(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anabathrum
anaerobium
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antenumber
antilobium
ashburnham
bakuninism
barramunda
barramunda
noun
Neoceratodus forsteri, the Queensland lungfish.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
beaumontia
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bemuzzling
beneficium
benumbment
benumbment
noun
The act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bituminize
bituminize
verb
(transitive) to treat with bitumen
bituminoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
blubberman
blumenfeld
blumenthal
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boumdienne
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
brontozoum
brundisium
bubblement
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bullionism
bullionism
noun
(economics, historical) An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned; a primitive form of mercantilism.
bullockman
bumblingly
bumblingly
adv
In a bumbling manner
bumboatman
bumboatman
noun
A man who pilots a bumboat.
bumboatmen
bumboatmen
noun
plural of bumboatman
bumgardner
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bumsucking
bunglesome
bunglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
bunnymouth
burbankism
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burlingame
burlingham
burthenman
bushmaking
buttonmold
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
cambyuskan
clubmonger
coambulant
columbeion
columbiana
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
comburendo
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
conalbumin
conalbumin
noun
(biology) One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.
A town on British Columbia, Canada.
cumberment
cumberment
noun
encumberment; encumbrance
cummerbund
cummerbund
noun
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
debunkment
debunkment
noun
Synonym of debunking
decumbence
decumbence
noun
The act or posture of lying down.
decumbency
decumbency
noun
decumbence
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
doubledamn
dumbfounds
dumbfounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dumbfound
dumbnesses
dumbnesses
noun
plural of dumbness
eboulement
encumbered
encumbered
adj
Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encumber
encumberer
encumberer
noun
One who, or that which, encumbers; an encumbrance.
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
endolumbar
enumerable
enumerable
adj
Capable of being enumerated; countable.
enumerably
enumerably
adv
(mathematics) In a manner that permits enumeration.
fernambuck
fumblingly
fumblingly
adv
In a fumbling manner; while fumbling.
funambulic
greenebaum
hemalbumen
humbleness
humbleness
noun
Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
humblingly
humblingly
adv
In a humbling way.
humbugging
humbugging
noun
An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).
verb
present participle of humbug.
husbandman
husbandman
noun
a person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer
husbandmen
husbandmen
noun
plural of husbandman
imbruement
imbruement
noun
The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
incumbence
incumbency
incumbency
noun
(figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession.
A tenure.
An obligation or duty.
The state of being incumbent.
incumbents
incumbents
noun
plural of incumbent
incumbered
incumbered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incumber
jambonneau
jumblement
jumblement
Noun
A confused mixture.
jumblingly
jumblingly
adv
So as to jumble or confuse.
kummerbund
kummerbund
noun
Dated form of cummerbund.
lambrequin
lambrequin
noun
(US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.
(ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant.
A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
lebensraum
lebensraum
noun
(chiefly with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.
linenumber
lumbodynia
lumbodynia
noun
(pathology) lower back pain
lumbricine
lumbricine
adj
of or pertaining to earthworms.
noun
Any earthworm in the suborder Lumbricina.
mainesburg
mandelbaum
mandibular
mandibular
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.
manducable
manducable
adj
(archaic) Capable of being chewed; eatable.
manubriums
manubriums
noun
plural of manubrium
meditabund
melburnian
melburnian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia.
Adjective
Of, from or relating to Melbourne.
membranous
membranous
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
(medicine) Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.
Thin, pliable, and often transparent.
membranula
membranule
membranule
noun
A small membrane
Any of the small sections of the wing of an insect such as a dragonfly