(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
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
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.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
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
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
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
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
denouements
denouements
noun
plural of denouement
denudements
denudements
noun
plural of denudement
depursement
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.
detumescent
detumescent
adj
Exhibiting detumescence.
diadoumenos
dicoumarins
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
diluvianism
dimanganous
diminuendos
diminuendos
noun
plural of diminuendo
diminutions
diminutions
noun
plural of diminution
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
dipneumones
discussment
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dishumanize
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
dismounting
dismounting
noun
The act of one who dismounts.
verb
present participle of dismount
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
disruptment
disseminule
disseminule
noun
A seed fruit that has been modified for migration.
distemonous
disunionism
disunionism
noun
(US, historical) The political position that the Union (the federal government of the United States) should be dissolved.
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
doomfulness
dorsicolumn
dorsumbonal
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
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
dumpinesses
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duodedenums
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
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
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.
gadoliniums
gadoliniums
noun
plural of gadolinium
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.
gudmundsson
gymnocladus
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.
humidnesses
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
imprudences
imprudences
noun
plural of imprudence
impudencies
impudencies
noun
plural of impudency
individuums
inducements
inducements
noun
plural of inducement
indumentums
intermedius
isodynamous
isodynamous
adj
(archaic) Of equal force or size.
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
macradenous
macradenous
adj
Having large glands.
macrandrous
macrandrous
adj
(botany) Having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.
madisonburg
mandamusing
mandamusing
verb
present participle of mandamus
mansuetudes
mansuetudes
noun
plural of mansuetude
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
mercedonius
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
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
misbuilding
misbuilding
verb
present participle of misbuild
misbuttoned
misbuttoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbutton
miscensured
miscensured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscensure
misconducts
misconducts
noun
plural of misconduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconduct
misdoubting
misdoubting
noun
doubt
verb
present participle of misdoubt
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
misguidance
misguidance
noun
Bad guidance.
misjudgment
misjudgment
noun
An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
misnumbered
misnumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misnumber
missounding
missounding
verb
present participle of missound
modulations
modulations
noun
plural of modulation
molybdenous
molybdenous
adj
(chemistry) Relating to molybdenum in a +6 oxidation state
molybdenums
molybdenums
noun
plural of molybdenum
moundsville
mucedineous
muddinesses
muddinesses
noun
plural of muddiness
muddledness
muddledness
noun
Quality of being muddled.
mudslingers
mudslingers
noun
plural of mudslinger
mudslinging
mudslinging
noun
An act of making damaging or spiteful remarks with the intent to discredit.
Casting aspersions with intent to discredit.
mudspringer
multinodous
multinodous
adj
multinodate; having many knots or nodes
mundaneness
mundaneness
noun
The characteristic of being mundane; ordinariness; worldliness.
mundanities
mundanities
noun
plural of mundanity
mundugumors
mundunguses
munnopsidae
muscardinus
musclebound
musclebound
adj
(derogatory) Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
(figuratively) Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.
Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
naemorhedus
nostradamus
nostradamus
Proper noun
French astrologer and author of prophecies.
nurserymaid
nurserymaid
noun
nursemaid
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
osmundaceae
outdoorsman
outdoorsman
noun
A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports.
outdoorsmen
outdoorsmen
noun
plural of outdoorsman
panjandrums
panjandrums
noun
plural of panjandrum
postmundane
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
preconsumed
preconsumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preconsume
pseudohuman
pseudohuman
adj
Apparently, but not actually, human.
noun
A creature that is apparently, but not actually, human.
pseudomancy
pseudomania
pseudomania
noun
A condition that resembles, but is not in fact, mania.
compulsive lying
pseudomonad
pseudomonad
noun
Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic