(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
adarbitrium
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albumimeter
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambulatoria
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphithuron
anchtherium
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
antecardium
antesternum
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antirrhinum
antirrhinum
noun
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
antitrismus
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antrostomus
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoturmeric
archambault
arcocentrum
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
aristodemus
arrhythmous
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
astrocaryum
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atmocautery
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
bacteririum
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
barbiturism
barbiturism
noun
(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
battarismus
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
birdmouthed
bothridiums
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bromoaurate
brotuliform
brulyiement
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushmasters
bushmasters
noun
plural of bushmaster
buttermaker
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
buttermouth
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butyrometer
butyrometer
noun
Any of several devices used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calamistrum
calamistrum
noun
(zoology) A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibres in the construction of their webs.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
camptosorus
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
centropomus
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
circumcinct
circumcinct
adj
girdled about, encompassed
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumlitio
circumplect
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
circumstant
circumstant
adj
Standing or placed around; surrounding.
noun
(grammar) An adjunct.
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
circumviate
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
clutterment
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
collutorium
collutorium
noun
Synonym of mouth wash
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
committitur
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
communitary
commutators
commutators
noun
plural of commutator
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
concordatum
conditorium
conjurement
conjurement
noun
(obsolete) Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty.
connumerate
connumerate
verb
(transitive) To count together.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
consortiums
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
consummator
consummator
noun
One who consummates.
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.
coulometers
coulometers
noun
plural of coulometer
coulometric
coulometric
adj
(physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countermeet
countermeet
verb
To meet in response to; to counter.
countermemo
countermemo
noun
A memo in reply to, and opposing, another memo.
countermine
countermine
noun
A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countermure
countermure
noun
A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when that is breached or destroyed.
verb
(transitive) To fortify with a wall behind another wall.
countermyth
countermyth
noun
A myth that counters or contradicts another.
counterterm
counterterm
noun
(mathematics) A term added to an equation or formula that exactly cancels the contribution of another term which diverges.
antithesis
antonym
countertime
countertime
noun
(equestrianism, obsolete) The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.
(obsolete) Opposition; resistance.
countreeman
countrieman
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.