(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
ammoniuret
amphithura
amurcosity
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
atraumatic
atraumatic
adj
That minimises trauma
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
autodermic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
barbituism
batrachium
baumeister
bitterbump
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
centaurium
chromatium
chytridium
circuitman
circuitmen
circumdate
circumduct
circumduct
verb
(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
(law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)
(law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.
(obsolete) To lead about or astray.
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
clamourist
closterium
colatorium
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
comminutor
comminutor
noun
(engineering) A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
coustumier
creamfruit
cronartium
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
curatorium
curatorium
noun
A board of curators or advisory board, in certain European institutions.
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demiluster
demilustre
demiturned
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
diparentum
disparatum
diumvirate
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
elotherium
emmitsburg
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
epicentrum
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
erimanthus
eudiometer
eudiometer
noun
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
eudiometry
eudiometry
noun
(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
euhemerist
euhemerist
adj
Synonym of euhemeristic: of or related to euhemerism.
noun
Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.
eumeristic
eumoiriety
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
fieulamort
fimbriatum
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
fluidmeter
flurriment
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fremituses
fructiform
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
fruticetum
fruticetum
noun
A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees.
fulminator
fulminator
noun
One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumatorium
fumatorium
noun
An airtight compartment in which vapour may be generated to destroy germs or insects; especially, the apparatus used to destroy San Jose scale on nursery stock, using hydrocyanic acid vapour.
fumattoria
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
furmenties
gourmetism
gourmetism
noun
The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food.
haematuria
haematuria
noun
Britain standard spelling of hematuria.
haustorium
haustorium
noun
A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
helipterum
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humiliator
humiliator
noun
One who humiliates.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
humoristic
humoristic
adj
Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
hyotherium
illurement
imbruement
imbruement
noun
The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
immaturity
immaturity
noun
Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown
immeritous
immeritous
adj
(obsolete) undeserving
immuration
immuration
noun
A walling up or immuring.
immurement
immurement
noun
Capital punishment by entombing for life.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
imprimatur
imprimatur
noun
(by extension) Any mark of official approval.
(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
informatus
innumerate
innumerate
adj
Lacking numeracy.
noun
One who lacks numeracy skills.
instrument
instrument
noun
(aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
(figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
(law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
A device used to produce music.
A means or agency for achieving an effect.
A measuring or displaying device.
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
verb
(transitive) To apply measuring devices.
(transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
interhuman
interhuman
adj
Between humans
intermural
intermural
adj
Between walls; enclosed by walls.
intramural
intramural
adj
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
noun
A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
inurements
inurements
noun
plural of inurement
irrumation
irrumation
noun
Vigorous oral sex; the active penetration of a mouth with a penis.
jimpricute
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khitmutgar
khitmutgar
noun
Alternative spelling of khitmatgar
laurentium
limburgite
limburgite
noun
A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
locutorium
luminarist
lumisterol
lumisterol
noun
Constituent of vitamin D₁.
malnutrite
malnutrite
adj
(obsolete) malnourished
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
manualiter
manualiter
adj
Of organ music requiring the use of the manuals only.
manumitter
manumitter
noun
An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
marguerita
marguerite
marguerite
noun
A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
The China aster.
maritagium
maritagium
noun
(historical) Synonym of maritage.
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.