(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
albumeniser
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alumiferous
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambassadeur
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amyliferous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
antesternum
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aristodemus
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
axospermous
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bramblebush
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
broomsquire
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
centropomus
cerebellums
cerebellums
noun
plural of cerebellum
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chamaesaura
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
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
circumciser
circumciser
noun
A person who performs circumcision.
circumcises
circumcises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumcise
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circumfuses
circumfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
clamoursome
clamoursome
adj
Characterised or marked by clamouring; clamorous
cocksuredom
cocksureism
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
comephorous
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
commissures
commissures
noun
plural of commissure
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
compositure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compressure
compressure
noun
(archaic) Compression.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
consumerism
consumerism
noun
A materialistic attachment to possessions.
A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
costumeries
costumeries
noun
plural of costumery
coterminous
coterminous
adj
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
coulometers
coulometers
noun
plural of coulometer
coulommiers
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
crepusculum
crepusculum
noun
crepuscule; twilight; dusk
crumbliness
crumbliness
noun
The state of being crumbly
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
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
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dismeasured
disruptment
ditrematous
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
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
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
eleutherism
emasculator
emasculator
noun
(veterinary) A type of clamp used to crush the spermatic cord when castrating livestock.
One who, or that which, emasculates.
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
embrasuring
empoririums
emulsifiers
emulsifiers
noun
plural of emulsifier
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
emydosauria
encrustment
encrustment
noun
That which is formed as a crust; encrustation.
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
ensisternum
entosternum
entosternum
noun
(anatomy) The entoplastron.
entrustment
entrustment
noun
the act of entrusting
enumerators
enumerators
noun
plural of enumerator
epicentrums
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
epineuriums
epomophorus
eremacausis
eremacausis
noun
A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
escarmouche
escarmouche
noun
(obsolete) A skirmish.
estremadura
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
euhemerised
euhemerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerise
euhemerisms
euhemerisms
noun
plural of euhemerism
euhemerists
euhemerists
noun
plural of euhemerist
euphemizers
euphemizers
noun
plural of euphemizer
eurasianism
eurasianism
Noun
A Russian political movement focused on the geopolitical concept of Eurasia.
eurhythmics
eurhythmics
noun
Alternative spelling of eurythmics
eurhythmies
eurhythmies
noun
plural of eurhythmy
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
exothermous
extracampus
farmersburg
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
flusterment
flusterment
noun
The condition of being flustered.
fluttersome
fluttersome
adj
Marked by fluttering; (by extension) restless; nimble
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
freemanspur
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.