(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
addendums
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alimentum
almuredin
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
amentulum
amounters
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
anatherum
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angouleme
angraecum
animacule
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anoestrum
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
antehuman
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antequalm
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
apemantus
apneumona
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
atheneums
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
aumoniere
automedon
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigeminum
brummagen
brumstane
brumstone
brunizems
bucketman
buddleman
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpkinet
buncombes
bungmaker
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunkermen
bunkermen
noun
plural of bunkerman
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
butterman
butterman
noun
(dated) A man who makes or sells butter.
buttwomen
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
calcaneum
calcaneum
noun
(anatomy) The calcaneus.
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
capernaum
cenaculum
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
ceruminal
ceruminal
adj
Relating to cerumen
chemakuan
churchmen
churchmen
noun
plural of churchman
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cnemidium
coaugment
coenobium
coenobium
noun
(biology) An arranged colony of algae that acts as a single organism; coenobe
Alternative spelling of cenobium (“monastic community”)
columbine
columbine
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.
noun
Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
columbyne
columnate
columnate
verb
to provide with, or put in the form of, columns
columnize
columnize
verb
(transitive) To format (writing or data) as a series of columns.
comburent
comminute
comminute
noun
Pulverized material.
verb
(medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone).
(transitive) To break into smaller portions.
(transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
communise
communise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of communize.
communize
communize
verb
To become or be made communistic.
To come under public ownership or control.
To impose Communist ideals upon.
To make something the property of a community.
comourner
conemaugh
congoleum
consumate
consumate
adj
Misspelling of consummate.
consumers
consumers
noun
plural of consumer
contumely
contumely
noun
Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
cornamute
cornamute
noun
Obsolete form of cornemuse.
cornemuse
cornemuse
noun
A French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.
coumarane
coumarone
coumarone
noun
(organic chemistry) The bicyclic heterocycle benzofuran.
credendum
credendum
noun
(theology) Something to be believed; an article of faith.
ctenidium
ctenidium
noun
(zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
(zoology) A row of spines in some insects
ctenolium
culminate
culminate
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the culmen
verb
(US, military, of an offensive, etc) To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
(intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
(transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
cumbrance
cumbrance
noun
(obsolete) encumbrance
cumengite
cumengite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal indigo blue mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
cuminseed
cundeamor
cundeamor
noun
A certain variety of forastero cocoa bean.
Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine).
Momordica balsamina (balsam apple), a vine species found in Africa.
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
cursement
cutterman
cutterman
noun
(colloquial, US) A person who is either unkempt or slovenly.
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard with 7 years or more of sea duty.
One who is employed to operate an industrial cutting tool.
decennium
decennium
noun
Synonym of decade: a ten year period.
decumanus
decumbent
decumbent
adj
(botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
Lying down; reclining on the ground.
degumming
degumming
noun
The removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils.
demeanour
demeanour
noun
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of demeanor
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demilunes
demilunes
noun
plural of demilune
demjanjuk
demounted
demounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demount
demulcent
demulcent
adj
(also figuratively) Soothing or softening.
noun
(medicine) A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.
demulsion
demulsion
noun
Something which has a soothing effect.
demurrant
demurrant
noun
(law) A party who seeks a demurrer.
demurring
demurring
noun
demurral
verb
present participle of demur
denotatum
denotatum
noun
(linguistics, philosophy) Something that is denoted; a referent.
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
denumeral
denumeral
adj
(grammar) Deriving from a numeral.
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
desmoncus
dexamenus
diminuent
diminuent
adj
lessening
diminuted
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
disnumber
documents
documents
noun
plural of document
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of document
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
drepanium
drepanium
noun
(botany) A helicoid cyme whose successive pedicels are aligned on the same plane.
duennadom
dumminess
dumminess
noun
(archaic) A disease in horses, characterised by immobility and a hanging position of the head, the result of acute encephalitis.
(colloquial) The quality of being silly or foolish.
dumontite
dumontite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
dumpiness
dumpiness
noun
The quality of being dumpy
duodenums
dusterman
dustermen
ecumenacy
ecumenics
ecumenics
noun
ecumenical studies
ecumenism
ecumenism
noun
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.