A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
addendums
adlumidin
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alimentum
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
almuredin
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminium
aluminium
noun
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amentulum
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
aminoquin
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amounters
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
anastomus
anatherum
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
animacule
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anoestrum
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomouran
anomurous
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
antehuman
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antequalm
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antirumor
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitumor
antitumor
adj
(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
noun
Any substance that inhibits tumors.
apemantus
apneumona
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
atheneums
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
aumoniere
aurantium
automania
automania
noun
(US) An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
automaton
automaton
noun
(dated) The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.
A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
automedon
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autumnian
autumnian
adj
(archaic) autumnal
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
azoxonium
barnumism
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
biclinium
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigeminum
bilihumin
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
botulinum
botulinum
noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
brummagen
brumstane
brumstone
brunizems
brunonism
bucketman
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
buddleman
bullimong
bullimong
noun
(UK, obsolete) A mixture of oats, barley, etc. sown to provide cattle feed.
bumblings
bumblings
noun
plural of bumbling
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpkinet
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
buncombes
bungmaker
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunkermen
bunkermen
noun
plural of bunkerman
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
buonamani
buonamano
buonamano
noun
In Italian contexts, a tip or gratuity.
burmannia
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
butterman
butterman
noun
(dated) A man who makes or sells butter.
buttwoman
buttwomen
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
byzantium
byzantium
Noun
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
Proper noun
The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 and now known as Istanbul.
The Byzantine Empire.
cacuminal
cacuminal
adj
(linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.
noun
(linguistics, phonology) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
calcaneum
calcaneum
noun
(anatomy) The calcaneus.
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
cambuscan
campanula
campanula
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Campanula.
canangium
capernaum
capnodium
captandum
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
catamount
catamount
noun
(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
(obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
cenaculum
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.