(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aristodemus
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bothridiums
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
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.
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
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
cocksuredom
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
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.
demicuirass
demiurgeous
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
depursement
dermococcus
derodidymus
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
discomorula
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dismeasured
disruptment
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
ditrematous
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
dorsicolumn
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
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
dysprosiums
emydosauria
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
estremadura
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
euhemerised
euhemerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerise
formidolous
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
gooserumped
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
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.
homodromous
homodromous
adj
(botany) Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
(engineering) Moving in the same direction (said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis).
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
humdrummish
humdrumness
humdrumness
noun
The quality of being humdrum; mundanity.
humidifiers
humidifiers
noun
plural of humidifier
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hypodermous
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
imprudences
imprudences
noun
plural of imprudence
intermedius
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
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.
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
meandrously
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
metadromous
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
micropodous
minaudieres
miscensured
miscensured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscensure
misfeatured
misfeatured
adj
Having ugly or misshapen features.
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
mismeasured
mismeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mismeasure
misnumbered
misnumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misnumber
mispersuade
mispersuade
verb
(transitive) To persuade amiss.
misproduced
misproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misproduce
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
moisturised
moisturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturise
moisturized
moisturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturize
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
mudskippers
mudskippers
noun
plural of mudskipper
mudslingers
mudslingers
noun
plural of mudslinger
mudspringer
multispired
multispired
adj
Having multiple spires.
mundugumors
murderesses
murderesses
noun
plural of murderess
murderously
murderously
adv
In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.
muscardinus
myriapodous
myriopodous
naemorhedus
nostradamus
nostradamus
Proper noun
French astrologer and author of prophecies.
nurserymaid
nurserymaid
noun
nursemaid
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
osmiridiums
osmiridiums
noun
plural of osmiridium
outdoorsman
outdoorsman
noun
A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports.
outdoorsmen
outdoorsmen
noun
plural of outdoorsman
outmastered
outmastered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmaster
outmeasured
outmeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmeasure
outpromised
outpromised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpromise
outscreamed
outscreamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outscream