(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambassadeur
amblypodous
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ampelideous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aristodemus
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demicuirass
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
desmatippus
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desquamated
desquamated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desquamate
desquamates
desquamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desquamate
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diadoumenos
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
diluvianism
dimanganous
dipotassium
dipotassium
noun
(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of potassium in a compound
disaccustom
disaccustom
verb
to cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they are previously accustomed to
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
discomorula
dishumanize
dismayfully
dismayfully
adv
(rare) In dismay.
dismeasured
dismutation
dismutation
noun
(biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously
dissimulate
dissimulate
adj
(obsolete) Feigning; simulating; pretending.
verb
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.
(transitive) To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.
(transitive, rare) To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
distomatous
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
ditrematous
dividualism
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
emasculated
emasculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emasculate
emydosauria
endostracum
estremadura
eudaemonics
eudaemonics
noun
That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
eudaemonism
eudaemonism
noun
A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality.
eudaemonist
eudaemonist
noun
A supporter of eudaemonism.
eudaimonism
eudaimonism
noun
Alternative spelling of eudaemonism
eudaimonist
exobasidium
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
fusicladium
gadoliniums
gadoliniums
noun
plural of gadolinium
gaudeamuses
gaudeamuses
noun
plural of gaudeamus
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gradualisms
gradualisms
noun
plural of gradualism
guestimated
guestimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guestimate
gymnocladus
hippodamous
humidistats
humidistats
noun
plural of humidistat
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
isodynamous
isodynamous
adj
(archaic) Of equal force or size.
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
machairodus
macradenous
macradenous
adj
Having large glands.
macrandrous
macrandrous
adj
(botany) Having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.
macropodous
macropodous
adj
(botany) (of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
(botany) (of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
(botany, obsolete) (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
madisonburg
madisterium
madisterium
noun
An instrument to extract hairs.
maladjusted
maladjusted
adj
Adjusted badly or wrongly.
Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maladjust
mandamusing
mandamusing
verb
present participle of mandamus
mansuetudes
mansuetudes
noun
plural of mansuetude
masqueraded
masqueraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masquerade
masquerader
masquerader
noun
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
masturbated
masturbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masturbate
maudlinness
maudlinness
noun
The quality of being maudlin.
meandrously
mediastinum
mediastinum
noun
(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
memorandums
menstruated
menstruated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of menstruate
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
metadromous
miaplacidus
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
minaudieres
misadjusted
misadjusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadjust
miseducated
miseducated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miseducate
miseducates
miseducates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miseducate
misfeatured
misfeatured
adj
Having ugly or misshapen features.
misguidance
misguidance
noun
Bad guidance.
mismeasured
mismeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismeasure
mispersuade
mispersuade
verb
(transitive) To persuade amiss.
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
modulations
modulations
noun
plural of modulation
molluscoida
morosauroid
mosasauroid
mosasauroid
noun
Any extinct aquatic reptile of the superfamily Mosasauroidea, variously interpreted as related to or belonging to the lizards or the snakes.
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.
muddybreast
multimedias
multiseated
multiseated
adj
Having more than one seat.
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
mundaneness
mundaneness
noun
The characteristic of being mundane; ordinariness; worldliness.
mundanities
mundanities
noun
plural of mundanity
munnopsidae
muscardinus
muscovadite
musicalised
musicalised
adj
That has been set to music
verb
simple past tense and past participle of musicalise