(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
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ampelideous
aristodemus
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
cocksuredom
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
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
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
decomposure
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demicuirass
demiurgeous
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
denouements
denouements
noun
plural of denouement
denudements
denudements
noun
plural of denudement
depursement
dermococcus
derodidymus
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
desmatippus
desmogenous
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
detumescent
detumescent
adj
Exhibiting detumescence.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
deutschmark
diadoumenos
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
diminuendos
diminuendos
noun
plural of diminuendo
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
dipneumones
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
discussment
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dishumanize
dismeasured
disruptment
disseminule
disseminule
noun
A seed fruit that has been modified for migration.
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.
distemonous
ditrematous
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
doomfulness
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dumpinesses
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
duodedenums
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
emasculated
emasculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emasculate
emydosauria
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
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
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
euhemerised
euhemerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerise
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.
furosemides
furosemides
noun
plural of furosemide
gaudeamuses
gaudeamuses
noun
plural of gaudeamus
gooserumped
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
guestimated
guestimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guestimate
hesperidium
hesperidium
noun
Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
humdrumness
humdrumness
noun
The quality of being humdrum; mundanity.
humidifiers
humidifiers
noun
plural of humidifier
humidnesses
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hypodermous
immelodious
immelodious
adj
(archaic) not melodious
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
imprudences
imprudences
noun
plural of imprudence
impudencies
impudencies
noun
plural of impudency
inducements
inducements
noun
plural of inducement
indumentums
intermedius
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
lumberyards
lumberyards
noun
plural of lumberyard
macradenous
macradenous
adj
Having large glands.
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
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.
mediumistic
mediumistic
adj
Of or pertaining to mediums (people claiming to contact the dead); relating to or having the ability to communicate with spirits.
mediumships
mediumships
noun
plural of mediumship
melodiously
melodiously
adv
In a melodious manner.
memorandums
menstruated
menstruated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of menstruate
mercedonius
merdivorous
merdivorous
adj
Dung-eating, coprophagous.
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
mesomyodous
mesomyodous
adj
(zoology, rare) Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.
metadromous
mildfulness
minaudieres
mindfulness
mindfulness
noun
(Buddhism, psychology) Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.
A form of secular meditation practice with roots in Buddhist meditation.
Awareness.
Inclination to be mindful or aware.
minibudgets
minibudgets
noun
plural of minibudget
misadjusted
misadjusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadjust
misbuttoned
misbuttoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbutton