(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
althaemenes
amaranthine
amaranthine
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The amaranth flower.
amaranthoid
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amphanthium
amphetamine
amphetamine
noun
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
(informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
(organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphipneust
amphithuron
amphithyron
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anamorphote
anathematic
anathematic
adj
Having the characteristic of anathema.
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anchtherium
anepithymia
anhematosis
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
animotheism
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
anthemideae
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthomaniac
anthomaniac
noun
Someone who has anthomania.
anthracemia
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiatheism
antiatheism
adj
Opposing atheism.
noun
Opposition to atheism.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antimachine
antimachine
adj
(politics) Opposing the political machine of a region
antimonarch
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antirrhinum
antirrhinum
noun
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
antisophism
antithermic
antithermic
adj
Synonym of antipyretic
antithermin
antithesism
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
appeachment
appeachment
noun
(obsolete) accusation
arimathaean
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
attachments
attachments
noun
plural of attachment
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azothionium
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
barthianism
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
blemishment
blemishment
noun
The state of being blemished; disgrace; damage.
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brahmanists
brahminists
brantingham
brethrenism
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
cacemphaton
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cashierment
cashierment
noun
(obsolete) dismissal
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
cephalomant
chaetangium
chainomatic
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chastenment
chastenment
noun
The act of chastening.
The state of being chastened.
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chemawinite
cherishment
cherishment
noun
(obsolete) encouragement; comfort
(rare) the act of cherishing
chiromantic
chiromantic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiromantis
chitimachan
chitosamine
chitosamine
noun
Synonym of glucosamine
chondromata
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chrismatine
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
christendom
christenmas
chromatinic
chromatinic
adj
Of or pertaining to chromatin
chroncmeter
chronometer
chronometer
noun
A device for measuring time, such as a watch or clock.
chronometry
chronometry
noun
The science of the measurement of time
clinanthium
clinanthium
noun
(botany) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; the clinium.
clinohumite
clinohumite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral composed of a mixed iron and magnesium silicate / fluoride
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coelelminth
coenanthium
conchometer
conchometry
conchometry
noun
The measurement of shells or their curves.
cottonmouth
cottonmouth
noun
(medicine, uncountable) An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.
A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
countermyth
countermyth
noun
A myth that counters or contradicts another.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
cystenchyma
cystenchyme
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
demosthenes
demosthenes
Proper noun
name, famously borne by the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
demosthenic
demosthenic
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
desightment
desightment
noun
(obsolete) disfigurement
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
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
earthmaking
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
echelonment
echelonment
noun
(military) Arrangement in echelons.
echinostoma
echinostome
echinostome
noun
Any flatworm of the order Echinostomida
eighteenmos
eighteenmos
noun
plural of eighteenmo
embouchment
emmenthaler
emparchment
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
encashments
encashments
noun
plural of encashment
enchainment
enchainment
noun
The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.
enchantment
enchantment
noun
Something that enchants; a magical spell.
The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
enchymatous
endothecium
endothecium
noun
(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
endothelium
endothelium
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
enhancement
enhancement
noun
(radiology) The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.
An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
enmeshments
enmeshments
noun
plural of enmeshment
enrichments
enrichments
noun
plural of enrichment
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.