(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amianthium
amphithura
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antimachus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
azthionium
batrachium
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
buchmanite
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
chikamatsu
chromatium
chytridium
cumaphytic
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demihagbut
elotherium
enthusiasm
enthusiasm
noun
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
erimanthus
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.
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
eustachium
euthycomic
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
haematinum
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
hematobium
himantopus
housesmith
housesmith
noun
(dated) An ironworker who works on buildings.
hulotheism
hulotheism
noun
Alternative form of hylotheism
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humanitian
humanitian
noun
(obsolete) A humanist.
humanities
humanities
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.
plural of humanity
humidistat
humidistat
noun
A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.
humidities
humidities
noun
plural of humidity
humilation
humiliated
humiliated
adj
deprived of dignity or self-respect
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humiliate
humiliates
humiliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humiliate
humiliator
humiliator
noun
One who humiliates.
humilities
humilities
noun
plural of humility
humilitude
humilitude
noun
(rare, obsolete) Humility.
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.
humptulips
hyotherium
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
inhumanity
inhumanity
noun
An inhuman act.
The lack of compassion.
inhumation
inhumation
noun
(medicine) arenation
The act of burial.
The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
interhuman
interhuman
adj
Between humans
jotunnheim
khidmutgar
khidmutgar
noun
Alternative form of khitmatgar
khitmutgar
khitmutgar
noun
Alternative spelling of khitmatgar
lithodomus
malthusian
malthusian
Adjective
of, or relating to Malthus or his views on human population and world resources
manhunting
manhunting
noun
Organized searching for a criminal or enemy.
maquahuitl
maquahuitl
noun
Alternative form of macuahuitl
maucherite
melanthium
melanthius
melianthus
menesthius
mightfully
millithrum
mimmouthed
minuthesis
mirthfully
mirthfully
adv
In a mirthful manner.
misthought
misthought
noun
(obsolete) error, mistake
mistouched
mistouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistouch
mistouches
mistouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistouch
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mithraeums
moustachio
moustachio
noun
Alternative spelling of mustachio
mouthiness
mouthiness
noun
The property of being mouthy.
mouthingly
mouthishly
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
muckthrift
multibirth
multibirth
adj
Relating to more than one birth.
multichord
multichord
adj
Relating to multiple musical chords.
multiflash
multiflash
adj
(photography) Involving more than one flash.
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
murthering
murthering
verb
present participle of murther
mustachial
mustachial
adj
Alternative form of moustachial.
mustachios
mustachios
noun
plural of mustachio
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mustachio
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
nachtmusik
narthecium
outrhyming
outrhyming
verb
present participle of outrhyme
outshaming
outshaming
verb
present participle of outshame
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
pneumolith
prohibitum
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
psilothrum
psithurism
psithurism
noun
(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
pumpwright
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
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.