(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
antimachus
archistome
asthamatic
asthmatics
asthmatics
noun
plural of asthmatic
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
catechisms
catechisms
noun
plural of catechism
cathismata
cathismata
noun
plural of cathisma
chainsmith
chainsmith
noun
A person who makes metal chains.
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
charismata
charismata
noun
plural of charism
plural of charisma
charterism
chastiment
chattelism
chattelism
noun
The act or condition of holding chattels.
The state of being a chattel.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chiasmatic
chiasmatic
adj
Relating to the optic chiasma.
chikamatsu
chilostoma
choristoma
choristoma
noun
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.
chrematist
chrematist
noun
One who seeks to acquire wealth; a money-grubber.
One who studies or guides the wealth of the state; a political economist.
christmann
christmasy
chromatics
chromatics
noun
(music) Chromatic harmonies or notes.
(optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
chromatism
chromatism
noun
(optics) chromatic aberration
(psychology) chromesthesia
The state of being coloured
chromatist
chromatist
noun
A person whose speciality is chromatics
coachsmith
coachsmith
noun
A builder of coaches.
ethicalism
ethicalism
noun
ethical beliefs and behaviour generally
eustachium
hemostatic
hemostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to hemostasis
That checks bleeding; styptic
noun
Any medicine that stops bleeding.
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
histaminic
histaminic
adj
Relating to or containing histamines
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
lachrymist
lachrymist
noun
(rare) One who weeps.
larithmics
larithmics
noun
(obsolete) The study of population statistics.
maastricht
maastricht
Proper noun
The capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands.
machinates
machinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate
machinists
machinists
noun
plural of machinist
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
maestricht
masochists
masochists
noun
plural of masochist
matachinas
matachinas
noun
plural of matachina
matchstick
matchstick
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
matriarchs
matriarchs
noun
plural of matriarch
mechanists
mechanists
noun
plural of mechanist
metaethics
metaethics
noun
(ethics) The study of the nature and meaning of moral judgments, and the foundations and the possibility of ethical reasoning as such.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
misarchist
misarchist
noun
One who dislikes and distrusts all government.
mischanter
mismatched
mismatched
adj
Unsuitably matched; ill joined.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismatch
mismatches
mismatches
noun
plural of mismatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mismatch
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
misteacher
misteacher
noun
One who misteaches.
misteaches
misteaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misteach
monarchist
monarchist
noun
An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.
moustachio
moustachio
noun
Alternative spelling of mustachio
mustachial
mustachial
adj
Alternative form of moustachial.
mustachios
mustachios
noun
plural of mustachio
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mustachio
myasthenic
myasthenic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
noun
An individual who has myasthenia.
nachtmusik
pachystima
palmchrist
paristhmic
paristhmic
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsillar.
phantasmic
phantasmic
adj
Like a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.
pharmacist
pharmacist
noun
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
(pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.
rheumatics
rheumatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial) Rheumatism.
plural of rheumatic
scalesmith
schematics
schematics
noun
plural of schematic
schematise
schematise
verb
Alternative form of schematize
schematism
schematism
noun
(astrology) The combination of the heavenly bodies.
A schematic representation; a schema.
schematist
schematist
noun
One given to forming schemes.
schematize
schematize
verb
(intransitive) To make a plan in outline.
(transitive) To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics.