(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
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
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bothridiums
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.
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
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
denouements
denouements
noun
plural of denouement
denudements
denudements
noun
plural of denudement
depursement
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
detumescent
detumescent
adj
Exhibiting detumescence.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
diminutions
diminutions
noun
plural of diminution
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
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.
discussment
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
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
distomatous
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
ditrematous
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
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
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
emasculated
emasculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emasculate
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
estremadura
eudaemonist
eudaemonist
noun
A supporter of eudaemonism.
eudaimonist
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
guestimated
guestimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guestimate
humidistats
humidistats
noun
plural of humidistat
inducements
inducements
noun
plural of inducement
indumentums
intermedius
kettledrums
kettledrums
noun
plural of kettledrum
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
lithodomous
lithodomous
adj
(zoology) Like, or relating to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.
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
masturbated
masturbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masturbate
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.
menstruated
menstruated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of menstruate
metadromous
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
miscomputed
miscomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscompute
misconducts
misconducts
noun
plural of misconduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconduct
misdoubtful
misdoubtful
adj
(now rare) Misgiving; doubting, suspicious.
misdoubting
misdoubting
noun
doubt
verb
present participle of misdoubt
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.
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misjudgment
misjudgment
noun
An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
modulations
modulations
noun
plural of modulation
moisturised
moisturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturise
moisturized
moisturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturize
muddybreast
multicuspid
multicuspid
adj
Having multiple cusps.
noun
A tooth with more than one cusp.
multifidous
multifidous
adj
multifid
multimedias
multinodous
multinodous
adj
multinodate; having many knots or nodes
multiseated
multiseated
adj
Having more than one seat.
multispired
multispired
adj
Having multiple spires.
multitasked
multitasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multitask
mundanities
mundanities
noun
plural of mundanity
muscovadite
mustachioed
mustachioed
adj
Alternative form of moustachioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mustachio
nostradamus
nostradamus
Proper noun
French astrologer and author of prophecies.
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
outwardmost
outwardmost
adj
Farthest outward.
postmundane
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
proctodeums
proctodeums
noun
plural of proctodeum
pseudostoma
pseudostoma
noun
(anatomy) A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them.
reductivism
reductivism
noun
(art) A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
(music) A minimalist school of music with similar aims.
(philosophy of mind) The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
resubmitted
resubmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of resubmit
sacerdotium
sedimentous
sedimentous
adj
Of or relating to sediment.
seducements
seducements
noun
plural of seducement
semicaudate
semiductile
semiductile
adj
Somewhat or partly ductile.
semilunated
semirotunda
similitudes
similitudes
noun
plural of similitude
simulcasted
simulcasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of simulcast
slowmouthed
smoothhound
smoothhound
noun
Alternative form of smooth hound
solemnitude
squatterdom
squatterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of squatters.
staminodium
staminodium
noun
(botany, uncommon) Alternative form of staminode
stipendiums
stomapodous
stomatodeum
stomatodeum
noun
Alternative form of stomodaeum
stomodaeums
stylopodium
stylopodium
noun
(botany) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.
subdominant
subdominant
noun
(music) The fourth tone of a scale.
(music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.
submediants
submediants
noun
plural of submediant
subpalmated
subpalmated
adj
Almost or imperfectly palmated.
sudatoriums
sulfamidate
sulfamidate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion NH₂SO₃⁻ or any salt containing this anion
supermodest
supermodest
adj
Very modest.
surdimutism
talmudistic
talmudistic
Adjective
Talmudic
tetradesmus
traumatised
traumatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of traumatise
tridynamous
tumbleweeds
tumbleweeds
noun
plural of tumbleweed
tumidnesses
ultramodest
ultramodest
adj
extremely modest
unbesmutted
uncasemated
uncasemated
adj
Not casemated.
undermasted
undermasted
adj
(nautical) Having masts smaller than the usual size.
(nautical) Having too few masts.
undermaster
undermaster
noun
An assistant master; a subordinate to the main master.
understream
understream
noun
The lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place