(obsolete) Alternative form of abelmosk in its various senses.
abomasum
abomasum
noun
(biology, food) The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.
abomasus
abomasus
noun
Alternative form of abomasum
absurdum
absurdum
noun
An illogical conclusion or state.
academus
accismus
accismus
noun
(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acousmas
aegimius
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
akamatsu
akamatsu
noun
The Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumose
albumose
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose
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
alyssums
alyssums
noun
plural of alyssum
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
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.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
ametrous
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
ammianus
amoebous
amoebous
adj
Alternative spelling of amebous
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
amundsen
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
amusable
amusable
adj
Capable of being amused.
amusedly
amusedly
adv
In an amused manner
amusette
amusette
noun
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
amyelous
amyelous
adj
(medicine) Lacking the spinal cord.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
annulism
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
arbustum
arcanums
armbrust
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.
asarotum
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.
aslumber
aslumber
adj
(poetic) Asleep.
asmodeus
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.
assertum
assument
assument
noun
(obsolete) A patch; an addition; a piece put on.
assumers
assumers
noun
plural of assumer
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
assummon
astomous
astomous
adj
Alternative form of astomatous
atymnius
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
aulicism
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autecism
autocosm
automats
automats
noun
plural of automat
autosome
autosome
noun
(genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
baculums
balsamum
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
bermudas
besmouch
besmudge
besmudge
verb
To smudge.
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
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
blellums
bluegums
bluegums
noun
plural of bluegum
bluesman
bluesman
noun
a male blues musician
bluesmen
bluesmen
noun
plural of bluesman
bluestem
bluestem
noun
(US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem.
botulism
botulism
noun
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
branscum
breekums
brosimum
brumbies
brumbies
noun
plural of brumby
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brutisms
brutisms
noun
plural of brutism
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
bsbusmgt
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
buddhism
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
bulimias
bulimias
noun
plural of bulimia
bullyism
bullyism
noun
(dated) The swaggering, domineering behaviour of a bully.
bumbaste
bumblers
bumblers
noun
plural of bumbler
bumboats
bumboats
noun
plural of bumboat
bummalos
bummalos
noun
plural of bummalo
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
bunemost
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
butolism
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesiums
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
callosum
callosum
noun
(anatomy) corpus callosum
calumets
calumets
noun
plural of calumet
camauros
cambarus
cambiums
cambouis
camellus
camillus
campagus
campanus
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
campuses
campuses
noun
plural of campus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campus
cancrums
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
causatum
celeusma
centrums
cerambus
cerumens
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
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.
clamours
clamours
noun
plural of clamour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamour