumber
druidisms
druidisms
noun
plural of druidism
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
drumliest
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
dulcimers
dulcimers
noun
plural of dulcimer
emporiums
enormious
epicurism
epicurism
noun
Epicureanism
eudromias
euemerism
eumoirous
europiums
exordiums
firmarius
fluidrams
fluidrams
noun
plural of fluidram
formulise
formulise
verb
Alternative form of formulize
formulism
formulism
noun
An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
formulist
formulist
noun
One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
franciums
franciums
noun
plural of francium
frugalism
frugalism
noun
The practice of being frugal.
frumpiest
frumpiest
adj
superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy
fumistery
furmeties
furmities
fursemide
futurisms
futurisms
noun
plural of futurism
gambrinus
geraniums
geraniums
noun
plural of geranium
graminous
graminous
adj
grass-like
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
grumpiest
grumpiest
adj
superlative form of grumpy: most grumpy
grundyism
grundyism
Noun
narrow and unintelligent conventionalism
hemimerus
hilversum
hirsutism
hirsutism
noun
(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.
humaniser
humaniser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanizer.
humorists
humorists
noun
plural of humorist
humourist
humourist
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of humorist
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
hurrisome
hurrisome
adj
Characterised or marked by hurrying; quick; hasty
ignoramus
ignoramus
noun
(law, dated) A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial.
A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
verb
(law, transitive) To make such a ruling against (an indictment).
imbirussu
imbirussu
noun
A cotton tree of Brazil.
imbursing
imbursing
verb
present participle of imburse
immatures
immatures
noun
plural of immature
immuniser
impasture
impasture
verb
(archaic, transitive) To place in a pasture; to foster.
imperious
imperious
adj
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
imperiums
imposture
imposture
noun
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition
impostury
impostury
noun
Obsolete form of imposture.
impugners
impugners
noun
plural of impugner
impulsory
impulsory
adj
Of, relating to, or caused by an impulse.
incumbers
incumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incumber
informous
informous
adj
(now rare, poetic) Misshapen; having no real form.
introsume
introsume
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To draw in; to swallow.
isomerous
isomerous
adj
(botany) Having the same number of parts
jumperism
jumperism
noun
(historical) The religious practices of the jumpers (Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions).
junkerism
junkerism
noun
(historical) The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
kirshbaum
krugerism
labourism
labourism
noun
Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
lemuroids
lemuroids
noun
plural of lemuroid
ligustrum
ligustrum
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet
liturgism
liturgism
noun
(uncommon) The use or advocacy of liturgy.
lumbricus
lurdanism
lutherism
lutherism
Proper noun
Lutheranism
macrobius
malarious
malarious
adj
(medicine) Causing or relating to malaria.
(medicine, of a place or region) With malaria; where people may catch malaria.
mamisburg
manicures
manicures
noun
plural of manicure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manicure
maquisard
maquisard
noun
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
marasmius
marbrinus
marbrinus
noun
(historical) A thick cloth of the 13th and 14th centuries, made from particoloured worsted interwoven so as to resemble veins of marble, and sometimes adorned with figures of animals etc.
marcianus
marquisal
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
marsupial
marsupial
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a marsupium.
Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
noun
A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as kangaroos or koalas, or else pouchless members of the Marsupialia like shrew opossums.
marsupian
marsupian
noun
(obsolete) marsupial
marsupium
marsupium
noun
A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
masticura
mastigure
mastigure
noun
Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
masuriums
mauritius
mauritius
Proper noun
in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.
Main island of the nation of the Republic of Mauritius.
Given name; e.g.,
measuring
measuring
noun
Act of measurement.
verb
present participle and gerund of measure
memorious
memorious
adj
(of a person) having an unusually good memory
Easy to remember, often for specific reason; memorable.
Relating to memories.
menuisier
mercuries
mercuries
noun
plural of mercury
mercurius
meringues
meringues
noun
plural of meringue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meringue
merribush
mesoarium
mesoarium
noun
(anatomy) A peritoneal fold supporting the ovary and its blood vessels and nerves as the mesentery does the intestine; the mesovarium.
messieurs
messieurs
noun
plural of monsieur
midcourse
midcourse
adj
In the middle of a course
midsummer
midsummer
adj
Happening in the middle of summer.
noun
A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat
Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.
The first day of summer
The middle of summer.
The period around the summer solstice; about 21st June in the northern hemisphere.
milesburg
mirandous
mirandous
adj
(formal) Amazing; miraculous.
misaunter
miscolour
miscolour
verb
(transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
(transitive, figuratively) To set forth erroneously or unfairly.
misfigure
misfigure
noun
(optics) The misfigured portion of an optical surface, or the presence of such a portion.
An incorrect figure.
verb
(optics) To err in the manufacture of an optical surface so that it causes distortions.
To disfigure.
To make an incorrect assessment.
To miscalculate; to make a computational error.
To misrepresent or disguise.
misground
misground
adj
Having been ground improperly.
verb
To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
simple past tense and past participle of misgrind
misguider
misguider
noun
One who misguides.
misjudger
misjudger
noun
One who misjudges.
misnumber
misnumber
verb
(transitive) To number incorrectly.
misperuse
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misrepute
misrepute
verb
To hold in the wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.
misresult
misruling
misruling
noun
A bad or wrong ruling.
verb
present participle of misrule
missouris
mistrusts
mistrusts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistrust
mistutors
mistutors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistutor