(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphispore
amphoterus
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
arboretums
archemorus
archistome
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatiser
aromatites
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arsenhemol
artemision
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
astrometer
astrometer
noun
An instrument designed to measure the brightness, relation, or apparent magnitude of stars.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
astronomer
astronomer
noun
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atrematous
averrhoism
azygosperm
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bergsonism
bettermost
bettermost
adj
(colloquial) best, superior
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biometries
biometries
noun
plural of biometry
biometrist
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastomere
blastomere
noun
(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
bloomeries
bloomeries
noun
plural of bloomery
bloomerism
bloomerism
Noun
Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.
boanergism
boatmaster
boatmaster
noun
(nautical) A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.
boedromius
bookmakers
bookmakers
noun
plural of bookmaker
boomerangs
boomerangs
noun
plural of boomerang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boomerang
boosterism
boosterism
noun
(US) Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
boresomely
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
bottomries
bottomries
noun
plural of bottomry
boucherism
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
brevicomis
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
bromcresol
bromcresol
noun
Alternative form of bromocresol
bromegrass
bromegrass
noun
Any of various North American grasses, of the genus Bromus, that are used for forage.
bromsgrove
bromsgrove
Proper noun
a town in Worcestershire, England.
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
calotermes
carposperm
carposperm
noun
(biology) The egg of a red alga
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
cercomonas
ceremonies
ceremonies
noun
plural of ceremony
ceriomyces
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
chamaerops
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chromosome
chromosome
noun
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
chrosperma
ciceronism
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
cirrostome
cirsectomy
citromyces
clamatores
clamorsome
clamorsome
adj
Alternative form of clamoursome.
closterium
cobblerism
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cocomposer
cocomposer
noun
One who jointly composes a work with somebody else.
coelastrum
coelosperm
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
colbertism
coldstream
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
comforters
comforters
noun
plural of comforter
comiferous
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
commeasure
commeasure
verb
(transitive) To be commensurate with; to equal.
commissure
commissure
noun
(anatomy) The joint between two bones.
(anatomy) The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
commodores
commodores
noun
plural of commodore
companeros
compellers
compellers
noun
plural of compeller
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
compressed
compressed
adj
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Pressed tightly together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compress
compresses
compresses
noun
plural of compress
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compress
compressor
compressor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
(audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
(computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
compromise
compromise
noun
(computer security) A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
verb
(intransitive) To find a way between extremes.
(transitive) To breach (a security system).
(transitive) To cause impairment of.
(transitive, intransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
concretism
concretism
noun
(art) An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction like a real entity
condemners
condemners
noun
plural of condemner
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conumerous
convertism
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
copromotes
copromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copromote
cornishmen
cornmaster
cosmodrome
cosmodrome
noun
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.
cosmogoner
cosmogoner
noun
One who studies cosmogony.
cosmometry
cosmometry
noun
The exploration of the mystical forces or vibrations that unite everything in the universe.
The measurement of the world or universe.
costmaries
costmaries
noun
plural of costmary
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
cottierism
cottierism
noun
The cotter system of land tenure.
coustumier
cramoisies
cramoisies
noun
plural of cramoisie
plural of cramoisy
creepmouse
creepmouse
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
noun
(mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.
creepmousy
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
crossbeams
crossbeams
noun
plural of crossbeam
crystoleum
cumbersome
cumbersome
adj
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.