(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
adamsburg
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
assumable
assumable
adj
Capable of being assumed, or taken on.
Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true.
assumably
assumably
adv
presumably; as one may assume
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
balsamous
balsamous
adj
Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam; balsamic.
bambuseae
barnumism
bashmuric
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
beamhouse
bejumbles
bejumbles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bejumble
bemuddles
bemuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemuddle
bemurmurs
bemusedly
bemusedly
adv
In a bemused manner
bemuzzles
besmudged
besmudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmudge
besmudges
besmudges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmudge
besmutted
besmutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmut
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bimodulus
bisellium
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blomquist
bluestems
bluestems
noun
plural of bluestem
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bothriums
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
broombush
broombush
noun
Alternative form of broom bush
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brumstane
brumstone
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
bschmusic
bumblings
bumblings
noun
plural of bumbling
bummerish
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
buncombes
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushmaker
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
butlerism
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
cambuscan
cerebrums
cerebrums
noun
plural of cerebrum
clubrooms
clubrooms
noun
plural of clubroom
columbous
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
combustor
combustor
noun
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
communbus
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
cubmaster
cubmaster
Noun
A Scoutmaster who leads a group of Cub Scouts.
cucumbers
cucumbers
noun
plural of cucumber
cumberers
cumberers
noun
plural of cumberer
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
disnumber
diushambe
doubtsome
doubtsome
adj
Characterised or marked by doubt; doubtful
drumbeats
drumbeats
noun
plural of drumbeat
dumbbells
dumbbells
noun
plural of dumbbell
dyushambe
embosture
embrasure
embrasure
noun
(architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
(figurative) Any small protected space.
The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
embussing
embussing
verb
present participle of embus
emulsible
encumbers
encumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encumber
enslumber
flambeaus
galbanums
galbanums
noun
plural of galbanum
gambrinus
gambusias
gambusias
noun
plural of gambusia
gemsbucks
gemsbucks
noun
plural of gemsbuck
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
grumblers
grumblers
noun
plural of grumbler
gumbotils
helmsburg
humblesse
humblesse
noun
(obsolete) Humility, humbleness.
humblesso
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
imbirussu
imbirussu
noun
A cotton tree of Brazil.
imbursing
imbursing
verb
present participle of imburse
immeubles
incumbers
incumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incumber
jamesburg
kirshbaum
labdanums
labdanums
noun
plural of labdanum
labourism
labourism
noun
Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
laburnums
laburnums
noun
plural of laburnum
lambrusco
lambsburg
lumberers
lumberers
noun
plural of lumberer
lumbricus
macksburg
macrobius
mamisburg
maplebush
marabouts
marabouts
noun
plural of marabout
marbrinus
marbrinus
noun
(historical) A thick cloth of the 13th and 14th centuries, made from particoloured worsted interwoven so as to resemble veins of marble, and sometimes adorned with figures of animals etc.
marshbuck
marshbuck
noun
Alternative form of marsh buck
maybushes
maybushes
noun
plural of maybush
mealybugs
mealybugs
noun
plural of mealybug
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).
plural of megabuck
merribush
merseburg
milesburg
minibuses
minibuses
noun
plural of minibus
misbuilds
misbuilds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbuild
misdoubts
misdoubts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdoubt
misnumber
misnumber
verb
(transitive) To number incorrectly.
molybdous
molybdous
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum; specifically designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds.
moosebush
mossbauer
mousebane
mousebird
mousebird
noun
Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
mumblings
mumblings
noun
plural of mumbling
neocubism
neocubism
noun
(art) A later, revived form of cubism
nobeliums
numberers
numberers
noun
plural of numberer
numberous
numbskull
numbskull
noun
(derogatory) Alternative spelling of numskull
obscurism
obsequium
olibanums
olibanums
noun
plural of olibanum
ombudsman
ombudsman
noun
A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness.
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
ombudsmen
ombudsmen
noun
plural of ombudsman
omnibuses
omnibuses
noun
plural of omnibus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of omnibus