The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hafniums
hahniums
halimous
heligmus
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hinduism
holmiums
holmiums
noun
plural of holmium
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanish
humanish
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
humanism
humanism
noun
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
humanist
humanist
adj
(typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
noun
(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
humashim
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
humifuse
humifuse
adj
(botany) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent
humorism
humorism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist
humorist
noun
(medicine, now rare, historical) Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
(obsolete) Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
ialmenus
iambuses
iambuses
noun
plural of iambus
imbrutes
imbrutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrute
imbursed
imbursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imburse
immunise
immunise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of immunize.
immunist
imporous
imporous
adj
Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
imposure
imposure
noun
(rare) The act of imposing.
impounds
impounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound
impulsed
impulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impulse
impulses
impulses
noun
plural of impulse
impulsor
impulsor
noun
One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
imputers
imputers
noun
plural of imputer
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
indusium
indusium
noun
(botany) A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.
inermous
inermous
adj
(botany) Without spines or thorns.
infamous
infamous
adj
(UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
iniomous
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
intimous
ipsambul
iridiums
iridiums
noun
plural of iridium
isodomum
isodomum
noun
isodomon
jasminum
jujuisms
jumboism
jumboism
noun
The tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.
jumpiest
jumpiest
adj
superlative form of jumpy: most jumpy
jumpsuit
jumpsuit
noun
a one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists
a similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing
koumises
kulakism
kulakism
noun
The condition or state of the kulaks.
kumisses
laminous
legumins
legumins
noun
plural of legumin
limbuses
limebush
limousin
limousin
noun
A breed of beef cattle.
lithiums
lithiums
noun
plural of lithium
litmuses
litmuses
noun
plural of litmus
luminism
luminism
noun
(art) An American artistic style of the 19th century, characterised by effects of light in landscapes.
luminist
luminist
noun
(painting) A painter who works in the style of luminism.
luminous
luminous
adj
Brightly illuminated.
Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
lumpiest
lumpiest
adj
superlative form of lumpy: most lumpy
mamilius
mamurius
manilius
manitous
manitous
noun
plural of manitou
manjusri
manumise
manumise
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To manumit.
manumits
manumits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manumit
manusina
manusina
noun
A bird, the white tern or common fairy tern.
manutius
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
marquois
marsupia
marsupia
noun
plural of marsupium
masurium
masurium
noun
(obsolete) The metallic element technetium.
maturish
maturish
adj
Quite mature, reasonably mature.
maundies
maundies
noun
plural of maundy
maximums
medimnus
medimnus
noun
(historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era.
medusoid
medusoid
adj
Having the shape of a jellyfish
noun
jellyfish
meletius
meliadus
mellitus
melquist
meniscus
meniscus
noun
(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.
(optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
merulius
mespilus
mespilus
noun
Any member of the flowering plant genus Mespilus, the medlars.
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
metiscus
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
miasmous
miasmous
adj
miasmic
microbus
microbus
noun
A station wagon shaped like a small bus.
micropus
microtus
micrurus
midcults
midstout
midstout
adj
Moderately stout.
mikasuki
mikasuki
Proper noun
The language of the Miccosukee tribe of Florida.
milesius
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
millruns
millruns
noun
plural of millrun
mimusops
minimums
mintbush
mintbush
noun
Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
minuends
minuends
noun
plural of minuend
minutest
minutest
adj
superlative form of minute: most minute Smallest, littlest, tiniest.
misbegun
misbegun
adj
begun badly or incorrectly
misbound
misbound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbind
misbuild
misbuild
verb
(transitive) To build wrongly or badly.
misbuilt
misbuilt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbuild
miscount
miscount
noun
An incorrect counting.
verb
To count incorrectly.
miscuing
miscuing
noun
An instance of something being miscued; a miscue.
verb
present participle of miscue
misdoubt
misdoubt
noun
suspicion; hesitation
verb
(archaic, regional) To doubt the existence or reality of.
(archaic, regional) To have suspicions about.
misfault
misfocus
misfocus
verb
To focus badly or wrongly.
misgauge
misgauge
verb
To gauge (measure) incorrectly
misguage
misguess
misguess
verb
To guess incorrectly
misguide
misguide
verb
(transitive) To guide poorly or incorrectly; to lead astray or into error.
misguise
misjudge
misjudge
verb
To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
mismount
mismount
noun
The act or process of mismounting.
verb
To mount improperly.
misproud
misproud
adj
(archaic) Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty.
mispunch
mispunch
noun
An act or result of mispunching (any sense).
verb
To punch a ball or similar object so that it does not go to the intended destination.
To punch a hole in the wrong place.
To punch the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, keypunch, or similar device.
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
misroute
misroute
verb
(transitive) To route incorrectly; to send the wrong way.
misruled
misruled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misrule
misruler
misruler
noun
One who rules badly.
misrules
misrules
noun
plural of misrule
missoula
missoula
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
missound
missound
verb
To sound or pronounce wrongly.
missouri
missouri
Proper noun
A Capital Jefferson City; largest city: Kansas City: Postal abbreviation: MO
The longest river in the United States, flowing from Montana to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis.
A Native American tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.
An organized territory in the United States during the nineteenth century.
missouts
missouts
noun
plural of missout
missuade
missuits
missuits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of missuit
missuses
missuses
noun
plural of missus
mistouch
mistouch
noun
Incorrect touch.
verb
To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
mistrust
mistrust
noun
Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
verb
(intransitive) To be suspicious.
(transitive) To be wary, suspicious or doubtful of (something or someone).
(transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).
(transitive) To suspect, to imagine or suppose (something) to be the case.
mistruth
mistruth
noun
A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.
Untruth; falsehood.
mistuned
mistuned
adj
Incorrectly tuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistune
mistunes
mistunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistune
mistutor
mistutor
verb
(transitive) To tutor badly or amiss.
misunion
misunion
noun
A bad or wrong union or alliance.
misusage
misusage
noun
Abuse; improper handling or treatment.
Improper usage (especially of words).
misusers
misusers
noun
plural of misuser
misusing
misusing
verb
present participle of misuse
misvalue
misvalue
verb
(transitive) To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of.
misvouch
misvouch
verb
(archaic) To vouch falsely.
mittimus
mittimus
noun
(law, archaic outside the US) A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
A formal dismissal from a situation.
A writ for moving records from one court to another.