(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgonium
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
antecardium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
aristodemus
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auribromide
aurobromide
aurodiamine
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
circumradii
circumradii
noun
plural of circumradius
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
concordatum
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cyanuramide
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demarcature
demibuckram
demicuirass
deminatured
deminatured
adj
Having half the nature of another.
demiurgical
demiurgical
adj
Synonym of demiurgic
demodulator
demodulator
noun
Any device that demodulates a signal
denumerable
denumerable
adj
(mathematics) Capable of being assigned a bijection to the natural numbers. Applied to sets which are not finite, but have a one-to-one mapping to the natural numbers.
denumerably
denumerably
adv
In a denumerable manner
dermoneural
dermoneural
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures.
dermutation
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
discomorula
dismeasured
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
ditrematous
documentary
documentary
adj
(of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
Of, related to, or based on documents.
Which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
noun
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
dramaticule
dramaticule
noun
An extremely short play.
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
dramaturgic
dramaturgic
adj
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
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
dreamingful
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
duodenogram
durhamville
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
dynamoneure
emydosauria
endarterium
endarterium
noun
(anatomy) The lining of an artery.
endocardium
endocardium
noun
(anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart.
endocranium
endocranium
noun
(anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull
endostracum
epidemiarum
estremadura
eurylaimoid
eurytomidae
extremadura
extremadura
Proper noun
An autonomous province of western Spain, capital Mérida
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
frigidarium
frigidarium
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.
furfuramide
glamourized
glamourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamourize
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gourmandize
gradualisms
gradualisms
noun
plural of gradualism
halteridium
hardmouthed
hydrargyrum
hydrargyrum
noun
(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element)
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
interradium
iormungandr
jormungandr
juramentado
juramentado
noun
(historical) A Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself.
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
laundrymaid
laundrymaid
noun
A maid responsible for laundry.
leucodermia
liquidambar
liquidambar
noun
A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
The tree itself, also called sweetgum.
liquidamber
liquidamber
noun
Alternative form of liquidambar
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
lumbricidae
lundinarium
machairodus
macradenous
macradenous
adj
Having large glands.
macrandrous
macrandrous
adj
(botany) Having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.
macropodous
macropodous
adj
(botany) (of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
(botany) (of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
(botany, obsolete) (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
macrouridae
madisonburg
madisterium
madisterium
noun
An instrument to extract hairs.
mandibulary
mandibulary
adj
(anatomy, relational, archaic) Synonym of mandibular.
manducatory
manducatory
adj
Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
manoeuvered
manoeuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuver
manubriated
manubriated
adj
Having a manubrium.
manuductory
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
masqueraded
masqueraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masquerade
masquerader
masquerader
noun
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
masturbated
masturbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masturbate
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
meandrously
megaluridae
memorandums
menstruated
menstruated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of menstruate
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
metadromous
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
minaudieres
misfeatured
misfeatured
adj
Having ugly or misshapen features.
mismeasured
mismeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismeasure