7 Letter 14 Letter 8 Letter Countdown Words Ending With M

AIM (5) [noun] The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. | [noun] The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. | [noun] Intention or goal | [noun] Initialism of America Online. AIM; AOL Instant Messenger. ARM (5) [noun] The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. | [noun] The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow. | [noun] A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. | [adjective] Poor; lacking in riches or wealth. | [noun] (usually used in the plural) A weapon. BAM (7) [interjection] Representing a loud noise or heavy impact. | [interjection] Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence. | [noun] A ned; a bampot. | [noun] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. | [noun] Abbreviation of bare-arse minimum. BUM (7) [noun] The buttocks. | [noun] The anus. | [verb] To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man. | [verb] To depress; to make unhappy. | [noun] A humming noise. | [noun] A bumbailiff. CAM (7) [noun] A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it. | [noun] A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together. | [noun] A ridge or mound of earth. | [noun] Camera. | [adverb] Alternative form of kam CUM (7) [preposition] Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another. | [conjunction] Used in indicating a thing with two or more roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another. | [noun] Semen. | [adjective] Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating CWM (10) [noun] A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre. DAM (6) [noun] A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding. | [noun] The water reservoir resulting from placing such structure. | [noun] A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band. | [noun] Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire). | [noun] An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee. | [interjection] Damn. DIM (6) [noun] Dimness. | [verb] To make something less bright. | [verb] To become darker. DOM (6) [noun] A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. | [noun] A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil ELM (5) [noun] A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers. | [noun] (usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree. FEM (8) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A feminine or effeminate person. | [adjective] Feminine, effeminate. | [noun] A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl. GAM (6) [noun] A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg. | [noun] Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod. | [noun] (by extension) A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships). GEM (6) [noun] A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. | [noun] Any precious or highly valued thing or person. | [noun] Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram. GUM (6) [noun] (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. | [verb] To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. | [verb] To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer. | [noun] Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants. GYM (9) [noun] A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise. | [noun] Physical education class | [verb] To go to the gym. HAM (8) [noun] The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. | [noun] A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. | [noun] Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. | [noun] A dwelling. | [noun] An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. HEM (8) [noun] An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. | [verb] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. | [interjection] Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound. | [noun] The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. | [pronoun] Them (now only in unstressed position following a consonant). HIM (8) [pronoun] Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. | [noun] A male person. | [pronoun] A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. HMM (10) [verb] To make a thoughtful humming noise. | [interjection] Indicating thinking or pondering. | [interjection] A demand for an answer to a question. HUM (8) [interjection] Indicating thinking or pondering. | [interjection] A demand for an answer to a question. | [noun] A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. ISM (5) [noun] An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism. | [noun] Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism. JAM (12) [noun] A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. | [noun] A difficult situation. | [noun] Blockage, congestion. | [noun] A kind of frock for children. | [noun] (interior decorating) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace. LAM (5) [verb] To beat or thrash. | [verb] To flee or run away. | [noun] The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م. LUM (5) [noun] A chimney. | [noun] A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine. | [noun] A woody valley. MEM (7) MIM (7) [adjective] Demure, shy. | [noun] The letter م in the Arabic script. MOM (7) [noun] (familiar) mother. | [noun] An adult female owner of a pet. | [verb] To care in a motherly way. MUM (7) [noun] Mother. | [noun] Ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman. | [noun] A chrysanthemum. | [noun] Silence | [noun] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. NAM (5) NIM (5) [noun] A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps. | [verb] To take or seize. | [verb] To filch, steal. NOM (5) [verb] To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. | [verb] To entitle, confer a name upon. | [noun] An act or instance of nominating. | [verb] To eat with noisy enjoyment. OHM (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω PAM (7) POM (7) [noun] An Englishman, a Briton; a person of British descent. | [noun] (cocktail) An American alcoholic drink containing vodka and pomegranate juice. RAM (5) [noun] A male sheep, typically uncastrated | [noun] A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. | [noun] A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. | [verb] To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. | [adjective] Rancid, offensive in smell or taste. REM (5) [noun] Rapid movement of the eyes, characterising REM sleep | [noun] A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays | [noun] A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files. | [adjective] Remaining | [noun] A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document. RIM (5) [noun] An edge around something, especially when circular. | [noun] A wheelrim. | [noun] A semicircular copydesk. | [noun] A membrane. | [verb] To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act. ROM (5) [adjective] (of type) upright, as opposed to italic | [adjective] (of text) of or related to the Latin alphabet RUM (5) [noun] A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. | [noun] A serving of rum. | [noun] A kind or brand of rum. | [noun] Any odd person or thing. | [noun] The card game rummy. SIM (5) [noun] A simulation or simulator. SUM (5) [noun] A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation. | [noun] (often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition). | [noun] A quantity of money. | [noun] The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan. | [pronoun] A certain number, at least two. | [noun] A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a somon is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia where it is equivalent to a township. TAM (5) [noun] A type of woolen hat developed in Scotland, a toorie bunnet. Originally they were worn by both genders, but now they are mostly worn by men and boys. | [noun] A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg. TOM (5) [noun] A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer. | [noun] The male of the domesticated cat. | [noun] The male of the turkey. | [noun] A tomato (the fruit). | [noun] Jewellery | [verb] (of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority. | [verb] To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability. UMM (7) VIM (8) [noun] Ready vitality and vigour. YAM (8) [noun] Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. | [noun] The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food. | [noun] A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas. | [noun] (Cumberland) home YOM (8) YUM (8) [adjective] Delicious. | [proper noun] Yellowdog Updater, Modified, a popular package manager in Linux | [interjection] Indicating delight at the flavor of food.

AHEM (9) [noun] A use of the interjection, ahem. | [interjection] The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat | [interjection] An exclamation or cough to get attention ALUM (6) [noun] An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). | [noun] Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. | [verb] To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. | [noun] (shortening) A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution. ARUM (6) [noun] A flower or plant in the genus Arum ATOM (6) [noun] The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. | [noun] (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. | [noun] The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. BALM (8) [noun] Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one. BARM (8) [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) Bosom, lap. | [noun] Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast. | [noun] A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread. | [verb] To spurge; foam BEAM (8) [noun] Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | [noun] One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones. | [noun] The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam) BERM (8) [noun] A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope | [noun] A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath | [noun] A terrace formed by wave action along a beach BLAM (8) [noun] A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot | [verb] To shoot, to let gunfire pass. | [verb] To shoot, to kill by gunshot. | [noun] Spam posted to a blog BOOM (8) [noun] A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. | [noun] A rapid expansion or increase. | [noun] One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. | [noun] A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. | [noun] A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity. BRIM (8) [noun] The sea; ocean; water; flood. | [noun] An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water). | [noun] The topmost rim or lip of a container. | [verb] Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut. | [adjective] Fierce; sharp; cold. CALM (8) [noun] (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. | [noun] (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. | [noun] A period of time without wind. CHAM (11) [noun] An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson. | [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [verb] To chew. CHUM (11) [noun] A friend; a pal. | [noun] A roommate, especially in a college or university. | [verb] To share rooms with someone; to live together. | [noun] A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks | [noun] A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually. CLAM (8) [noun] A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. | [noun] Strong pincers or forceps. | [noun] A kind of vise, usually of wood. | [noun] A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. | [noun] Clamminess; moisture | [noun] Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set. CORM (8) [noun] A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought. CRAM (8) [noun] The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something). | [noun] Information hastily memorized. | [noun] A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed. CULM (8) [noun] Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. | [noun] Anthracite, especially when found in small masses | [noun] The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge DEEM (7) [noun] An opinion, a judgment, a surmise. | [verb] To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. | [verb] To adjudge, to decree. DERM (7) [noun] The integument of animal; the skin. | [noun] The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis. | [noun] A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology. | [noun] (usually in the plural) guts DOOM (7) [noun] Destiny, especially terrible. | [noun] An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable. | [noun] A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair. DORM (7) [verb] To reside in a dorm. | [noun] A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. | [noun] A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities. DOUM (7) DRAM (7) [noun] The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. | [noun] A coin worth one drachma. | [noun] An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams. | [noun] The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma. DRUM (7) [noun] A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. | [noun] Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. | [noun] A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. | [noun] A small hill or ridge of hills. | [noun] A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. EXAM (13) [noun] The act of examining. | [noun] Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. | [noun] A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks. FARM (9) [noun] A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. | [noun] A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation. | [noun] (usually in combination) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures | [verb] To cleanse; clean out; put in order; empty; empty out FILM (9) [noun] A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. | [noun] A medium used to capture images in a camera. | [noun] A movie. FIRM (9) [noun] A business partnership; the name under which it trades. | [noun] A business enterprise, however organized. | [noun] A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism. | [verb] To make firm or strong; fix securely. FLAM (9) [noun] A freak or whim; an idle fancy. | [noun] A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext | [verb] To deceive with a falsehood. | [noun] (drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note. FOAM (9) [noun] A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains. | [noun] A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. | [noun] (by extension) Sea foam; the sea. FORM (9) [noun] (heading, physical) To do with shape. | [noun] (social) To do with structure or procedure. | [noun] A blank document or template to be filled in by the user. FROM (9) [preposition] Used to indicate source or provenance. | [preposition] Originating at (a year, time, etc.) | [preposition] Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. GAUM (7) GERM (7) [noun] The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore. | [noun] A pathogenic microorganism. | [noun] The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ. GEUM (7) [noun] Any of the genus Geum of perennial herbaceous plants. GLIM (7) [noun] Brightness; splendour | [noun] A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire. | [noun] An eye. GLOM (7) [verb] To steal, to grab. | [verb] To stare. | [verb] To attach. | [noun] Short for glomerulus. GLUM (7) [adjective] Despondent; moody; sullen | [noun] Sullenness | [verb] To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum. GRAM (7) [noun] A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g | [noun] A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea. | [noun] The seeds of these plants. | [noun] Grandmother | [adjective] Angry | [noun] A photograph or video shared on this service. GRIM (7) [noun] Specter, ghost, haunting spirit | [verb] To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to. | [adjective] Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding | [noun] Anger, wrath. GRUM (7) HAEM (9) [noun] The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. HALM (9) HARM (9) [noun] Physical injury; hurt; damage | [noun] Emotional or figurative hurt | [noun] Detriment; misfortune. HELM (9) [noun] The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. | [noun] (maritime) The member of the crew in charge of steering the boat. | [noun] A position of leadership or control. | [noun] A helmet. | [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. HERM (9) [noun] A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite. | [adjective] (of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. HOLM (9) [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly. | [noun] A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak. | [noun] An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot. IDEM (7) [pronoun] The same. IMAM (8) [noun] (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader. | [noun] One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. ITEM (6) [noun] A distinct physical object. | [noun] (by extension) An object that can be picked up for later use. | [noun] A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account. JISM (13) [noun] Spirit or energy. | [noun] Semen. LOAM (6) [noun] A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. | [noun] A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern. | [verb] To cover, smear, or fill with loam. LOOM (6) [noun] A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general. | [noun] A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making. | [noun] The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft. | [noun] Loon (bird of order Gaviiformes) | [noun] A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar. MAIM (8) [noun] A serious wound | [verb] To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. MALM (8) [noun] A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone. | [noun] An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color. MUMM (10) NEEM (6) [noun] Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin. NEUM (6) [noun] Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation. | [noun] A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable. NORM (6) [noun] That which is normal or typical. | [noun] A rule that is enforced by members of a community. | [noun] A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission or prohibition. | [verb] To endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm. OGAM (7) [noun] A single character in this alphabet. OVUM (9) [noun] The female gamete in animals; the egg cell. OXIM (13) PALM (8) [noun] Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. | [noun] A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. | [noun] (by extension) Triumph; victory. | [noun] The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. PERM (8) [noun] A permanent. | [noun] A permanent wave. | [verb] To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc. | [noun] A permutation. PLUM (8) [noun] The fruit and its tree. | [noun] Extended senses. | [adjective] Of a dark bluish-red colour. | [verb] To plumb. POEM (8) [noun] A literary piece written in verse. | [noun] A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry. | [noun] A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose. PRAM (8) [noun] A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position; a perambulator. | [noun] A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. | [noun] A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. PRIM (8) [verb] To make affectedly precise or proper. | [verb] To dress or act smartly. | [adjective] Prudish, straight-laced | [noun] (plants) privet PROM (8) [noun] A promenade concert | [noun] (abbreviation) promenade | [noun] A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions, e.g. near the end of the academic year REAM (6) [noun] Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general. | [verb] To cream; mantle; foam; froth. | [verb] To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. | [noun] A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. ROAM (6) [verb] To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. | [verb] To use a network or service from different locations or devices. | [verb] To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them. ROOM (6) [noun] Opportunity or scope (to do something). | [noun] Space for something, or to carry out an activity. | [noun] A particular portion of space. | [adjective] Wide; spacious; roomy. | [adverb] Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent. | [noun] A deep blue dye. SCAM (8) [noun] A fraudulent deal. | [noun] Something that is promoted using scams. | [verb] To defraud or embezzle. SCUM (8) [noun] A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water). | [noun] A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds | [noun] The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank. SEAM (6) [noun] A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric. | [noun] A suture. | [noun] A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral. | [verb] To put together with a seam. | [noun] An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. | [noun] Grease; tallow; lard SEEM (6) [verb] To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as. | [verb] To befit; to beseem. SHAM (9) [noun] A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. | [noun] Trickery, hoaxing. | [noun] A false front, or removable ornamental covering. SHIM (9) [noun] A wedge. | [noun] A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support. | [noun] A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes. | [noun] A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual. SKIM (10) [noun] A cursory reading, skipping the details. | [noun] Skim milk. | [noun] The act of skimming. SLAM (6) [noun] A sudden impact or blow. | [noun] The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object. | [noun] A slam dunk. | [noun] A type of card game, also called ruff and honours. | [noun] A shambling fellow. SLIM (6) [noun] A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. | [noun] A potato farl. | [noun] AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages. SLUM (6) [noun] A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. | [noun] Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. | [verb] To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. | [noun] Slumgullion; a meat-based stew STEM (6) [noun] The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. | [noun] A branch of a family. | [noun] An advanced or leading position; the lookout. | [verb] To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). | [noun] A gleam of light; a flame. | [noun] Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics. STUM (6) [noun] Unfermented grape juice; must. | [noun] Wine revived by new fermentation, resulting from the admixture of must. | [verb] To ferment. SWAM (9) [verb] To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. | [verb] To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid | [verb] To move around freely because of excess space. SWIM (9) [noun] An act or instance of swimming. | [noun] The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. | [noun] A part of a stream much frequented by fish. | [noun] A dizziness; swoon. | [noun] Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums SWUM (9) [verb] To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. | [verb] To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid | [verb] To move around freely because of excess space. TEAM (6) [noun] A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. | [noun] Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work. | [noun] A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks. TEEM (6) [verb] To be stocked to overflowing. | [verb] To be prolific; to abound; to be rife. | [verb] To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply. | [verb] To empty. | [verb] To think fit. TERM (6) [noun] That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary. | [noun] A chronological limitation or restriction. | [noun] Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract. | [noun] A computer program that emulates a physical terminal. | [noun] One whose employment has been terminated THEM (9) [pronoun] (plural) Those ones. | [pronoun] (singular) Him, her, or it; that one. TOOM (6) TRAM (6) [noun] A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). | [noun] A similar vehicle for carrying materials. | [noun] A people mover. | [noun] A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods. TRIM (6) [noun] Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders. | [noun] A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style. | [noun] Dress; gear; ornaments. WARM (9) [adjective] Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot. | [adjective] Caring and friendly, of relations to another person. | [adjective] Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum. | [noun] The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating. WHAM (12) [noun] A forceful blow | [noun] The sound of such a blow; a thud | [verb] To strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact WHIM (12) [noun] A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea | [noun] A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes | [verb] To be seized with a whim; to be capricious. | [noun] A bird, the Eurasian wigeon. WHOM (12) [pronoun] (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people. | [pronoun] (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people. | [pronoun] (fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever. WORM (9) [noun] A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm. | [noun] More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms. | [noun] A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent. YLEM (9) [noun] In the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma which made up the cosmos at the time of recombination in an early stage of its expansion and cooling, when the first atoms formed and photons decoupled. The ylem is regarded as the source of the cosmic microwave background. ZOOM (15) [verb] To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. | [noun] A humming noise from something moving very fast | [noun] A quick ascent

ABEAM (9) [adjective] Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. | [adverb] On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative. | [adverb] Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. ABOHM (12) ABYSM (12) [noun] Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos. | [noun] An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole. ADEEM (8) [verb] To revoke or take away a bequest or gift in a will, typically because the item no longer exists or has been disposed of by the testator. AGISM (8) [noun] The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age. ALARM (7) [noun] A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. | [noun] Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. | [noun] A sudden attack; disturbance. ALBUM (9) [noun] A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs. | [noun] A collection, especially of literary items | [noun] A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks ALGUM (8) AURUM (7) [noun] The Latin name for the element gold, atomic number 79. AXIOM (14) [noun] A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. | [noun] (proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). | [noun] An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received. BEDIM (10) [verb] To make dim; to obscure or darken. BEGUM (10) [verb] To daub or cover with gum. | [noun] A high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan | [noun] The form of address for such a woman BESOM (9) [noun] A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. | [noun] A troublesome woman. | [noun] Any cleansing or purifying agent. BLOOM (9) [noun] A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. | [noun] Flowers, collectively. | [noun] The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. | [verb] To cause to blossom; to make flourish. | [noun] The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process. BOSOM (9) [noun] (somewhat obsolete) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). | [noun] The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire. | [noun] The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. BREAM (9) [noun] A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. | [noun] A species in that genus, Abramis brama. | [noun] An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. | [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. BROOM (9) [noun] A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | [noun] An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper. | [noun] Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves. | [verb] To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. BUXOM (16) [adjective] Pliant, obedient, tractable (to) (i.e. easily moved or bent, morally). | [adjective] Submissive, humble, meek (as subsense of 4). | [adjective] Gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly (as subsense of 1). CAROM (9) [noun] (cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. | [noun] A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board. | [verb] To make a carom (shot in billiards). | [noun] (spices) ajwain CECUM (11) [noun] A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. CELOM (9) [noun] A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum. CHARM (12) [noun] An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). | [noun] The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural. | [noun] A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. | [noun] The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children. CHASM (12) [noun] A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss. | [noun] (by extension) A large difference of opinion. CHIRM (12) [noun] A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. | [verb] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does. CLAIM (9) [noun] A demand of ownership made for something. | [noun] The thing claimed. | [noun] The right or ground of demanding. CREAM (9) [noun] The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. | [noun] A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream. | [noun] Frosting, custard, creamer or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream. DATUM (8) [noun] (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc. | [noun] (plural: data) A fact known from direct observation. | [noun] (plural: data) A premise from which conclusions are drawn. DEGUM (9) DEISM (8) [noun] A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines. | [noun] Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos. DENIM (8) [noun] A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. DREAM (8) [noun] Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. | [noun] A hope or wish. | [noun] A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy. DUNAM (8) [noun] An Ottoman Turkish unit of surface area nominally equal to 1,600 square (Turkish) paces but actually varied at a provincial and local level according to land quality to accommodate its colloquial sense of the amount of land able to be plowed in a day, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine stremma or English acre. | [noun] A modern Turkish unit of surface area equal to a decare (1000 m2), equivalent to the modern Greek stremma. | [noun] Various other units in other areas of the former Ottoman Empire, usually equated to the decare but sometimes varying (as in Iraq, where it is 2500 m2). DURUM (8) [noun] Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread. ENORM (7) ENZYM (19) FANUM (10) FILUM (10) FLEAM (10) FORAM (10) FORUM (10) [noun] A place for discussion. | [noun] A gathering for the purpose of discussion. | [noun] A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience. GENOM (8) GLEAM (8) [noun] A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light. | [noun] A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something. | [noun] Brightness or shininess; splendor. GLOAM (8) GLOOM (8) [noun] Darkness, dimness or obscurity. | [noun] A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere. | [noun] Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness. GOLEM (8) [noun] A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. | [noun] (by extension) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic. GOYIM (11) [noun] A non-Jew, a gentile. (See usage notes) GROOM (8) [noun] A man who is about to marry. | [noun] A person who cares for horses. | [noun] One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department. HAKIM (14) [noun] A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. | [noun] A judge or governor in Islamic India. HAREM (10) [noun] The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers. | [noun] A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. | [noun] A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals. HAULM (10) [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. | [noun] An individual plant stem. | [noun] Part of a harness; a hame. HILUM (10) [noun] The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support. | [noun] The nucleus of a starch grain. | [noun] A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta. HOKUM (14) [noun] (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. | [noun] (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc. | [noun] A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material. IDIOM (8) [noun] A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people. | [noun] A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc. | [noun] An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language. IHRAM (10) ILEUM (7) [noun] The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. ILIUM (7) [noun] The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. | [noun] The ileum, part of the small intestine. IMAUM (9) INARM (7) JORAM (14) JORUM (14) [noun] A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages). | [noun] A large quantity. | [noun] The contents, or quantity of the contents, of such a vessel. JUGUM (15) [noun] One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants. | [noun] A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant. KALAM (11) KELIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KHOUM (14) [noun] A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya. KILIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. LARUM (7) LINUM (7) LOCUM (9) [noun] Short for locum tenens. | [noun] A share in a Genoese trading vessel. MADAM (10) [noun] A polite form of address for a woman or lady. | [noun] The mistress of a household. | [noun] A conceited or quarrelsome girl. MAXIM (16) [noun] A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. | [noun] A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching. MIASM (9) [noun] An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma. | [noun] A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it. MINIM (9) [noun] A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. | [noun] A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water. | [noun] A short vertical stroke used in handwriting. MODEM (10) [noun] A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line. | [verb] To transmit by modem. NIZAM (16) [noun] The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India. | [noun] The Turkish regular army; a soldier in the Turkish army. NOTUM (7) [noun] The back; the dorsal aspect of the thorax in insects. OAKUM (11) [noun] A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding. | [noun] The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling. ODEUM (8) [noun] An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. | [noun] A theatre or concert hall. ODIUM (8) [noun] Hatred; dislike. | [noun] The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. OGHAM (11) [noun] A single character in this alphabet. | [proper noun] An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish. OLEUM (7) [noun] A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid. ONIUM (7) OPIUM (9) [noun] A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. | [noun] Anything that numbs or stupefies. PLASM (9) [noun] A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape. | [noun] Protoplasm PRAAM (9) [noun] A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. | [noun] A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. | [noun] A type of dinghy with a flat bow. PRISM (9) [noun] A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides. | [noun] A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light. | [noun] A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis. PROEM (9) [noun] An introduction, preface or preamble. PSALM (9) [noun] A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. | [noun] One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship. | [verb] To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing QUALM (16) [noun] A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. | [noun] A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. | [noun] A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.) REALM (7) [noun] An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined. | [noun] The domain of a certain abstraction. | [noun] A scope of operation in networking or security. REARM (7) [verb] To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. REHEM (10) RETEM (7) RHEUM (10) [noun] Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. | [noun] Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. | [noun] Tears. SAGUM (8) SATEM (7) SCRAM (9) [verb] Leave in a hurry, go away. | [noun] The emergency shutdown device of a nuclear reactor, originally specifically by insertion of one or more safety control rods. | [noun] An activation of the emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. | [noun] A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails. SCRIM (9) [noun] A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,. | [noun] A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf. | [noun] A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes. | [noun] A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament. SCRUM (9) [noun] A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people. | [noun] Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings. | [noun] In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage. SEBUM (9) [noun] A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. SEDUM (8) [noun] Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop SEISM (7) SERUM (7) [noun] The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. | [noun] Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual, called antiserum. | [noun] A watery liquid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister. SHAWM (13) [noun] A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body. SKELM (11) SMARM (9) [noun] Smarmy language or behavior. | [noun] A style of fan fiction in which characters are warm and caring toward each other but without sexual overtones. | [verb] To fawn, to be unctuous. SODOM (8) SOLUM (7) SPASM (9) [noun] A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ. | [noun] A violent, excruciating seizure of pain. | [noun] A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion. SPERM (9) [noun] The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon. | [noun] Semen; the generative substance of male animals. | [noun] Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti. STEAM (7) [noun] The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase. | [noun] Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy. | [noun] Internal energy for motive power. STORM (7) [noun] Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather. | [noun] A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak. | [noun] A wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale). | [verb] (with adverbial of direction) To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger. STRUM (7) [noun] The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously. | [noun] The act of strumming. | [verb] To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously. SWARM (10) [noun] A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony. | [noun] A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil. | [noun] A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network. THARM (10) THERM (10) [noun] A former unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units. Symbol: thm. THRUM (10) [noun] A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration. | [noun] A spicy taste; a tang. | [verb] To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking. | [noun] The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut. TOTEM (7) [noun] Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family. | [noun] The representation of such object or creature. | [noun] The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature. UNARM (7) [verb] To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from. | [verb] To remove one's armour. VELUM (10) [noun] A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as: | [noun] An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus. VENOM (10) [noun] A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging. | [noun] Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol. | [verb] To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. VROOM (10) [noun] The sound of an engine revving up. | [verb] To move with great speed; to zoom. | [interjection] The sound of an engine revving up. WHELM (13) [noun] A surge of water. | [verb] To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. | [verb] To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. XYLEM (17) [noun] A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood. YOMIM (12) ZIRAM (16)

ABLOOM (10) [adjective] Blooming; covered in flowers. | [adjective] Having something growing or grown. | [adjective] Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; exhibiting youth-like beauty. ACETUM (10) [noun] Vinegar or a sour liquid, especially vinegar used in medicine or cooking. ADYTUM (12) [noun] The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given. | [noun] (by extension) A private chamber; a sanctum. AECIUM (10) [noun] A cup-shaped structure in rust fungi that produces spores, found on the upper surface of infected plant leaves. AFFIRM (14) [verb] To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. | [verb] To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true. | [verb] To support or encourage. AGEISM (9) [noun] The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age. AGLEAM (9) [adjective] Glowing with subdued light. ALARUM (8) [noun] A danger signal or warning. | [noun] A call to arms. | [verb] To sound alarums, to sound an alarm. ALLIUM (8) [noun] Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, related to onions and garlic. AMYLUM (13) [noun] Starch, especially when used in medicine or as a thickening agent. ANADEM (9) [noun] A wreath or garland, especially one worn on the head as a crown or decoration. ANONYM (11) [noun] An anonymous person. | [noun] An assumed or false name; a pseudonym. | [noun] A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis. ANTHEM (11) [noun] Antiphon. | [noun] A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric. | [noun] A hymn of praise or loyalty. ANTRUM (8) [noun] A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses. ASARUM (8) [noun] A genus of climbing or low-growing plants of the birthwort family, native to Asia and North America, having heart-shaped leaves and small flowers. ASHRAM (11) [noun] A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage. ASWARM (11) [adjective] Filled or overrun (with moving objects or beings). ASYLUM (11) [noun] A place of safety. | [noun] The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place. | [noun] A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill. ATRIUM (8) [noun] A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings. | [noun] A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels. | [noun] A cavity, entrance, or passage. AUTISM (8) [noun] A pervasive neurological disorder that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences. | [noun] (now medically obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia. | [noun] (4chan) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. BAALIM (10) [noun] Plural of baal, referring to false gods or idols in biblical and historical contexts. BALSAM (10) [noun] A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] A soothing ointment. BANTAM (10) [noun] Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. | [noun] A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget. | [adjective] Small or miniature. BARIUM (10) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Barium sulfate suspension. BECALM (12) [verb] To make calm or still; make quiet; calm. | [verb] To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive). BEDLAM (11) [noun] A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. | [noun] An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. | [noun] A lunatic asylum; a madhouse. BEGRIM (11) [verb] To make dirty or grimy; to soil or smudge. BELDAM (11) [noun] A grandmother. | [noun] An old woman, particularly an ugly one. BESEEM (10) [verb] To be suitable or appropriate for; to befit. BEWORM (13) BIFORM (13) [adjective] Having two forms or shapes. BOTTOM (10) [noun] The lowest part of anything. | [noun] Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment. | [noun] Low-lying land; a valley or hollow. BUNKUM (14) [noun] Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense. | [noun] (Washington, DC) Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause. CAECUM (12) [noun] A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. CARROM (10) [noun] A board game of Indian origin played on a square board where players use a striker to hit coins into pockets. | [noun] The act of striking a coin against another in this game. CENTUM (10) [noun] A group or division of one hundred, especially a Roman military unit of about one hundred soldiers. | [noun] In ancient Rome, a political subdivision of citizens organized for voting purposes. CERIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. CESIUM (10) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal. CHIASM (13) [noun] The crossing or intersection of two structures, particularly the optic nerves in the brain. | [noun] A cross-shaped anatomical structure or junction. CHRISM (13) [noun] A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation. CILIUM (10) [noun] Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ. | [noun] A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors. | [noun] One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing. CIVISM (13) COELOM (10) [noun] A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum. CONDOM (11) [noun] A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs. CONIUM (10) [noun] A poisonous plant, also known as hemlock, of the genus Conium with spotted stems and small white flowers. COPALM (12) CORIUM (10) [noun] The inner layer of skin, the dermis. | [noun] The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium. | [noun] Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans. | [noun] A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown. CRINUM (10) [noun] A genus of bulbous plants of the amaryllis family with long strap-like leaves and clusters of fragrant flowers. CUBISM (12) [noun] (often capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. CUNDUM (11) CUPRUM (12) [noun] The Latin name for copper, used in chemistry and sometimes in English scientific contexts. CURIUM (10) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96. CUSTOM (10) [noun] Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. | [noun] Traditional beliefs or rituals | [noun] Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, factory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. DEFOAM (12) DEFORM (12) [verb] To change the form of, usually negatively; to give (something) an unusual or abnormal shape. | [verb] To change the looks of, usually negatively; to give something an unusual or abnormal appearance. | [verb] To mar the character of. DEGERM (10) DEPERM (11) DEWORM (12) [verb] To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs. DIADEM (10) [noun] An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. | [noun] A crown. | [noun] Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown. DIATOM (9) [noun] Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta. DICTUM (11) [noun] An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm. | [noun] A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. | [noun] The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. DINKUM (13) [noun] Hard work. | [noun] Truth. | [adjective] Genuine, true, honest, on the level. DIRDUM (10) DIRHAM (12) [noun] A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. | [noun] A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.). DISARM (9) [noun] The act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry. | [verb] To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. | [verb] To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous DODGEM (11) [noun] A bumper car in an amusement park. DOGDOM (11) [noun] The state or essence of being a dog. DORSUM (9) [noun] The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants. | [noun] The top of the foot or the back of the hand. | [noun] The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal. DRACHM (14) [noun] A small unit of weight, variously: | [noun] The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. | [noun] A coin worth one drachma. DUMDUM (12) [noun] A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. | [noun] An ignorant person; an idiot. EGOISM (9) [noun] The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind. | [noun] The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only. | [noun] (by confusion of the similar words) Egotism. EMBALM (12) [verb] To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition. | [verb] To perfume or add fragrance to something. EMBLEM (12) [noun] A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo. | [noun] Something which represents a larger whole. | [noun] Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface. ENGRAM (9) [noun] A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory. | [noun] A painful, negative mental image representing a past event. EONISM (8) EPONYM (13) [noun] A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item. | [noun] A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name. | [noun] (by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing. ERBIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements. | [noun] A single atom of this element. ESTEEM (8) [noun] Favourable regard. | [verb] To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. | [verb] To regard something as valuable; to prize. ESTRUM (8) [noun] A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly. | [noun] A bite or sting. | [noun] A passion or frenzy. FANDOM (12) [noun] The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group. | [noun] The subculture of fans. | [noun] The state, quality, or condition of being a fan. FANTOM (11) FATHOM (14) [noun] Grasp, envelopment, control. | [noun] (now usually nautical) An English unit of length for water depth notionally based upon the width of grown man's outstretched arms but standardized as 6 feet (about 1.8 m). | [noun] Various similar units in other systems. FAVISM (14) FERBAM (13) FERRUM (11) FOLIUM (11) [noun] A leaf, especially a thin leaf or plate. | [noun] A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches having a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop. FRENUM (11) [noun] A frenulum. FULHAM (14) FULLAM (11) GODDAM (11) [noun] (Gallicism, chiefly in the plural) An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history. | [interjection] An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitment or frustration. GONIUM (9) GRAHAM (12) [noun] Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. | [noun] A graham cracker. GRANUM (9) [noun] A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis. GYPSUM (14) [noun] A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. HAKEEM (15) HANSOM (11) [noun] A Hansom cab; a carriage HAREEM (11) HELIUM (11) [noun] The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. | [noun] A form or sample of the element. HOLISM (11) [noun] A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. | [noun] A practice based on such a theory or belief. IBIDEM (11) IMBALM (12) INDIUM (9) [noun] A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. INFIRM (11) [verb] To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. | [adjective] Weak or ill, not in good health. | [adjective] Irresolute; weak of mind or will. INFORM (11) [verb] To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge). | [verb] To communicate knowledge to. | [verb] To impart information or knowledge. | [adjective] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. INSEAM (8) [noun] The seam of a trouser up the inside of the leg. | [verb] To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix. IODISM (9) [noun] Iodine poisoning IONIUM (8) ITERUM (8) JETSAM (15) [noun] Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress | [noun] (by extension) discarded odds and ends JETSOM (15) KALIUM (12) LABIUM (10) [noun] A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva. | [noun] The lip of a labiate corolla. | [noun] The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes. LABRUM (10) [noun] The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects. | [noun] Any of several lip-like projections. | [noun] A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath. LACTAM (10) [noun] Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims. LINGAM (9) [noun] (Shaivism) The aniconic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva. LISSOM (8) [adjective] Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe. LOGJAM (16) [noun] An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts. | [noun] A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress. LUTEUM (8) LYCEUM (13) LYRISM (11) MAGNUM (11) [noun] A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle. | [noun] A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet. | [noun] A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre. MAIHEM (13) MARRAM (10) [noun] Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches. MAYHEM (16) [noun] A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. | [noun] Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing. | [noun] The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection. MEDIUM (11) [noun] (plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. | [noun] (plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass. | [noun] (plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information. MEGOHM (14) [noun] One million (106) ohms, abbreviated as MΩ. MEGRIM (11) [noun] A headache; a migraine. | [noun] A fancy, a whim, a caprice. | [noun] (in the plural) See megrims. | [noun] A type of European deep water flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis; the whiff or sail-fluke. MENTUM (10) [noun] The chin. | [noun] A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks. | [noun] The central part of the labium in insects. MILIUM (10) [noun] A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth. MINIUM (10) MISAIM (10) MOMISM (12) [noun] Finding fault; carping. | [noun] Excessive attachment to one’s mother. | [noun] An utterance, piece of advice, etc. from one's mother. MONISM (10) [noun] The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world. MUSEUM (10) [noun] A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value. MUTISM (10) [noun] A psychological disorder in which the sufferer cannot speak in certain situations. NANISM (8) NAPALM (10) [noun] A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. | [verb] To spray or attack with this substance. NOMISM (10) NONCOM (10) [noun] A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy). NUDISM (9) OBIISM (10) OGRISM (9) OIDIUM (9) [noun] A fragile spore produced by some fungi. | [noun] The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes. OMASUM (10) [noun] The third part of the stomach of a ruminant. ORGASM (9) [noun] A spasm or sudden contraction. | [noun] A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. | [noun] A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur. OSMIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores. | [noun] A single atom of this element. OSTIUM (8) [noun] A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage. | [noun] Any of the small openings or pores in a sponge. | [noun] The mouth of a river. PABLUM (12) [noun] Anything overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing. | [noun] Nourishment. PASSIM (10) [adverb] Throughout or frequently | [adverb] Here and there PAYNIM (13) [noun] A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew. PEPLUM (12) [noun] A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics. | [noun] An individual film in this genre. | [noun] A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla. PHENOM (13) [noun] Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf. | [noun] One who is hip and fashionable. PHLEGM (14) [noun] One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. | [noun] Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. | [noun] A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution. PHLOEM (13) [noun] A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot PHYLUM (16) [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank | [noun] A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another. PILEUM (10) PLENUM (10) [noun] A space that is completely filled with matter. | [noun] A state of fullness, a great quantity (of something). | [noun] A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present. PODIUM (11) [noun] A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit. | [noun] (sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly. | [noun] A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize. POGROM (11) [noun] A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews. | [noun] An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators. | [verb] To persecute or massacre a particular group of people. POMPOM (14) [noun] A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. PORISM (10) POSSUM (10) [noun] An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. | [noun] Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands. PREARM (10) PRELIM (10) [noun] Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc. | [adjective] Preliminary PURISM (10) [noun] An insistence on pure or unmixed forms. | [noun] An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things. | [noun] An example of purist language etc. QUORUM (17) [noun] The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority. | [noun] A selected body of persons. RACISM (10) [noun] Belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior. | [noun] The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others. | [noun] Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; an action of such discrimination. RADIUM (9) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. | [noun] A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance. | [verb] To treat (a tumour, etc.) with radium. RANDOM (9) [noun] A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. | [noun] Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. | [noun] The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. RANSOM (8) [noun] Money paid for the freeing of a hostage. | [noun] The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration. | [noun] A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment. RECTUM (10) [noun] The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon. REDEEM (9) [verb] To recover ownership of something by buying it back. | [verb] To liberate by payment of a ransom. | [verb] To set free by force. REFILM (11) REFORM (11) [noun] The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it | [verb] To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better | [verb] To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits REGNUM (9) RETEAM (8) RETRIM (8) REWARM (11) RHYTHM (17) [noun] The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. | [noun] A specifically defined pattern of such variation. | [noun] A flow, repetition or regularity. SACHEM (13) [noun] The chief of a Native American tribe; a sagamore. | [noun] A leader in the Tammany Hall society. SACRUM (10) [noun] A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood. SADISM (9) [noun] The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity. | [noun] Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others. | [noun] (in general) Deliberate cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification. SALAAM (8) [noun] A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference. | [verb] To perform a salaam (to someone). | [interjection] A respectful ceremonial greeting performed mostly in Islamic countries. SCHISM (13) [noun] A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. | [noun] A formal division or split within a religious body. | [noun] A split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy. SCREAM (10) [noun] A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. | [noun] A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer. | [noun] Used as an intensifier SCUTUM (10) [noun] An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army. | [noun] A scute. | [noun] A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) SELDOM (9) [adjective] Rare; infrequent. | [adverb] Infrequently, rarely. SENSUM (8) SEPTUM (10) [noun] A wall separating two cavities; a partition | [noun] A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. | [noun] A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus. SEXISM (15) [noun] The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to others. | [noun] Discrimination or different treatment (e.g. in job opportunities) based on sex or gender. | [noun] Attitudes or actions that are based on or promote the expectation that people adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex. SHALOM (11) [noun] Peace | [interjection] A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. SHOLOM (11) SIMOOM (10) [noun] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. SITCOM (10) [noun] An episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation. | [noun] Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage. SLALOM (8) [noun] The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) | [noun] Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. | [noun] A course used for the sport of slalom. SODIUM (9) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.98977. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature. SPIREM (10) SPUTUM (10) [noun] Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus. SQUIRM (17) [noun] A twisting, snakelike movement of the body. | [verb] To twist one's body with snakelike motions. | [verb] To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment. STREAM (8) [noun] A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. | [noun] A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). | [noun] Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. SUBGUM (11) SYNCOM (13) SYSTEM (11) [noun] A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. | [noun] A method or way of organizing or planning. TALCUM (10) [noun] Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use. | [verb] To perfume with talcum powder. TANDEM (9) [noun] A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. | [noun] (transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. | [noun] A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration. TECTUM (10) [noun] The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus | [noun] The interconnected outer surface of a spore. TEDIUM (9) [noun] Boredom or tediousness; ennui. TELIUM (8) TERGUM (9) [noun] The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod. THAIRM (11) THEISM (11) [noun] Belief in the existence of at least one deity. | [noun] (narrowly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation. | [noun] A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea. THIRAM (11) [noun] The fungicide and bird repellent tetramethylthiuram disulfide. TRUISM (8) [noun] A self-evident or obvious truth. | [noun] A banality or cliché. UNHELM (11) UNSEAM (8) UNTRIM (8) VACUUM (13) [noun] A region of space that contains no matter. | [noun] (plural only "vacuums") A vacuum cleaner. | [noun] The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc. VAGROM (12) VAROOM (11) VELLUM (11) [noun] A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf. | [noun] A writing paper of very high quality. VERISM (11) [noun] Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary. | [noun] An artistic movement, from 19th-century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner VICTIM (13) [noun] One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular: | [noun] A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite. WAMPUM (15) [noun] Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples. | [noun] A string of such beads. | [noun] Money. WHILOM (14) [adjective] Former, sometime. | [adverb] While. | [adverb] Once upon a time, formerly. WIGWAM (15) [noun] A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world. | [verb] To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam. WISDOM (12) [noun] An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. | [noun] A piece of wise advice. | [noun] The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.

