(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdum
absurdum
noun
An illogical conclusion or state.
adamsburg
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albumeniser
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
ambassadeur
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiparous
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambrosiaceous
ambrosius
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
ammonocarbonous
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
antirepublicanism
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
arboretums
arbustum
aristorepublicanism
armbrust
armbruster
ashburnham
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barbituism
barbiturism
barbiturism
noun
(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
bariums
bariums
noun
plural of barium
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barnumism
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
barquisimeto
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundies
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bartholomeus
bashmuric
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basommatophorous
batrachospermum
battarismus
baumeister
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
bermudas
bermudians
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
bioinstrumentation
bioinstrumentation
noun
The use of sensors attached to or embedded in the body to remotely monitor physiological function
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
biscuitmaker
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismutosphaerite
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bloomsburian
bluebeardism
bonaventurism
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bourignianism
brachydodromous
brachystomatous
brachystomous
bramantesque
bramblebush
branchiostomous
branscum
breastsummer
breastsummer
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromoaurates
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brumstane
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
brutalitarianism
brutalitarianism
noun
brutal totalitarianism
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
bulbomembranous
burbankism
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
burmans
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaker
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
cambarus
campbellsburg
candelabrums
canterburianism
cerambus
chambersburg
chlamydobacteriaceous
chloriambus
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumbasal
circumscribable
circumscribable
adj
able to be circumscribed
circumstantiability
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurableness
commensurableness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurable.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterembargos
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.