A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
atomiferous
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
automations
automations
noun
plural of automation
automatisms
automatisms
noun
plural of automatism
automatists
automatists
noun
plural of automatist
automatizes
automatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automatize
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
autonomists
autonomists
noun
plural of autonomist
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
autotomizes
autotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autotomize
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
bituminosis
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bothridiums
bourbonisms
broomsquire
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
callionymus
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chiselmouth
chiselmouth
noun
A North American fish (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
chloriambus
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
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
cocksureism
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columnistic
columnistic
adj
Of or relating to a columnist.
combustible
combustible
adj
(figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Capable of burning.
noun
A material that is capable of burning.
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
combustions
combustions
noun
plural of combustion
combustious
combustious
adj
(figurative) turbulent
inflammable; combustible
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
commissures
commissures
noun
plural of commissure
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
communalism
communalism
noun
(India) stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity
Any social system based around a community.
The communal ownership of property.
communalist
communalist
noun
An advocate of communalism.
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
communising
communising
verb
present participle of communise
communistic
communistic
adj
(zoology) Living or having their nests in common.
Characteristic of communism.
communities
communities
noun
plural of community
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compositous
compositous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
compositure
compulsions
compulsions
noun
plural of compulsion
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
consortiums
consumating
consumation
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.
consumingly
consumingly
adv
In a consuming manner; so as to consume.
consumption
consumption
noun
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
contaminous
contumacies
contumacies
noun
plural of contumacy
contumelies
contumelies
noun
plural of contumely
corvillosum
cosmonautic
cosmonautic
adj
Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
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.
coulommiers
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
culmicolous
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
culmigenous
cumulations
cumulations
noun
plural of cumulation
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
customising
customising
verb
present participle of customise
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
customizing
customizing
verb
present participle of customize
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demiurgeous
derodidymus
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
diadoumenos
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.