(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.
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
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.
erimanthus
fulminates
fulminates
noun
plural of fulminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulminate
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
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
informatus
insimulate
insimulate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accuse.
lomatinous
luminarist
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
miniatures
miniatures
noun
plural of miniature
misaccount
misaccount
noun
A bad or wrong account; an incorrect narrative.
verb
(transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error
misnatured
misnatured
adj
Of a bad or wrong nature; malformed.
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
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.
numismatic
numismatic
adj
Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
Of or pertaining to numismatics.
outshaming
outshaming
verb
present participle of outshame
pantomimus
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
puritanism
puritanism
noun
(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
putaminous
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
semilunate
semilunate
adj
shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped
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.
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
stramonium
stramonium
noun
A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.
The jimsonweed plant
stridhanum
subintimal
subintimal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath an intima; relating to a subintima
submediant
submediant
noun
(music) The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.
summations
summations
noun
plural of summation
tamarindus
tambourins
tambourins
noun
plural of tambourin
thumbnails
thumbnails
noun
plural of thumbnail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thumbnail
transuming
transuming
verb
present participle of transume
trasimenus
trimensual
trimensual
adj
Occurring every three months; quarterly.
unmajestic
unmajestic
adj
Not majestic.
unmanifest
unmanifest
adj
Not manifest.
unmanliest
unmanliest
adj
superlative form of unmanly: most unmanly
unmistaken
unmistaken
adj
Not mistaken; valid or accurate.
unmonastic
unmonastic
Adjective
Not monastic.
unmoralist
unmystical
unmystical
Adjective
Not mystical.
unsigmatic
unsigmatic
adj
Not sigmatic.
unsmarting
unsteaming
unsteaming
adj
Not steaming.
uromantist
utopianism
utopianism
noun
The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.