(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.
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
amianthium
amiantuses
ammoniuret
ammunition
ammunition
noun
(figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
(obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
verb
To supply with ammunition.
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
antelabium
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antilobium
antimachus
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisquama
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automation
automation
noun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
azthionium
beaumontia
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
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.
buchmanite
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
cacuminate
cacuminate
verb
(obsolete) To make sharp or pointed.
calumniate
calumniate
verb
(transitive) To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.
(transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.
centaurium
centennium
centennium
noun
(rare) Synonym of century: A period of 100 years.
centiplume
circuitman
circuitmen
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
clementius
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
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.
comminuate
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
comminutor
comminutor
noun
(engineering) A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
communital
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
continuums
cronartium
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
cummington
cumulating
cumulating
verb
present participle of cumulate
cumulation
cumulation
noun
Accumulation.
The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc.
deminudity
demiturned
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
dentaliums
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
diminutely
diminuting
diminution
diminution
noun
(music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
The act or process of making diminutive.
diminutive
diminutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
(obsolete) Serving to diminish.
noun
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
diparentum
disaugment
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
emulations
emulations
noun
plural of emulation
emundation
emundation
noun
Cleaning; disinfection.
Rectification; purification, especially of crude drugs.
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
enthusiasm
enthusiasm
noun
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
epicentrum
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
erimanthus
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
flurriment
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
fulfilment
fulfilment
noun
(business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
The act of consummating a desire or promise.
The act of fulfilling.
The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.
fulminated
fulminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fulminate
fulminates
fulminates
noun
plural of fulminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulminate
fulminator
fulminator
noun
One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely
fumigating
fumigating
verb
present participle of fumigate
fumigation
fumigation
noun
The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
furmenties
gitanemuck
glutaminic
glutaminic
adj
Related to, or derived from glutamine
gluttonism
gluttonism
noun
The state of being a glutton.
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.
haematinum
himantopus
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
humanitary
humanitary
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
humanitian
humanitian
noun
(obsolete) A humanist.
humanities
humanities
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.
plural of humanity
humilation
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
illuminant
illuminant
adj
That illuminates.
noun
Something that illuminates.
illuminate
illuminate
adj
(obsolete) enlightened
noun
Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
verb
(intransitive) To be exposed to light.
(intransitive) To glow; to light up.
(transitive) To decorate something with lights.
(transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
(transitive) To shine light on something.
(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
(transitive, figurative) To make spectacular.
(transitive, military) To direct a radar beam toward.
illuminati
illuminato
illuminist
illuminist
noun
Someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati.
illumonate
illurement
imbruement
imbruement
noun
The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.
imminution
imminution
noun
A lessening; diminution; decrease.
immunities
immunities
noun
plural of immunity
immuration
immuration
noun
A walling up or immuring.
immurement
immurement
noun
Capital punishment by entombing for life.
immutation
immutation
noun
change; alteration; mutation
impetulant
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
impugnment
impugnment
noun
The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
impunctate
impunctate
adj
(anatomy) Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
(biology) Lacking pores.
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impunitive
impunitive
adj
Relating to impunity
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
imputation
imputation
noun
(game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
(genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
(statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Opinion; intimation; hint.
That which has been imputed or charged.
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
incolumity
incolumity
noun
(obsolete) safety; security
incumbents
incumbents
noun
plural of incumbent
inducement
inducement
noun
(law) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
(shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.
An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
indumentum
indumentum
noun
(botany) A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales.