The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
aluniferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
belorussian
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bistournage
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
connoisseur
connoisseur
noun
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
consumerism
consumerism
noun
A materialistic attachment to possessions.
A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
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.
couniversal
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterions
counterions
noun
plural of counterion
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersuit
countersuit
noun
(law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
couseranite
criniferous
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
curiousness
curiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being curious.
(dated) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
(obsolete) Care; carefulness; pains.
Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
cursoriness
cursoriness
noun
The state of being cursory
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
destruction
destruction
noun
The act of destroying.
The results of a destructive event.
desucration
discounters
discounters
noun
plural of discounter
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
echinodorus
elusoriness
elusoriness
noun
The quality of being elusory.
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
encoignures
encoignures
noun
plural of encoignure
endocrinous
endocrinous
adj
(dated) endocrine
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
florisugent
fluorescein
fluorescein
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fungiferous
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furiousness
furiousness
noun
The state or quality of being furious or outraged; enragement; inflamedness.
galeorhinus
germigenous
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
grangousier
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
gregarinous
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
houseridden
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
incomposure
incourteous
incredulous
incredulous
adj
(largely obsolete, now only nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible.
Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
incruentous
inerroneous
infructuose
infructuose
adj
(figuratively) unfruitful; unprofitable
Not yielding fruit.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
interbourse
interbourse
noun
(skiing, attributive) A skiing event for financiers.
intercourse
intercourse
noun
Communication, conversation.
Dealings between countries.
Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.
verb
(nonstandard, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
interfluous
interfluous
adj
Alternative form of interfluent
interfusion
interfusion
noun
Mutual fusion or blending
interosseus
interosseus
noun
(anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.
interposure
interposure
noun
The action of interposing; interposition; interposal.
intraserous
intraserous
adj
Within the blood serum.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
introducers
introducers
noun
plural of introducer
inventurous
inveracious
isoceraunic
isoceraunic
adj
Alternative form of isokeraunic
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
journalizes
journalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of journalize
journeyings
journeyings
noun
plural of journeying
juniorities
juniorities
noun
plural of juniority
katipuneros
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laureations
laureations
noun
plural of laureation
lentigerous
lentigerous
adj
Having a crystalline lens.
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
louringness
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
measuration
measuration
noun
measurement; mensuration
mensuration
mensuration
noun
(forestry) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.
(mathematics) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
(music) A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of time signatures; The use of mensural notation.
The act or process of measuring; measurement.
mentiferous
mentiferous
adj
(archaic) Conveying thought; telepathic.
mentigerous
mercedonius
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
mesorhinium
micronemous
minicourses
minicourses
noun
plural of minicourse
misconstrue
misconstrue
verb
(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misfortuner
misfortunes
misfortunes
noun
plural of misfortune
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
monseigneur
monseigneur
noun
(archaic) (in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.
(archaic) An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.