ACCLAIM (13) [verb] To shout; to call out. | [verb] To express great approval (for). | [verb] To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. | [noun] An acclamation; a shout of applause. ACIFORM (14) [adjective] Shaped like a needle or needle-pointed; having the form of an acus or needle. ACRONYM (14) [noun] An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT"). | [noun] An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux"). | [verb] To form into an acronym. AGENDUM (11) [noun] A singular form of agenda; a single item to be considered or discussed at a meeting. ALIFORM (12) [adjective] Shaped like a wing | [adjective] (of a building) Having wings ALLONYM (12) ALODIUM (10) ALYSSUM (12) [noun] Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers. AMALGAM (12) [noun] An alloy containing mercury. | [noun] A combination of different things. | [noun] One of the ingredients in an alloy. ANAGRAM (10) [noun] (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. | [verb] To form anagrams. ANIMISM (11) [noun] A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena. | [noun] A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe. | [noun] A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit. ANTIJAM (16) ANTONYM (12) [noun] A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. APOTHEM (14) [noun] The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle. | [noun] The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above). ARCANUM (11) [noun] A mystery or deep secret. | [noun] An elixir or secret remedy. ATAVISM (12) [noun] The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence. | [noun] The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence. | [noun] Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence. ATHEISM (12) [noun] (narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs). | [noun] (broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist). | [noun] (very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities). ATOMISM (11) [noun] The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles. | [noun] The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant. AUSFORM (12) [verb] To shape metal by heating and then working it while hot, or to forge and form metal through a combination of heat and mechanical deformation. BAALISM (11) [noun] The worship of Baal, a deity in ancient Near Eastern religions, or the practice of idolatry associated with false gods. | [noun] In modern usage, devotion to materialism or worldly concerns viewed as a form of false worship. BACULUM (13) [noun] A bone found in the penis of some mammals | [noun] A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen BAGWORM (15) [noun] A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera. | [noun] Eastern tent caterpillar. | [noun] Fall webworm. BAPTISM (13) [noun] A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. | [noun] A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming. BARROOM (11) [noun] A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. BECHARM (16) [verb] To charm or enchant. | [verb] To put under a charm or spell. BEDROOM (12) [noun] A room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping. BEGLOOM (12) BEMADAM (14) BERSEEM (11) [noun] A clover-like legume plant (Trifolium alexandrinum) native to Egypt, cultivated as a forage crop and green manure in warm regions. BESWARM (14) [verb] To swarm around or over something in large numbers. BIOHERM (14) [noun] A mound or reef of limestone or other rock formed by the growth of organisms such as corals or algae. | [noun] In geology, a sedimentary structure created by the accumulation of skeletal material from marine organisms. BLELLUM (11) [noun] A person who talks excessively or nonsensically; a babbler or blatherer. BLOSSOM (11) [noun] A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers. | [noun] The state or season of producing such flowers. | [noun] A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. BLUEGUM (12) [noun] Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. | [noun] A person of sub-Saharan African origin, alluding to the blue coloring around their gumline BOGYISM (15) BOREDOM (12) [noun] The state of being bored. | [noun] An instance or period of being bored; A bored state. BOSSDOM (12) BOSSISM (11) [noun] The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss) BRECHAM (16) BROMISM (13) [noun] Poisoning by bromine or bromides BRUTISM (11) BRUXISM (18) [noun] The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs. BUCKRAM (17) [noun] A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. | [verb] To stiffen with or as if with buckram. | [noun] A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. BUDWORM (15) [noun] Any of various moth caterpillars. CADMIUM (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. CAESIUM (11) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal. CALCIUM (13) [noun] The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks. | [noun] An atom of this element. CAMBISM (15) CAMBIUM (15) [noun] A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. | [noun] Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones | [noun] One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs. CENTRUM (11) [noun] A center. | [noun] The central body of a vertebra; the solid piece to which the arches and some other parts are or may be attached. | [noun] The basis or fundamental portion of one of the cranial segments, regarded as analogous to vertebrae. CHARISM (14) [noun] A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God. CHEFDOM (18) CHEMISM (16) [noun] The branch of science dealing with chemical properties and reactions, or the chemical composition or properties of something. | [noun] An obsolete term for chemistry or alchemical processes. CHETRUM (14) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum CHILLUM (14) [noun] A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood. | [noun] The part of such a pipe that contains the tobacco and charcoal balls. CHRISOM (14) [noun] A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. | [noun] A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it. CLONISM (11) COCOYAM (16) [noun] New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga. | [noun] Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro. CONFIRM (14) [verb] To strengthen; to make firm or resolute. | [verb] To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone). | [verb] To assure the accuracy of previous statements. CONFORM (14) [verb] (of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure. | [verb] (of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline. | [verb] To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt. COSMISM (13) [noun] A philosophical movement emphasizing the unity of the cosmos and humanity's role within it, or the belief that the universe is an ordered whole. CRANIUM (11) [noun] The braincase or neurocranium; that part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw. | [noun] The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible). | [noun] The skull. CRISSUM (11) [noun] The lower belly and undertail coverts of a bird, especially the area around the cloaca. CRUMBUM (15) CULTISM (11) [noun] The practice of devotion to a cult or the beliefs and practices of a cult. | [noun] Excessive or inappropriate admiration for a particular person or thing. CUTWORM (14) [noun] The larva of any of many moths of the family Noctuidae; it is an agricultural pest. CZARDOM (21) CZARISM (20) DADAISM (11) DAYROOM (13) [noun] A common room in a barracks or dormitory where the inhabitants can mingle and socialize. DECLAIM (12) [verb] To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. | [verb] To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant. | [verb] To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking. DECORUM (12) [noun] Appropriate social behavior. | [noun] A convention of social behavior. DEIFORM (13) [adjective] Godlike | [adjective] Conformable to the will of God DIAGRAM (11) [noun] A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole. | [noun] A graph or chart. | [noun] A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C". DIASTEM (10) DISHELM (13) DODOISM (11) DOGEDOM (12) DUALISM (10) [noun] Duality; the condition of being double. | [noun] The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil. | [noun] The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual. DUKEDOM (15) [noun] A region ruled by a duke or duchess; a duchy. | [noun] The rank or title of a duke. EARDRUM (10) [noun] A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus. EARLDOM (10) [noun] The rank of being an earl. | [noun] The territory controlled by an earl. EARWORM (12) [noun] A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted. | [noun] (originally United States) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”). | [noun] An earwig. ECHOISM (14) EELWORM (12) [noun] A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels. EGOTISM (10) [noun] A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. | [noun] A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. | [noun] The result or product of being egoistic. ELITISM (9) [noun] The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite. | [noun] The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite. ELUVIUM (12) ELYTRUM (12) EMBOSOM (13) [verb] To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure. | [verb] To enclose, surround, or protect. ENVENOM (12) [verb] To poison, to put or inject venom onto or into. | [verb] To acerbate. EPIDERM (12) EPIGRAM (12) [noun] An inscription in stone. | [noun] A brief but witty saying. | [noun] A short, witty or pithy poem. EROTISM (9) [noun] Eroticism ERRATUM (9) [noun] An error, especially one in a printed work. ETATISM (9) EXCLAIM (18) [noun] Exclamation; outcry, clamor. | [verb] To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. | [verb] To say suddenly and with strong emotion. EXODERM (17) EXOTISM (16) EXUVIUM (19) EYEBEAM (14) FADDISM (14) FANTASM (12) FASCISM (14) FAUVISM (15) [noun] An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors. FERMIUM (14) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. FIDEISM (13) [noun] The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge FIEFDOM (16) [noun] The estate controlled by a feudal lord; a fief. | [noun] (by extension) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual. FILMDOM (15) FIREARM (12) [noun] A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead. FLOTSAM (12) [noun] Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck. FOGYISM (16) FOREARM (12) [noun] The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. | [noun] A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To arm in preparation. FRAENUM (12) [noun] A frenulum. FREEDOM (13) [noun] The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved. | [noun] The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained. | [noun] Frankness; openness; unreservedness. FRUSTUM (12) [noun] A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base. | [noun] A portion of a sphere, or in general any solid, delimited by two parallel planes. FULCRUM (14) [noun] The support about which a lever pivots. | [noun] A crux or pivot; a central point. GALLIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal. GINGHAM (14) [noun] A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks GRANDAM (11) [noun] Grandmother | [noun] Old lady, elderly woman GROGRAM (11) [noun] A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of silk, and mohair or wool. | [noun] A garment made from this fabric. GUNROOM (10) [noun] A room where guns are stored. | [noun] Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle. HADARIM (13) HAFNIUM (15) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal. HAHNIUM (15) [noun] A rejected name for dubnium. HALIDOM (13) HAZANIM (21) HEIRDOM (13) HEROISM (12) [noun] The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities. HOBOISM (14) HOLMIUM (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature. | [noun] A single atom of this element. HOMONYM (17) [noun] (strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. | [noun] A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling). | [noun] A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon. HOODLUM (13) [noun] A gangster; a hired thug. | [noun] A rough or violent youth. HUMDRUM (15) [noun] The quality of lacking variety or excitement. | [noun] A stupid fellow. | [adjective] Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring. IDOLISM (10) IMAGISM (12) [noun] A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language. | [noun] The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind. IMBOSOM (13) INTERIM (9) [noun] A transitional or temporary period between other events. | [adjective] Transitional. | [adjective] Temporary. IRIDIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group. | [noun] A single atom of this element. ISCHIUM (14) [noun] The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. ISOGRAM (10) JARLDOM (17) JEJUNUM (23) [noun] The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum JIBBOOM (20) JUGULUM (17) JUJUISM (23) KINGDOM (15) [noun] A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. | [noun] A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant. | [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom). LABARUM (11) [noun] The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧. LADANUM (10) [noun] A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume. LAICISM (11) LEFTISM (12) [noun] Belief in the principles of left-wing politics. LEGROOM (10) [noun] Space to stretch the legs while seated. | [noun] Space to move in. LEHAYIM (15) LITHIUM (12) [noun] The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders. LOBWORM (14) [noun] The lugworm. LOCKRAM (15) LOCOISM (11) LUGWORM (13) [noun] Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola LUSTRUM (9) [noun] A ceremonial purification of all the people, performed every five years after the taking of the census; a lustration. | [noun] (by extension) A period of five years. MACADAM (14) [noun] The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). | [noun] Any road or street. | [verb] To cover or surface with macadam. MAXIMUM (20) [noun] The highest limit | [noun] The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function | [noun] An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set METONYM (14) [noun] (grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy. | [noun] (by extension) A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas. MICROHM (16) MIDTERM (12) [noun] A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term). | [noun] A midterm election | [adjective] Halfway through a term, or roughly so. MILLDAM (12) [noun] A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created. MINIMUM (13) [noun] The lowest limit. | [noun] The smallest amount. | [noun] A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). MISDEEM (12) MISFORM (14) MISTERM (11) MODICUM (14) [noun] A modest, small, or trifling amount. MOHALIM (14) [noun] The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. MOHELIM (14) [noun] The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. MUDROOM (12) [noun] A room used as a barrier between outdoors and indoors. MUONIUM (11) NARCISM (11) NATRIUM (9) NIOBIUM (11) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials. | [noun] A single atom of this element. NONFARM (12) NOSTRUM (9) [noun] A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects. | [noun] An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action. OBELISM (11) OESTRUM (9) [noun] A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly. | [noun] A bite or sting. | [noun] A passion or frenzy. OGREISM (10) OMENTUM (11) [noun] Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera. ONANISM (9) [noun] Masturbation. | [noun] Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus. OOSPERM (11) OPOSSUM (11) [noun] Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana. OPTIMUM (13) [noun] The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances. | [adjective] The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others. ORALISM (9) [noun] A philosophy of education for the deaf, opposed to manualism, that uses spoken language consisting of lipreading, speech, the process of watching mouth movements, and mastering breathing techniques. ORGANUM (10) [noun] A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong. | [noun] A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted. OSCULUM (11) [noun] A small opening or orifice. | [noun] One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm. | [noun] The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled. OUTBEAM (11) OUTSWAM (12) OUTSWIM (12) OUTSWUM (12) OVERARM (12) [noun] A style of swimming of extending the arms alternatively - now usually termed freestyle. | [verb] To provide with more weaponry than necessary. | [adjective] Throwing while having the hand above the elbow OVIFORM (15) [adjective] Egg-shaped PABULUM (13) [noun] Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals. | [noun] Material that feeds a fire. | [noun] Food for thought. PALLIUM (11) [noun] A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers. | [noun] A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion. | [noun] The mantle of a mollusc. PANICUM (13) PANTOUM (11) [noun] A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next. PARONYM (14) [noun] A word derived from the same root or stem as another word. | [noun] A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word. PEONISM (11) PERFORM (14) [verb] To do something; to execute. | [verb] To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain. PHANTOM (14) [noun] A ghost or apparition. | [noun] Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion. | [noun] A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing. PHELLEM (14) PIANISM (11) [noun] One's way of playing the piano PIETISM (11) [noun] (often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity. PILGRIM (12) [noun] One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance. | [noun] A newcomer. | [noun] A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck. PINETUM (11) [noun] An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers PINWORM (14) [noun] Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals PLENISM (11) PLUMBUM (15) POMATUM (13) [noun] Pomade. | [verb] To dress with pomatum. POPEDOM (14) PREBOOM (13) PREFORM (14) [noun] An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form. | [noun] The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool. | [noun] A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones. PREMIUM (13) [noun] A prize or award. | [noun] Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else. | [noun] A bonus paid in addition to normal payments. PRETERM (11) [noun] A premature birth or baby. | [adjective] Of a premature birth or baby. PRETRIM (11) PREWARM (14) PROBLEM (13) [noun] A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. | [noun] A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. | [noun] A puzzling circumstance. PROGRAM (12) [noun] A set of structured