(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
aegimius
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
alumines
ameiurus
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
ammianus
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
annulism
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
apomyius
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
atymnius
aulicism
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autecism
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
botulism
botulism
noun
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
brosimum
brumbies
brumbies
noun
plural of brumby
brutisms
brutisms
noun
plural of brutism
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buddhism
bulimias
bulimias
noun
plural of bulimia
bullyism
bullyism
noun
(dated) The swaggering, domineering behaviour of a bully.
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
butolism
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesiums
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
cambiums
cambouis
camillus
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsumin
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
climacus
climacus
noun
A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
clubbism
clubbism
noun
(archaic) clubmanship; cliquishness
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
clumsier
clumsier
adj
comparative form of clumsy: more clumsy
clumsily
clumsily
adv
In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
coliseum
coliseum
noun
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
comenius
communis
costumic
costumic
adj
Of or relating to a costume.
craniums
crummies
crummies
noun
plural of crummy
cuffyism
cultismo
cultisms
cultisms
noun
plural of cultism
cumarins
cumarins
noun
plural of cumarin
cummings
daturism
daturism
noun
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).
demisuit
didymous
didymous
adj
(botany, zoology) Twin, twinned; growing or occurring in pairs.
diestrum
diestrum
noun
(biology) The interval between two periods of estrus
digamous
digamous
adj
(botany) androgynous
Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.
diiambus
diiambus
noun
(poetry) A double iambus; a metrical foot consisting of two iambs.
dimensum
dimerous
dimerous
adj
(botany) In two parts; having two parts in each whorl of a flower.
(entomology) Having two-jointed tarsi.
dindymus
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dismount
dismount
noun
(gymnastics) The part of a routine in which the gymnast detaches from an apparatus.
verb
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To make (a mounted drive) unavailable for use.
(intransitive) To come down; to descend.
(military, transitive) To throw (cannon) off their carriages.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).
disodium
disodium
noun
(chemistry, in combination) two atoms of sodium in a compound
displume
displume
verb
To deprive of feathers or plumes.
To strip of an award.
disporum
distomum
dochmius
dochmius
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
doumaist
drudgism
druidism
druidism
noun
The religion, philosophical beliefs, and attendant ritual practices of the druids.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
drumlins
drumlins
noun
plural of drumlin
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
dualisms
dualisms
noun
plural of dualism
dumbfish
dumfries
dumfries
Proper noun
A town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and the former county town of
A town in Virginia.
dummyism
dumosity
dumosity
noun
The quality of being dumous or dumose.
dumpiest
dumpiest
adj
superlative form of dumpy: most dumpy
dumpings
dumpings
noun
plural of dumping
dunsmuir
duumvirs
eluviums
eluviums
noun
plural of eluvium
embuskin
emeritus
emeritus
adj
(postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
noun
A person retired in this sense.
eminescu
emulsify
emulsify
verb
(transitive) To make into an emulsion.
emulsion
emulsion
noun
(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
verb
(transitive) To paint with emulsion paint.
emulsive
emulsive
adj
That readily forms or enters into an emulsion.
That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance).
emulsoid
emulsoid
noun
A colloid solution consisting of a suspension of liquid particles in a liquid.
epimacus
erysimum
erysimum
noun
A wallflower of the genus Erysimum.
esquimau
eucosmid
eugenism
eugenism
noun
A policy of supporting eugenics.
eulogism
eulogism
noun
(rare) eulogistic language
eumerism
eumerism
noun
Alternative form of euhemerism
euosmite
euosmite
noun
(mineralogy) A fossil resin with a strong pleasant odour.
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
fauvisms
fermiums
figurism
figurism
noun
(Christianity, historical) An intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a prophetic book containing the mysteries of Christianity, and prioritized working with the Qing Emperor (rather than with the Chinese literati) as a way of promoting Christianity in China.
firmicus
fluidism
fluidism
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The doctrine that the fluids of the body are the source of its vital properties and are susceptible to disease.
fremitus
fremitus
noun
A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.
freudism
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fulmines
fulmines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulmine
fulsamic
fulsamic
adj
(obsolete) Fulsome
fuminess
fuminess
noun
The quality of being fumy.
fumishly
fumosity
fumosity
noun
(obsolete) The fumes of alcoholic drink.
The quality of being fumous.
fusarium
fusarium
noun
(biology) Any of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are pathogenic to plants and animals.
fusiform
fusiform
adj
(chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
futurism
futurism
noun
(Christianity) Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.
(Judaism) The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.
The study and prediction of possible futures.
galliums
gambusia
gambusia
noun
Any of several live-bearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.
gaullism
gaullism
Noun
A French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions.
geminius
geminous
geminous
adj
double; in pairs
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
gonimous
gonimous
adj
(lichenology) Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia or gonimia, as that part of a lichen which contains the green or chlorophyll-bearing cells.