(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
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
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
aquariums
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
aulostomi
aumsville
autecisms
auteurism
auteurism
noun
(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
barnumism
bashmuric
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
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
blomquist
bothriums
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
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.
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
butlerism
caciquism
caciquism
noun
The political influence of caciques in Latin America.
caladiums
caladiums
noun
plural of caladium
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
capsicums
capsicums
noun
plural of capsicum
casualism
casualism
noun
(countable) A casual (informal) word or phrase.
(uncountable) The doctrine that all things exist, or are controlled, by chance.
catamitus
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cerastium
cerastium
noun
(botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chromiums
chromiums
noun
plural of chromium
chumashim
chummiest
chummiest
adj
superlative form of chummy: most chummy
chumships
chumships
noun
plural of chumship
churchism
churchism
noun
Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization.
climatius
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clumsiest
clumsiest
adj
superlative form of clumsy: most clumsy
coliseums
coliseums
noun
plural of coliseum
columnist
columnist
noun
A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper
colyumist
comitatus
comitatus
noun
(historical) A county, shire.
(historical) A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
communise
communise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of communize.
communism
communism
noun
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.
communist
communist
adj
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
noun
(nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.
An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
computist
computist
noun
One who performs computations.
One who performs computus (calculation of the date of Easter).
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
consuming
consuming
adj
Holding one's attention or interest.
noun
consumption; the process by which something is consumed
verb
present participle of consume
costumier
costumier
noun
A person who supplies or designs costumes.
costuming
costuming
noun
Material for making costumes.
The putting on of a costume; dressing up.
verb
present participle of costume
costumire
costumist
costumist
noun
A costumier.
coumarins
coumarins
noun
plural of coumarin
criminous
criminous
adj
(archaic) criminal
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
crummiest
crummiest
adj
superlative form of crummy: most crummy
culottism
cuminseed
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curialism
curialism
noun
(derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.
custodiam
customing
customing
verb
present participle of custom
customize
customize
verb
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
cystidium
cystidium
noun
(mycology) A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
damoiseau
damoiseau
noun
(historical) A young gentleman who was not yet a knight but aspired to be one; a young nobleman accompanying his lord or lady to hunt, walk, travel, etc.
deliriums
demetrius
demilunes
demilunes
noun
plural of demilune
demiurges
demiurges
noun
plural of demiurge.
demiurgos
demiurgos
noun
(more common in earlier works) Alternative form of demiurge.
demiurgus
demiurgus
noun
(chiefly dated) Alternative form of demiurge.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsion
demulsion
noun
Something which has a soothing effect.
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
desmodium
desmodium
noun
Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
diatomous
diatomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
diclesium
dictamnus
dictamnus
noun
(botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
didymiums
diestrums
diluviums
dioestrum
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
discustom
dishumour
dishumour
noun
(obsolete) ill humour; bad temper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.
disimmure
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
dismounts
dismounts
noun
plural of dismount
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismount
disnumber
displumed
displumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displume
displumes
displumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displume
dissimule
dissimule
verb
(obsolete) To dissemble.
diushambe
dominikus
dominiums
douziemes
druidisms
druidisms
noun
plural of druidism
drumfires
drumfires
noun
plural of drumfire
drumliest
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
dulcimers
dulcimers
noun
plural of dulcimer
dumminess
dumminess
noun
(archaic) A disease in horses, characterised by immobility and a hanging position of the head, the result of acute encephalitis.
(colloquial) The quality of being silly or foolish.
dumpiness
dumpiness
noun
The quality of being dumpy
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dumplings
dumplings
noun
plural of dumpling
ecumenics
ecumenics
noun
ecumenical studies
ecumenism
ecumenism
noun
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.