(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
aceratherium
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammoniureted
amphicyrtous
amphithurons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anteluminary
anthospermum
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antimoniuret
antimoniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An antimonide.
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
antistrumous
antistrumous
adj
(medicine) Acting against scrofulous disorders.
anutraminosa
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
arceuthobium
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
aristomachus
arthrotrauma
atheromatous
atheromatous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas.
atmospherium
attroupement
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
aummbulatory
autoerotisms
autoerotisms
noun
plural of autoerotism
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autorhythmus
autosoterism
autosoterism
noun
(religion) The belief that salvation is attained through oneself and not an external agency
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
barotraumata
barquisimeto
bartholomeus
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
biscuitmaker
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
bramantesque
breastsummer
breastsummer
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromoaurates
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
butcherbroom
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
carburometer
centauridium
centrodesmus
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
chemiculture
chirotherium
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chrysostomus
churchmaster
circumaction
circumarctic
circumarctic
adj
Lying around the Arctic.
circumaviate
circumcenter
circumcenter
noun
(geometry) The center of a circumcircle (the circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle or other cyclic polygon).
circumducted
circumducted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumduct
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
circumjacent
circumjacent
adj
(archaic, literary) Lying or located in the area around something.
circumlental
circumlocute
circumlocute
verb
To use circumlocution.
circumnatant
circumnutate
circumnutate
verb
(botany) to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction
circumrotate
circumrotate
verb
(intransitive) To revolve
circumscript
circumscript
adj
Limited, circumscribed.
circumstance
circumstance
noun
An event; a fact; a particular incident.
Circumlocution; detail.
Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
verb
To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
citharexylum
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
coenocentrum
coformulator
collectarium
collectarium
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A book that contains the collects (type of prayer).
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
commensurate
commensurate
adj
(physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
verb
To proportionate; to adjust.
To reduce to a common measure.
communicator
communicator
noun
(science fiction) A usually portable communications device.
Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
Someone who, or something that communicates.
communistery
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
computerdoms
computereses
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerises
computerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerise
computerists
computerists
noun
plural of computerist
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerless
computerless
adj
Without a computer.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
coniothyrium
consumerists
consumerists
noun
plural of consumerist
consummators
consummators
noun
plural of consummator
consummatory
consummatory
adj
(biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value.
Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
conterminous
conterminous
adj
Alternative form of coterminous
contramarque
contubernium
coulombmeter
coulombmeter
noun
An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs.
coulometries
coulometries
noun
plural of coulometry
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
counterclaim
counterclaim
noun
(law) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
verb
(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
countermemos
countermemos
noun
plural of countermemo
countermined
countermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermine
countermines
countermines
noun
plural of countermine
countermount
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
countersmile
countersmile
noun
A smile in response to another person's smile.
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
countertheme
countertheme
noun
(chiefly music) A theme that complements or opposes another theme.
countervenom
countervenom
noun
antivenin
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
crassamentum
crassamentum
noun
(obsolete) The solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated blood; a blood clot.