(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.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
erimanthus
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
furmenties
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
informatus
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.
inurements
inurements
noun
plural of inurement
luminarist
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
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.
miniatures
miniatures
noun
plural of miniature
misfortune
misfortune
noun
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
misnatured
misnatured
adj
Of a bad or wrong nature; malformed.
misnurture
misnurture
verb
(transitive) To nurture or train wrongly.
misventure
misventure
noun
(archaic) misadventure
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
multiresin
nasturtium
nasturtium
noun
A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus.
Any of the plants in the genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
nasutiform
naturalism
naturalism
noun
(art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism or surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
(nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
(philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
(politics, law) The belief in natural law.
A state of nature; conformity to nature.
The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
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.
numerosity
numerosity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
nutriments
nutriments
noun
plural of nutriment
puritanism
puritanism
noun
(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
rumbustion
rumfustian
rumfustian
noun
A hot alcoholic drink traditionally made from sherry, eggs, etc. and now made from rum and various spices.
ruminators
ruminators
noun
plural of ruminator
rusticanum
sanatarium
sanatorium
sanatorium
noun
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
sanctorium
sanitarium
sanitarium
noun
(US) Alternative form of sanatorium
sanitorium
sanitorium
noun
Alternative spelling of sanatorium
scrumption
semirotund
semirotund
adj
Somewhat or partly rotund.
sminthurid
sminthurid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Sminthuridae of springtails.
sminthurus
stramonium
stramonium
noun
A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.
The jimsonweed plant
stridhanum
strontiums
strontiums
noun
plural of strontium
sturniform
tamarindus
tambourins
tambourins
noun
plural of tambourin
terminuses
transuming
transuming
verb
present participle of transume
trasimenus
trienniums
trienniums
noun
plural of triennium
trigeminus
trigeminus
noun
(neuroanatomy) Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.