Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
caecotomy
ceromancy
ceromancy
noun
divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
chemotaxy
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
claymores
claymores
noun
plural of claymore
comradely
comradely
adj
Having the characteristics of a comrade or of comradeship; companionable.
Of or relating to comradeship; between or among comrades.
adv
(rare) In the manner of a comrade.
comradery
comradery
noun
(rare) camaraderie
crematory
crematory
adj
Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.
noun
The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
democracy
democracy
noun
(countable) A state with a democratic system of government.
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
(uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
ecchymoma
ecchymoma
noun
A tumor-like swelling composed of extravasated blood.
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
encompany
haemocyte
haemocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of hemocyte
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
lackeydom
lackeydom
noun
The realm or sphere of lackeys.
mackenboy
macrocyte
macrocyte
noun
(hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia
mycetomas
mycetomas
noun
plural of mycetoma
mycetozoa
mycoderma
mycoderma
noun
(biology) One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a layer of motionless but living bacteria united on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed, differing from the zoogloea stage by not having the intermediate mucous substance.
mycohemia
myctodera
myectopia
myxotheca
oenomancy
oenomancy
noun
divination by studying wine
pedomancy
pedomancy
noun
divination by examining the soles of the feet
pegomancy
pegomancy
noun
divination by fountains
polyaemic
radectomy
samoyedic
samoyedic
Proper noun
Any of a group of languages spoken in the Urals that, along with Finno-Ugric, make up the Uralic language group.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to these languages.
scytonema
sycamores
sycamores
noun
plural of sycamore
theomachy
theomachy
noun
a battle among gods
a fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods
an opposition to divine will
theomancy
theomancy
noun
(historical) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles.
vasectomy
vasectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.