(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.
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.
ammoniuret
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
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.
autodermic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
baumeister
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
centaurium
circumdate
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
creamfruit
diparentum
diumvirate
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.
erimanthus
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
fieulamort
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
haematuria
haematuria
noun
Britain standard spelling of hematuria.
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
innumerate
innumerate
adj
Lacking numeracy.
noun
One who lacks numeracy skills.
interhuman
interhuman
adj
Between humans
intermural
intermural
adj
Between walls; enclosed by walls.
laurentium
malnutrite
malnutrite
adj
(obsolete) malnourished
manualiter
manualiter
adj
Of organ music requiring the use of the manuals only.
manumitter
manumitter
noun
An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.
marguerita
marguerite
marguerite
noun
A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
The China aster.
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
martinique
martinique
Proper noun
An island in the Caribbean, an overseas department of France. Official name: Department of Martinique.
matriculae
maturative
maturative
adj
(obsolete) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.
maturities
maturities
noun
plural of maturity
maucherite
maumetries
maupertuis
mauretania
melicratum
mercuriate
micturated
micturated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of micturate
miniatured
miniatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miniature
miniatures
miniatures
noun
plural of miniature
misfeature
misfeature
noun
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
misnatured
misnatured
adj
Of a bad or wrong nature; malformed.
mithraeums
mortuaries
mortuaries
noun
plural of mortuary
mountainer
mountainer
noun
(obsolete) A person who lives in a mountainous area.
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
multiarmed
multiarmed
adj
Having several arms or projections.
multibreak
multibreak
adj
Involving more than one break.
multiframe
multiframe
adj
Involving or composed of multiple frames.
multigrade
multigrade
adj
(education) Relating to students of differing grade levels
Having the characteristics of multiple grades of a product (especially of a lubricating oil)
multilayer
multilayer
adj
Any system of multiple layers, especially of multiple monolayers
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
murasakite
muriculate
muriculate
adj
Minutely muricate.
mutessarif
mutessarif
noun
Alternative spelling of mutasarrif
narthecium
neutralism
neutralism
noun
(biology) The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.
The state of being neutral; neutrality.
nominature
nominature
noun
(archaic) nomination
numerating
numerating
verb
present participle of numerate
numeration
numeration
noun
Any system of giving names to numbers.
The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
numerative
numerative
adj
Of or pertaining to numeration.
osmaterium
osmaterium
noun
Alternative form of osmeterium
outmarried
outmarried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmarry
outmiracle
outmiracle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in miraculousness.
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pediastrum
periastrum
pneumatria
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
qualimeter
qualimeter
noun
(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
remutation
remutation
noun
mutation again, or back to a previous form
rheumatics
rheumatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial) Rheumatism.
plural of rheumatic
rheumatism
rheumatism
noun
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
stimulater
stimulater
noun
Alternative form of stimulator
submuriate
tambourine
tambourine
noun
A kind of Provençal dance.
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
A tambourine dove.
verb
To make a sound like a tambourine.
To play the tambourine.
tautomeric
tautomeric
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to, formed or characterized by tautomerism.
tepidarium
tepidarium
noun
(historical) A boiler in which the water was heated.
(historical) A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually heated by a hypocaust.
Any room containing a warm bath.
terrariums
terrariums
noun
plural of terrarium
tourmaline
tourmaline
noun
(mineralogy) A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
A transparent gemstone cut from it.
tourmalite
trachelium
trachelium
noun
(architecture) The neck of a column.
trapeziums
trapeziums
noun
plural of trapezium
trasimenus
traumatize
traumatize
verb
(transitive, pathology) To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
(transitive, psychiatry) To cause a trauma in.
trimensual
trimensual
adj
Occurring every three months; quarterly.
triumfetta
tularaemia
tularaemia
noun
Alternative form of tularemia
tularaemic
tularaemic
adj
Alternative form of tularemic
turkmenian
unanimiter
unemigrant
unimparted
unimparted
adj
Not imparted.
unmaritime
unmaterial
unmaterial
adj
Not material; lacking tangible physical form.
unmetrical
unmetrical
adj
Not written in meter
urohematin
uteromania
uteromania
noun
(medicine, dated) nymphomania; insatiable sexual desire in females