activities. | [noun] A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. | [noun] A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. PROTIUM (11) [noun] An atom of this isotope. QUANTUM (18) [noun] The total amount of something; quantity. | [noun] The amount or quantity observably present, or available. | [noun] The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. QUONDAM (19) [adjective] Former; once; at one time. REALISM (9) [noun] A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. | [noun] An artistic representation of reality as it is. | [noun] The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation. REBLOOM (11) RECLAIM (11) [noun] The calling back of a hawk. | [noun] The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back. | [noun] An effort to take something back, to reclaim something. REDREAM (10) REGROOM (10) REQUIEM (18) [noun] A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person. | [noun] A musical composition for such a mass. | [noun] A piece of music composed to honor a dead person. | [noun] A large or dangerous shark, specifically, a member of the family Carcharhinidae. RHABDOM (15) [noun] Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods RHENIUM (12) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. RHODIUM (13) [noun] A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45. | [noun] A single atom of this element. ROSTRUM (9) [noun] A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer. | [noun] A platform for a film or television camera. | [noun] The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme. SANCTUM (11) [noun] A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom. SARCASM (11) [noun] Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice. | [noun] An act of sarcasm. SCROTUM (11) [noun] The bag of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in mammals. SEDARIM (10) SELFDOM (13) SERFDOM (13) [noun] The state of being a serf. | [noun] The feudal system that includes serfs. SHAHDOM (16) SHITTIM (12) SIDEARM (10) [noun] A personal weapon, such as a handgun or sword, carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc for rapid access. | [verb] To throw a ball with one's arm roughly parallel to the ground. | [adverb] With one's arm roughly parallel to the ground. SISTRUM (9) [noun] An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads. SKELLUM (13) SKOOKUM (17) [noun] (chiefly among Northwest Coast Aboriginal people) An evil spirit or woodland monster or giant. | [noun] A type of doll based on the mythical woodland monster. | [adjective] (Northwest US) Excellent, impressive. SLUMGUM (12) SLUMISM (11) SMEDDUM (13) SOLANUM (9) [noun] Any plant in the genus Solanum. | [noun] A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrun, and Solanum villosum. SOPHISM (14) [noun] A method of teaching using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric. | [noun] A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive. | [noun] An intentional fallacy. | [noun] A denomination in Islam emphasizing mysticism, asceticism and music. SORGHUM (13) [noun] A cereal, Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare) the grains of which are used to make flour and as cattle feed. | [noun] Sorghum syrup. STADIUM (10) [noun] A venue where sporting events are held. | [noun] An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races. | [noun] A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements, equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet, 9 inches. STANNUM (9) STARDOM (10) [noun] The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity. STATISM (9) [noun] The belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity. STERNUM (9) [noun] The breastbone | [noun] The sclerotized plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax STEWBUM (14) [noun] A homeless alcoholic. STIBIUM (11) STICKUM (15) [noun] Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance. STRATUM (9) [noun] One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another. | [noun] A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout. | [noun] Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers. SUBATOM (11) SUBITEM (11) SUNBEAM (11) [noun] A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight. | [noun] An item of cutlery or crockery laid out on a table, but not used, and which can be returned to the drawer without being washed. | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis. SUNROOM (9) [noun] A room in a residence with numerous large windows admitting sunlight. | [noun] Solarium SYMPTOM (16) [noun] A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash. | [noun] A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable. SYNONYM (15) [noun] (strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word. | [noun] A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. | [noun] Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). TACHISM (14) [noun] A French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s. TANGRAM (10) [noun] A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs. TANTRUM (9) [noun] An often childish display or fit of bad temper. | [verb] To throw a tantrum. TAPETUM (11) [noun] A membranous layer of tissue. | [noun] The pigmentary layer of the retina. | [noun] The cells on the outside of an archesporium. TAPROOM (11) [noun] A bar or barroom; a room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap. TEAROOM (9) [noun] A café which serves tea, usually with light food. | [noun] A public lavatory, particularly as a meeting place for homosexual men. | [noun] A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc.; a break room. TERAOHM (12) TERBIUM (11) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile. TETOTUM (9) THEOREM (12) [noun] A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas. | [noun] A mathematical statement that is expected to be true | [noun] A syntactically correct expression that is deducible from the given axioms of a deductive system. THORIUM (12) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air. THULIUM (12) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre. TONEARM (9) [noun] The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier. TOPONYM (14) [noun] A placename. | [noun] A word derived from the name of a place. | [noun] The technical designation of any region of an animal. TOURISM (9) [noun] The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home. | [noun] The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized. | [noun] Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark. TRANGAM (10) TRANSOM (9) [noun] A crosspiece over a door; a lintel. | [noun] A horizontal dividing bar in a window. | [noun] A transom window. TRIDUUM (10) [noun] A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy). TRIFORM (12) [adjective] Having three different forms TRIGRAM (10) [noun] Any of the eight combinations of three complete or broken lines forming half of a hexagram in Chinese system of divination I Ching. | [noun] A trigraph. | [noun] A special case of the n-gram where n is 3, used in natural language processing for doing statistical analysis of texts TRITIUM (9) [noun] An atom of this isotope. TRIVIUM (12) [noun] (in medieval universities) The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric. | [noun] The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively. TROPISM (11) [noun] The turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus. | [noun] Which type of tissue supports a certain virus. TSARDOM (10) TSARISM (9) TZARDOM (19) TZARISM (18) ULPANIM (11) UNBOSOM (11) [verb] To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief. | [verb] To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them. | [verb] To confess a misdeed. UNIFORM (12) [noun] A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group. | [noun] Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet. | [noun] A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective). URANISM (9) URANIUM (9) [noun] The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series. UREDIUM (10) UTOPISM (11) WAXWORM (22) WEBWORM (17) [noun] Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar. WHOLISM (15) [noun] A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. | [noun] A practice based on such a theory or belief. WIFEDOM (16) WOLFRAM (15) [noun] Wolframite | [noun] Tungsten YARDARM (13) [noun] The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards. YTTRIUM (12) [noun] A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals. ZOARIUM (18) ZOECIUM (20)

ABOMASUM (14) [noun] The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum. ACCUSTOM (14) [verb] To make familiar through repeated exposure or practice. | [verb] To adapt or adjust oneself to something new or unfamiliar. ACICULUM (14) [noun] A small needle-like structure or bristle found in certain invertebrates, particularly in annelid worms. | [noun] A small sharp-pointed anatomical process or projection. ACONITUM (12) [noun] A genus of poisonous plants of the buttercup family, commonly known as monkshood or wolfsbane, with helmet-shaped flowers. ACROTISM (12) [noun] The absence or imperceptibility of the pulse; a condition characterized by lack of a detectable pulse. ACTINISM (12) [noun] The property of radiation, especially ultraviolet light, to produce chemical changes or photochemical effects. ACTINIUM (12) [noun] A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores ACTIVISM (15) [noun] The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue. ADDENDUM (13) [noun] Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document. | [noun] A postscript. | [noun] The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line. AECIDIUM (13) [noun] A cup-shaped fruiting structure of rust fungi that produces spores, representing one stage in the fungal life cycle. AERIFORM (13) [adjective] Having the form or nature of air; gaseous. AEROBIUM (12) AEROGRAM (11) [noun] A wireless message. | [noun] A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane. | [noun] A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail. AGERATUM (11) [noun] A tropical plant with clusters of small, typically blue or purple flowers, commonly grown as an ornamental in gardens. ALARMISM (12) ALBINISM (12) [noun] Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino. ALBURNUM (12) [noun] Sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood. ALGORISM (11) ALIENISM (10) ALLELISM (10) ALLODIUM (11) [noun] Freehold land or property ALLUVIUM (13) [noun] Soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain ALPINISM (12) ALTRUISM (10) [noun] Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness. | [noun] (sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer. ALUMINUM (12) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum. AMMONIUM (14) [noun] The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia | [noun] (especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals ANEURISM (10) [noun] An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel. ANEURYSM (13) [noun] An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel. ANGSTROM (11) [noun] A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms. ANTEROOM (10) [noun] A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room. ANTIATOM (10) ANTIFOAM (13) [noun] A substance used to prevent or reduce the formation of foam in liquids, commonly used in industrial processes and manufacturing. APHORISM (15) [noun] An original, laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought. | [verb] To speak or write aphorisms. APOTHEGM (16) [noun] A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. APTERIUM (12) [noun] An area of skin on a bird's body that is not covered by feathers. AQUARIUM (19) [noun] A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals. | [noun] A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited. ARCHAISM (15) [noun] The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style. | [noun] An archaic word, style, etc. ARCIFORM (15) [adjective] Having the form of an arch; curved like an arch. ARGENTUM (11) [noun] The Latin name for silver, used in chemistry and alchemy. | [noun] Silver or a silver-colored metal. ARMYWORM (18) [noun] The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups. ASCIDIUM (13) [noun] A pitcher-shaped or tubular structure in certain plants, such as pitcher plants, that functions in trapping and digesting insects. | [noun] In zoology, a pouch-like structure found in some marine animals, particularly tunicates. ASTERISM (10) [noun] (constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). | [noun] A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. | [noun] A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica). ATHENEUM (13) [noun] A literary or scientific institution, club, or reading room. | [noun] A building dedicated to learning and the promotion of literature and science. ATROPISM (12) ATTICISM (12) [noun] A style of Greek architecture and ornamentation characteristic of ancient Attica, featuring refined simplicity and elegant proportions. | [noun] Refined and elegant style or taste in language, art, or behavior, particularly as exemplified in ancient Greek culture. AURIFORM (13) [adjective] Shaped like or resembling an ear. AUTECISM (12) [noun] A condition in which a parasitic fungus completes its entire life cycle on a single host plant species. | [noun] In ecology, the occurrence of a species that is self-sufficient and does not require other species for reproduction or survival. AXOPLASM (19) [noun] The cytoplasm of an axon BACKROOM (18) [noun] A room near the rear of a premises, especially one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or happening in a backroom | [adjective] Characterized by secrecy or anonymity BALLROOM (12) [noun] A large room used for dancing and banquets. | [noun] A type of elegant dance. | [verb] To take part in ballroom dancing. BAROGRAM (13) [noun] A chart or record produced by a barograph, showing atmospheric pressure variations over time. BASIDIUM (13) [noun] A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. BATHROOM (15) [noun] A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet. | [noun] A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub. BDELLIUM (13) [noun] Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora. BIENNIUM (12) [noun] A period of two years. BIOPLASM (14) [noun] The living substance of cells; protoplasm. BIRDFARM (16) BLACKGUM (19) [noun] A tupelo tree (Nyssa sylvatica) native to southeastern North America, having dark wood and small black fruits. BLUESTEM (12) [noun] A tall perennial grass native to North America, characterized by blue-purple coloring at the base of the stem, commonly found in prairie grasslands. | [noun] Any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon, valued for forage and prairie restoration. BOLLWORM (15) [noun] The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton. BOOKWORM (19) [noun] Any of various insects that infest books. | [noun] An avid book reader. BOTHRIUM (15) [noun] A groove or slit-like opening on the scolex (head) of certain tapeworms used for attachment to the host's intestinal wall. BOTULISM (12) [noun] Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly prepared food. BOYARISM (15) BRACHIUM (17) [noun] The upper arm or a corresponding part in other animals. | [noun] An arm-like anatomical structure or appendage. BROUGHAM (16) [noun] A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers. | [noun] An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat. BRUNIZEM (21) [noun] A dark soil rich in organic matter and bases, formed in grasslands with moderate to high rainfall. CABALISM (14) [noun] A system of esoteric or mystical interpretation of sacred texts, particularly Jewish scriptures. | [noun] The practice of secret or occult arts; mysticism or esotericism. CALADIUM (13) [noun] Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. CAPSICUM (16) [noun] Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. | [noun] The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers. CARDAMOM (15) [noun] The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb. | [noun] The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder. | [noun] The seeds or seed capsules of the Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages. CARDAMUM (15) [noun] A spice made from the seeds of a plant in the ginger family, used in cooking and flavoring. | [noun] The plant itself (Elettaria cardamomum) native to India. CASEWORM (15) [noun] The larva of a caddisfly, which constructs a protective case around its body from sand, pebbles, or plant material. CASTEISM (12) [noun] Discrimination based on a person's caste CEMENTUM (14) [noun] A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. CENTRISM (12) [noun] A political ideology that advocates moderate policies and positions that are equidistant from the extremes of the political spectrum. CEREBRUM (14) [noun] The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory. CHADARIM (16) [noun] Plural of cheder, a Jewish elementary school for teaching Hebrew and religious texts. CHAZANIM (24) [noun] Plural of hazzan; Jewish cantors who lead liturgical singing in synagogues. CHERUBIM (17) [noun] A winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts. | [noun] An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body. | [noun] A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent. CHIEFDOM (19) [noun] An area or region governed by a chief. | [noun] A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state. CHILIASM (15) [noun] A belief in or doctrine of a coming millennium, especially the Christian belief in Christ's reign on earth for a thousand years. CHROMIUM (17) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. CIBORIUM (14) [noun] A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns. | [noun] A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist. CIMBALOM (16) [noun] A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Eastern Europe. CINGULUM (13) [noun] The girdle of an alb. | [noun] A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system. | [noun] A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth. CIVICISM (17) CLAMWORM (17) [noun] A marine worm of the family Nereididae, commonly used as bait for fishing. CLASSISM (12) [noun] Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class. CLERKDOM (17) [noun] The office, position, or domain of a clerk or clerks. | [noun] Clerks collectively as a group or class. CLUBROOM (14) [noun] A room in a club building used by members for meetings, socializing, or recreational activities. COAGULUM (13) [noun] A mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd COATROOM (12) [noun] A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom. COLIFORM (15) [noun] Such a bacterium | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals COLISEUM (12) [noun] A large theatre, cinema, or stadium. | [noun] A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena. COLORISM (12) [noun] Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification. | [noun] A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color. CONIDIUM (13) [noun] A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore. COREDEEM (13) COREMIUM (14) CORUNDUM (13) [noun] An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive. CRONYISM (15) [noun] Favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions. CROSSARM (12) [noun] A horizontal structural member that extends from a vertical pole or mast, typically used to support electrical wires or equipment. CUBIFORM (17) [adjective] Having the shape of a cube CUNIFORM (15) [adjective] Shaped like a wedge or cone. | [adjective] Relating to cuneiform script, an ancient form of writing using wedge-shaped marks. CYMATIUM (17) CYMBALOM (19) [noun] A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Eastern Europe. CYNICISM (17) [noun] A distrustful attitude. | [noun] An emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest. | [noun] A skeptical, scornful or pessimistic comment or act. DANDYISM (15) DARKROOM (15) [noun] A dark room, where photographs are developed. | [noun] A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club. DAYDREAM (15) [noun] A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality. | [verb] To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. DECAGRAM (14) DECIGRAM (14) [noun] An SI unit of mass equal to 10-1 grams. Symbol: dg DEKAGRAM (16) DELIRIUM (11) [noun] A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. DEMONISM (13) [noun] Belief in, or worship of demons or devils. | [noun] The quality of being demonic (often figuratively). | [noun] An act or event attributed to demons or devils; an evil act. DIAZEPAM (22) [noun] A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety. DIBBUKIM (19) DIDYMIUM (17) [noun] A mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be an element (symbol Di). DIESTRUM (11) DILUVIUM (14) DIMERISM (13) DIOECISM (13) DISBOSOM (13) DISCLAIM (13) [verb] To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. | [verb] To deny, as a claim; to refuse. | [verb] To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. DITHEISM (14) [noun] A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other. DOMINIUM (13) [noun] The ownership of a thing. DRUIDISM (12) DUODENUM (12) [noun] The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum. DWARFISM (17) [noun] The condition of being a dwarf. DYBBUKIM (22) [noun] A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. DYNAMISM (16) [noun] Any of several philosophical theories that attempt to explain the universe by an immanent force. | [noun] Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigor of body, mind or personality; oomph or pizzazz | [noun] Dynamic reality; active energy; continuous change, progress, or activity. ECHOGRAM (16) [noun] Sonogram ECTODERM (13) [noun] Outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult. ELECTRUM (12) [noun] Amber. | [noun] An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. | [noun] German silver plate. EMBOLISM (14) [noun] An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream. | [noun] The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year. | [noun] An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer. EMPORIUM (14) [noun] A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace. | [noun] A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods. | [noun] A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term). ENCOMIUM (14) [noun] Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute. | [noun] A general category of oratory. | [noun] A method within rhetorical pedagogy. ENDEMISM (13) ENDODERM (12) [noun] One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the digestive system of the adult. ENSIFORM (13) [adjective] Shaped like a sword blade ENTODERM (11) [noun] One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the digestive system of the adult. EPIZOISM (21) ERETHISM (13) [noun] Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue. | [noun] Any unusual or morbid overexcitement. | [noun] A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc. ERGOTISM (11) [noun] The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. | [noun] A logical deduction. ESCAPISM (14) [noun] An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy. | [noun] A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency. | [noun] The performance of an escape artist. EULOGIUM (11) [noun] A eulogy. EUPHUISM (15) [noun] An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes. | [noun] An instance of euphuism. EUROPIUM (12) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Eu) with an atomic number of 63. EXANTHEM (20) EXEMPLUM (21) [noun] An example. | [noun] A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable. EXORCISM (19) [noun] The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them. EXORDIUM (18) [noun] A beginning. | [noun] The introduction to an essay or discourse. EXTREMUM (19) [noun] A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum FACTOTUM (15) [noun] A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. | [noun] A general servant. | [noun] An individual employed to do all sorts of duties. FAIRYISM (16) FAMILISM (15) FARADISM (14) FATALISM (13) [noun] The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them. FEMINISM (15) [noun] The state of being feminine; femininity. | [noun] A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life. FILIFORM (16) [adjective] Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous. | [adjective] Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size. FINALISM (13) [noun] Teleology FIREROOM (13) FIREWORM (16) FISHWORM (19) FLATWORM (16) [noun] Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity. FLIMFLAM (18) [noun] Nonsense. | [noun] Deception. | [verb] To swindle or cheat. FLUIDRAM (14) [noun] The dram (unit of volume). FOREBOOM (15) FOREDOOM (14) [noun] A doom that is predicted; destiny. | [verb] To predestine to a doom. FRANCIUM (15) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature. | [noun] A single atom of this element. FREEFORM (16) [adjective] Having an unconventional, variable or asymmetric form. | [adjective] Referring to a roleplaying game which does not use a formal system of rules. FRENULUM (13) [noun] A small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. FURCULUM (15) FUSIFORM (16) [adjective] Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end. FUTURISM (13) [noun] An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions. | [noun] The study and prediction of possible futures. | [noun] The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ. GALBANUM (13) [noun] A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy GAPEWORM (16) [noun] A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes. GASIFORM (14) GERANIUM (11) [noun] Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, the cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae. | [noun] The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium. | [noun] A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium. GIANTISM (11) [noun] The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size. | [noun] A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence. GLOWWORM (17) [noun] The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen. | [noun] A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow. GLUCINUM (13) GONIDIUM (12) GRANDDAM (13) [noun] Grandmother | [noun] Old lady, elderly woman GRUBWORM (16) GRUIFORM (14) GUAIACUM (13) [noun] Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas. | [noun] The wood or resin of this tree. GUAIOCUM (13) GYNECIUM (16) GYPSYDOM (20) GYPSYISM (19) HAIRWORM (16) HALUTZIM (22) HANDLOOM (14) [noun] A simple machine used for weaving by hand. HAZZANIM (31) [noun] A Jewish cantor in a synagogue. HEADROOM (14) [noun] The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc. | [noun] The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge. | [noun] The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom. HEDONISM (14) [noun] The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good. | [noun] A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. HEIRLOOM (13) [noun] A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations. | [noun] An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture. HELOTISM (13) HEXAGRAM (21) [noun] A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles. | [noun] Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching. | [noun] A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire. HOLOGRAM (14) [noun] A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography. HOMEROOM (15) [noun] A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content. | [noun] The collection of pupils who gather in such a room. HOOKWORM (20) [noun] Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. HORNBEAM (15) [noun] A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States. | [noun] A hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). | [noun] The wood of these trees. HORNWORM (16) [noun] A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process. | [noun] Some moths in the genus Manduca of the hawk moth family Sphingidae. HOTELDOM (14) HUMANISM (15) [noun] The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship. | [noun] (often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. | [noun] An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. HYMENIUM (18) [noun] The sporebearing surface of a fungus. HYPODERM (19) HYPOGEUM (19) [noun] An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively). IDEALISM (11) [noun] The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life. | [noun] The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism. | [noun] An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures. IDEOGRAM (12) [noun] A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @. IDIOTISM (11) ILLINIUM (10) ILLUVIUM (13) IMPERIUM (14) [noun] Supreme power; dominion. | [noun] The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty. INCHWORM (18) [noun] The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae. | [verb] To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm. | [verb] To crawl or creep slowly. INDICIUM (13) [noun] An indication; a sign. INDUSIUM (11) [noun] A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern. INOCULUM (12) [noun] The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant INTERCOM (12) [noun] An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building IODOFORM (14) [noun] A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic IOTACISM (12) ISARITHM (13) ISOCHEIM (15) [noun] A geoisotherm of equal mean winter temperature. ISOTHERM (13) [noun] A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature. JANIFORM (20) JEROBOAM (19) [noun] A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle. | [noun] A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle. JINGOISM (18) [noun] Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy. | [noun] A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc. | [noun] Chauvinism. KHAZENIM (26) KILOGRAM (15) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KYMOGRAM (20) LABDANUM (13) [noun] A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume. LABELLUM (12) [noun] The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators. | [noun] Part of the mouth of an insect, especially the sucking mouthparts of a fly. LABURNUM (12) [noun] Any tree of genus Laburnum. They have bright yellow flowers and are poisonous. LACONISM (12) LADYPALM (16) LANDFORM (14) [noun] Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley. LAUDANUM (11) [noun] A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug. | [verb] To add laudanum to (a drink or the like). | [verb] To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum. LEAFWORM (16) LECHAYIM (18) LEGALISM (11) [noun] A philosophy of focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense. | [noun] A doctrine of salvation by strictly adhering to the requirements of divine law. | [noun] A legal axiom, term or rule. LINOLEUM (10) [noun] An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. LIXIVIUM (20) LOBBYISM (17) LOCALISM (12) [noun] A linguistic feature that is unique to a locality | [noun] Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena LOGOGRAM (12) [noun] A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase. | [noun] A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph. LOMENTUM (12) [noun] A type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds. LOYALISM (13) LUKEWARM (17) [adjective] (temperature) Between warm and cool. | [adjective] Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea). LUMINISM (12) LUNGWORM (14) [noun] Any of several nematode worms, of the family Metastrongylidae, that are parasitic to mammalian lungs LUTECIUM (12) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air. LUTETIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air. LYRICISM (15) [noun] Great enthusiasm. | [noun] The emotional style of lyric poetry. | [noun] Suitability to be sung or used as lyrics. LYRIFORM (16) MAHZORIM (24) MARJORAM (19) [noun] A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. | [noun] The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food. MASURIUM (12) MEALWORM (15) [noun] The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.. MECONIUM (14) [noun] A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first faeces of the newborn | [noun] Opium MELAMDIM (15) MELANISM (12) [noun] Congenital excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes. MERISTEM (12) [noun] The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth. MESODERM (13) [noun] One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system. MEZEREUM (21) [noun] An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit. | [noun] The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant. MILLIOHM (15) MILLIREM (12) MINYANIM (15) [noun] The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service. | [noun] (by extension) A Jewish prayer service. | [noun] A member of the Minyan race of Greek mythology MISCLAIM (14) MOMENTUM (14) [noun] Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity. | [noun] The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment. MONADISM (13) [noun] A metaphysical theory, introduced by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, based on elementary particles with blurred perceptions of one another. MONOGERM (13) MONOGRAM (13) [noun] A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch. | [noun] A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry. | [noun] A design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution. MOONBEAM (14) [noun] A shaft of moonlight. | [noun] Moonlight generally. | [noun] Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris. MORALISM (12) [noun] The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others). | [noun] A maxim or saying believed by the speaker to embody a moral truth; an instance of moralizing. | [noun] Religious practice that focuses on morality while placing little emphasis on doctrine or the metaphysical; adherence to a system of morality with little or no reference to religion. MORONISM (12) MOSHAVIM (18) [noun] An Israeli town or settlement: in