A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acrorrheuma
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
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.
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
alloxuremia
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alumiferous
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphipleura
amyliferous
anchtherium
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
antecardium
antesternum
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoturmeric
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
arcocentrum
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
aristodemus
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atmocautery
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auribromide
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
aurobromide
aurodiamine
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
axospermous
bacteririum
barlafumble
barlafumble
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bramblebush
bromoaurate
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
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.
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
buttermaker
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
ceraunogram
chamaesaura
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
circumaxile
circumrenal
circumrenal
adj
Around the kidney
circumviate
clamoursome
clamoursome
adj
Characterised or marked by clamouring; clamorous
colletarium
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
connumerate
connumerate
verb
(transitive) To count together.
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
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.
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countreeman
countrieman
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
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
curtailment
curtailment
noun
The act of curtailing.
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
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
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
dismeasured
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.
dramaticule
dramaticule
noun
An extremely short play.
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
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
emasculator
emasculator
noun
(veterinary) A type of clamp used to crush the spermatic cord when castrating livestock.
One who, or that which, emasculates.
embrasuring
empyreumata
emydosauria
enamourment
enamourment
noun
Alternative form of enamorment
encumbrance
encumbrance
noun
(law) One who is dependent on another.
(property law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
verb
(law) To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).
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
enumerating
enumerating
verb
present participle of enumerate
enumeration
enumeration
noun
(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.