(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
adamsburg
addendums
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
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.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amounters
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphorous
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
anastomus
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anoestrum
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomurous
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
apemantus
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
aposthume
aquariums
argentums
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armatures
armatures
noun
plural of armature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armature
armourers
armourers
noun
plural of armourer
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
aromatous
aromatous
adj
(obsolete) aromatic
asomatous
asomatous
adj
Without a material body; incorporeal.
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
assumably
assumably
adv
presumably; as one may assume
assumedly
assumedly
adv
(chiefly US) In an assumed manner; presumably.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
atheneums
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
aulostoma
aulostomi
aumsville
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autecisms
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.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
automates
automates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automate
autoserum
autoserum
noun
A serum obtained from a patient's own blood and then used for autoserotherapy
autosomal
autosomal
adj
Of or pertaining to autosomes.
autosomes
autosomes
noun
plural of autosome
axotomous
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
balsamous
balsamous
adj
Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam; balsamic.
bambuseae
barnumism
bashmuric
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beamhouse
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemurmurs
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzles
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
besmutted
besmutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmut
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bimodulus
bisellium
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blomquist
bluestems
bluestems
noun
plural of bluestem
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bothriums
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brumstane
brumstone
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
bschmusic
bumblings
bumblings
noun
plural of bumbling
bummerish
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
buncombes
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushmaker
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
butlerism
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
caladiums
caladiums
noun
plural of caladium
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny