(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
aciculum
aciculum
noun
(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acousmas
acridium
acrydium
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
affectum
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
amahuaca
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
ancohuma
apocynum
apurimac
arcanums
armuchee
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aulicism
autecism
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocosm
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
azohumic
baculums
becumber
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
blackgum
blackgum
noun
Alternative form of black gum (“tree”)
blackmun
blackmur
blechnum
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branscum
buccinum
buchheim
buckjump
buckjump
verb
(Australia) Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
(Australia) To take part in a buckjumping competition.
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
bulimiac
bulimiac
adj
Alternative form of bulimic
bumclock
buncombe
buncombe
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of bunkum
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesiums
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
calakmul
calamumi
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
callosum
callosum
noun
(anatomy) corpus callosum
calumets
calumets
noun
plural of calumet
calumnia
camaguey
camauros
cambarus
cambiums
cambouis
camellus
cameroun
cameroun
Proper noun
A former French and British territory in Central Africa, occupying the area of the modern-day country of Cameroon.
camiguin
camillus
cammarum
camoudie
campagus
campanus
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
campuses
campuses
noun
plural of campus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campus
camuning
canarium
canarium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Canarium of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees in the family Burseraceae.
cancrums
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsumin
caputium
caramuel
cardamum
cardamum
noun
Archaic form of cardamom.
carmalum
carmalum
noun
A solution of carmine and alum used as a histological stain
catallum
cataumet
caudatum
caulomer
caulomic
caulomic
adj
Relating to a caulome.
caumatic
causatum
cecidium
cecidium
noun
A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc
celeusma
cementum
cementum
noun
(anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
cenobium
cenobium
noun
A monastery, a monastic community.
centrums
cerambus
ceramium
ceratium
ceratium
noun
(rare) An orchid (Eria compressa).
cerebrum
cerebrum
noun
(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
ceruleum
ceruleum
noun
A greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.
cerumens
cetaceum
chamouni
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
chaumont
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimacum
chimakum
chimique
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chronium
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chummily
chummily
adv
In a chummy manner
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumpaka
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
cibarium
cibarium
noun
A pouchy space in front of the mouth cavity of some insects, used to store and chew food.
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
ciliolum
ciliolum
noun
A small or secondary cilium
cimelium
cingulum
cingulum
noun
(anatomy) A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth.
(neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
(zoology) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
(zoology) The clitellus of earthworms.
The girdle of an alb.
clamours
clamours
noun
plural of clamour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamour
clericum
climacus
climacus
noun
A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
cloutman
clubbism
clubbism
noun
(archaic) clubmanship; cliquishness
clubmate
clubmate
noun
A person who is in the same club as another person
clubroom
clubroom
noun
A room used for club activities
clumbers
clumpier
clumpier
adj
comparative form of clumpy: more clumpy
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
clumsier
clumsier
adj
comparative form of clumsy: more clumsy
clumsily
clumsily
adv
In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.