(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
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amiantuses
antimachus
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisquama
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
clementius
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
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.
continuums
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
dentaliums
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
disaugment
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
emulations
emulations
noun
plural of emulation
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
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.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
erimanthus
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
fulminates
fulminates
noun
plural of fulminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulminate
furmenties
gluttonism
gluttonism
noun
The state of being a glutton.
himantopus
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
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
illuminist
illuminist
noun
Someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati.
immunities
immunities
noun
plural of immunity
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
incumbents
incumbents
noun
plural of incumbent
informatus
insimulate
insimulate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accuse.
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.
insultment
insultment
noun
(obsolete) Insolent treatment; insult.
intumesced
intumesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intumesce
inurements
inurements
noun
plural of inurement
lomatinous
luminarist
luminosity
luminosity
noun
(astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
(physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
lutuamians
magnitudes
magnitudes
noun
plural of magnitude
malthusian
malthusian
Adjective
of, or relating to Malthus or his views on human population and world resources
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
manistique
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.
melanthius
melianthus
menesthius
miniatures
miniatures
noun
plural of miniature
minuteness
minuteness
noun
The property of being minute.
minuthesis
misaccount
misaccount
noun
A bad or wrong account; an incorrect narrative.
verb
(transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error
misconduct
misconduct
noun
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To act improperly.
(reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
(transitive) To mismanage.
miscounted
miscounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscount
miscutting
miscutting
verb
present participle of miscut
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.
misputting
misputting
verb
present participle of misput
present participle of misputt
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
missuiting
missuiting
verb
present participle of missuit
misusement
misusement
noun
(archaic) misuse
misventure
misventure
noun
(archaic) misadventure
monoculist
monoculist
noun
(rare) A one-eyed person
monticulus
monticulus
noun
A little elevation.
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
mouthiness
mouthiness
noun
The property of being mouthy.
multiresin
multisense
multisense
adj
(linguistics) Having more than one sense (distinct meaning).
Involving more than one of the senses, e.g. both sight and touch.
multisonic
muslinette
mutinously
mutinously
adv
In a mutinous manner.
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
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.
numismatic
numismatic
adj
Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
Of or pertaining to numismatics.
nummulites
nummulites
noun
plural of nummulite
nutriments
nutriments
noun
plural of nutriment
outshaming
outshaming
verb
present participle of outshame
outsmiling
outsmiling
verb
present participle of outsmile
outsmoking
outsmoking
verb
present participle of outsmoke
outsumming
outsumming
verb
present participle of outsum
pantomimus
pennisetum
plutoniums
plutoniums
noun
plural of plutonium
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
pulmonitis
pulmonitis
noun
pneumonitis
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.
puritanism
puritanism
noun
(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
putaminous
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
semiglutin
semiglutin
noun
(biochemistry) A peptone-like body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling collagen or gelatin for a long time in water.
semilucent
semilucent
adj
Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
semilunate
semilunate
adj
shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped
seminudity
seminudity
noun
The state of being seminude, or scantily dressed.
semionotus
semirotund
semirotund
adj
Somewhat or partly rotund.
sentiendum
sentiendum
noun
That which is to be felt, or perceived by the senses.
septennium
septennium
Noun
A of years.
shunammite
simulating
simulating
verb
present participle of simulate
simulation
simulation
noun
(soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.
(video games) A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.
Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
The process of simulating.
sminthurid
sminthurid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Sminthuridae of springtails.
sminthurus
smuttiness
smuttiness
noun
The state or quality of being smutty.
soumansite
squamatine
squamation
squamation
noun
(pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin.
(zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.
(zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales.
stamineous
stamineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the stamens; possessing stamens; attached to the stamens.
Consisting of stamens or threads.
stimulance
stimulancy
stimulancy
noun
The act of stimulating; stimulation.
The quality of being stimulating.
stimulants
stimulants
noun
plural of stimulant
stipendium
stramonium
stramonium
noun
A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.
The jimsonweed plant
stridhanum
strontiums
strontiums
noun
plural of strontium
stumpiness
stumpiness
noun
The quality of being stumpy.
sturniform
subintimal
subintimal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath an intima; relating to a subintima