particular, a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah. MOTORDOM (13) MOVIEDOM (16) MUCKWORM (21) MUSHROOM (15) [noun] Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). | [noun] A fungus producing such fruiting bodies. | [noun] Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking. MYCELIUM (17) [noun] The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground. NABOBISM (14) NANOGRAM (11) [noun] A unit of mass equal to 0.000 000 001 grams. Symbol: ng NAPIFORM (15) NATIVISM (13) [noun] A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants. | [noun] The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country. | [noun] The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned. NATURISM (10) [noun] The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons. | [noun] The worship of the powers of nature. NEOPLASM (12) [noun] An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants. NEPHRISM (15) NEPOTISM (12) [noun] The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities. NEWSROOM (13) [noun] The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed. | [noun] A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading. NGULTRUM (11) [noun] The official currency of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums. NIHILISM (13) [noun] (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning. | [noun] (usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1). | [noun] (usually uncountable) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society. NOBELIUM (12) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol No) with an atomic number of 102. NOMADISM (13) NOMOGRAM (13) [noun] A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve. OBEAHISM (15) OLIBANUM (12) [noun] A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense. OMNIFORM (15) ONCIDIUM (13) ONDOGRAM (12) ONSTREAM (10) [adjective] Being produced | [adjective] Available for use OOGONIUM (11) [noun] An immature ovarian egg within a developing fetus | [noun] A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi. OPIUMISM (14) OPTIMISM (14) [noun] A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome | [noun] The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds | [noun] The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil ORGANISM (11) [noun] A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism. | [noun] (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things. ORIGANUM (11) [noun] Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum OUTBLOOM (12) OUTCHARM (15) OUTDREAM (11) OVERCRAM (15) OVERTRIM (13) OVERWARM (16) OXAZEPAM (28) PACHADOM (18) PACIFISM (17) [noun] The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. | [noun] The additional challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters. PAEANISM (12) PAGANDOM (14) PAGANISM (13) [noun] Any indigenous polytheistic religion. | [noun] Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals. PALUDISM (13) PARADIGM (14) [noun] A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework. | [noun] An example serving as the model for such a pattern. | [noun] A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category. PARAFORM (15) PARECISM (14) PAROXYSM (22) [noun] A random or sudden outburst (of activity). | [noun] An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. | [noun] A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. PASHADOM (16) PATAGIUM (13) [noun] The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals. | [noun] A similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird. | [noun] One of the scales affixed to the pronotum of lepidopterous insects; the tegula. PECULIUM (14) PEDIFORM (16) PENDULUM (13) [noun] A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks. | [noun] A lamp, etc. suspended from a ceiling. | [noun] A watch's guard-ring by which it is attached to a chain. PEPONIUM (14) PERIBLEM (14) PERIDERM (13) [noun] The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm. | [noun] The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals. PERIDIUM (13) [noun] The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi. PERINEUM (12) [noun] The region between the human genitalia and anus. PHALLISM (15) PHANTASM (15) [noun] Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition. PHILTRUM (15) [noun] The shallow groove running down the center of the outer surface of the upper lip. PICIFORM (17) PICLORAM (14) PICOGRAM (15) PILIFORM (15) PIPESTEM (14) PIRIFORM (15) [adjective] Pear-shaped PISIFORM (15) [noun] A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus | [adjective] Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape PLANFORM (15) [noun] The shape and layout of a fixed-wing aircraft's fuselage and wing. PLASTRUM (12) PLATFORM (15) [noun] A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. | [noun] A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. | [noun] A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion; a tribune. PLATINUM (12) [noun] The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value. | [noun] A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. | [noun] A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million. PLAYROOM (15) [noun] A room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated. | [noun] (BDSM) A room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity. PLECTRUM (14) [noun] A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. | [noun] A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs. PLEONASM (12) [noun] Redundancy in wording. | [noun] A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase. PLUMBISM (16) [noun] A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. POLONIUM (12) [noun] A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84. POOLROOM (12) [noun] A room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee. POPULISM (14) [noun] A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this. | [noun] The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people. POSTFORM (15) PRIAPISM (14) [noun] A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury. | [noun] Obsessive focus on one's genitals or on the need for genital gratification. PRIGGISM (14) PROCLAIM (14) [verb] To announce or declare. PRONOTUM (12) PROSAISM (12) PSYLLIUM (15) [noun] Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago subg. Psyllium, whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage and their laxative properties. | [noun] Synonym of psyllium (seed) husk, especially as a dietary supplement PTYALISM (15) PUDENDUM (14) [noun] (usually in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva. | [noun] (in the plural) A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively. | [noun] A shameful part of something. PUGILISM (13) [noun] Fighting with fists. PUPARIUM (14) [noun] An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation. PUPPYDOM (20) PYGIDIUM (17) [noun] The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects. PYGMYISM (21) PYRIFORM (18) [adjective] Pear-shaped PYXIDIUM (23) [noun] A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. QUACKISM (25) QUEENDOM (20) QUIETISM (19) [noun] A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation. | [noun] A state of passive quietness. RACEMISM (14) RAMENTUM (12) RAMIFORM (15) REAFFIRM (16) [verb] To affirm again. | [verb] To bolster or support. REBELDOM (13) REFUGIUM (14) [noun] Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species. | [noun] (aquaculture) A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc. REHOBOAM (15) [noun] A bottle of Champagne or Burgundy wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle. REINFORM (13) RENIFORM (13) [adjective] Shaped like a kidney; having a circular or roughly circular shape with a notch. RENOGRAM (11) RESIDUUM (11) [noun] The residue, remainder or rest of something | [noun] The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue. | [noun] A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x \rightarrow y = \sup \{ z | z * x \leqslant y\}, where * denotes the t-norm function and \sup denotes the supremum. RESTROOM (10) [noun] A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. RETIFORM (13) [adjective] Having the form of a net; reticulate RIGHTISM (14) [noun] Belief in, or support of, the principles of the political right. | [noun] An act or statement supporting the political right. RIGORISM (11) [noun] Strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule) | [noun] In Roman Catholic moral theology, the doctrine that in a case of doubt between right and wrong one should take the safer course, i.e. the one in verbal accordance with the law. RINGWORM (14) [noun] A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales. ROBOTISM (12) ROSARIUM (10) [noun] A rose-garden. ROTIFORM (13) ROWDYISM (17) ROYALISM (13) RUBIDIUM (13) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. RURALISM (10) SAINTDOM (11) SALEROOM (10) [noun] A room in which items for sale are displayed; a showroom | [noun] A room in which items are auctioned SAMARIUM (12) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air. SANDWORM (14) SAPPHISM (17) [noun] Lesbianism; female homosexuality SATANISM (10) [noun] Worship of Satan (usually synonymous with "the Devil"). | [noun] A profession, philosophy, or ideological construct featuring a positive, admirable, or useful association to the figure, character or entity known as 'Satan'; or, featuring opposition to all morality and the procurement of what is wanted regardless of the consequences concerning others. | [noun] LaVeyan Satanism. SAVAGISM (14) SCANDIUM (13) [noun] A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element. SCHOLIUM (15) [noun] A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary | [noun] A note added to a proof as amplification SCIOLISM (12) SECUNDUM (13) SEDILIUM (11) SEISMISM (12) SELENIUM (10) [noun] A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor. | [noun] A single atom of this element. SERAPHIM (15) [noun] A six-winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th highest order of angels in Jewish angelology. A detailed description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6 SERIATIM (10) [adjective] Point by point; sequential. | [adverb] One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially. SETIFORM (13) SHAMOSIM (15) SHEIKDOM (18) SHEQALIM (22) SHIPWORM (18) [noun] Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water. SHKOTZIM (26) SHOWROOM (16) [noun] A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products. | [noun] A room or apartment where a show is exhibited. | [verb] To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant. SICKROOM (16) [noun] A room to be used by someone who is ill. SIDDURIM (12) [noun] A prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers. SIEROZEM (19) SILICIUM (12) SILKWORM (17) [noun] Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk. SIMPLISM (14) [noun] The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications. SINAPISM (12) SKIAGRAM (15) SLIPFORM (15) [noun] A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight. | [noun] A moveable form used when setting concrete using the slipform technique. | [verb] To use the slipform technique when creating a concrete structure. SLOWWORM (16) SNOBBISM (14) [noun] A snobbish attitude, particularly in relation to art or high culture. SOLARISM (10) SOLARIUM (10) [noun] An establishment with sunbeds in it or where one can rent sunbeds. | [noun] A room, with many windows, exposed to the sun. | [noun] A sundial. SOLATIUM (10) [noun] A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm. | [noun] Intangible or emotional compensation. SOLECISM (12) [noun] An erroneous or improper usage. | [noun] (grammar) Error in the use of language. | [noun] A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior. SONOGRAM (11) [noun] A medical image produced by ultrasound echo | [noun] A spectrogram | [verb] To perform a sonogram upon. SPANWORM (15) [noun] A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) SPECTRUM (14) [noun] A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes. | [noun] Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. | [noun] The autism spectrum. SPECULUM (14) [noun] A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice. | [noun] A mirror, especially one used in a telescope. | [noun] A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. SPHAGNUM (16) [noun] Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat. SPICULUM (14) SPLENIUM (12) [noun] The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain. STOICISM (12) [noun] A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress. | [noun] A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness. SUDARIUM (11) [noun] A napkin or handkerchief. SUPERMOM (14) [noun] A mother who looks after her home and children whilst being in full-time employment SYCONIUM (15) [noun] A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside TALEYSIM (13) TALLISIM (10) TALLITIM (10) TANTALUM (10) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. TAPEWORM (15) [noun] Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. | [noun] Infection by tapeworms. TAUTONYM (13) [noun] A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. | [noun] A word or term made from two identical parts or syllables, such as bonbon or dada. | [noun] Absolute synonym TEETOTUM (10) [noun] A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel. | [noun] A working men's club conducted under religious influences, as an alternative to drinking in the saloon. TELEFILM (13) [noun] A film made for television. TELEGRAM (11) [noun] A message transmitted by telegraph. | [verb] To send a telegram. | [verb] To send a telegram to (a person). TERAPHIM (15) [noun] An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god. TERATISM (10) THALLIUM (13) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air. | [noun] A single atom of this element. THRALDOM (14) TIMPANUM (14) TITANISM (10) TITANIUM (10) [noun] A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc. | [noun] A single atom of this element. TOADYISM (14) TOKENISM (14) [noun] A policy of formally complying with efforts to achieve a goal by making small, token gestures; especially to hire a minimal number of ethnically diverse or disadvantaged people TOMENTUM (12) [noun] A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant. | [noun] A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence. | [noun] A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex. TOMOGRAM (13) [noun] A two-dimensional image produced by tomography, representing a slice or section through a three-dimensional object. TOOLROOM (10) TOTALISM (10) TOTEMISM (12) TRIADISM (11) TRILLIUM (10) [noun] Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals TRITICUM (12) TROILISM (10) [noun] The practice of two people having sex while a third person watches (and may or may not take part). | [noun] The practice of three people having sex, i.e. having threesomes. TUBIFORM (15) [adjective] Having the form of a tube. TYMPANUM (17) [noun] A triangular space between the sides of a pediment. | [noun] The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch. | [noun] The middle ear. ULTRAISM (10) [noun] Radicalism or political extremism. | [noun] A Spanish poetic movement opposed to modernism. UNCIFORM (15) [noun] The hamate bone. | [adjective] Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped. UNDERARM (11) [noun] The armpit. | [noun] Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder. | [verb] To supply with insufficient weaponry. UNIONISM (10) [noun] The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union | [noun] (often capitalised) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War | [noun] (often capitalised) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland) UNWISDOM (14) [noun] Lack of wisdom; unwise conduct or action UPSTREAM (12) [noun] Part of the river towards the upstream direction. | [noun] (open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software. | [verb] To stream upward. URBANISM (12) [noun] The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social and cultural environment. | [noun] The culture or way of life of people who live in cities. | [noun] Urbanization. URSIFORM (13) VANADIUM (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels. | [noun] A single atom of this element. VARIFORM (16) [adjective] That can take various forms. VARIORUM (13) [noun] An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators. VASCULUM (15) [noun] A container used by botanists to keep samples viable by maintaining a cool, humid environment. VASIFORM (16) VEGANISM (14) [noun] Strict vegetarianism; the practice of eating neither meat nor other animal products, such as fish, milk and milk products, eggs, and honey. | [noun] A way of life which strictly avoids use of any kind of animal products and services that are based on exploitation of living animals. | [noun] A belief that is against the killing of animals for meat consumption; the antithesis to carnism. VELARIUM (13) [noun] The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora | [noun] An awning that stretched over the seating area of the Colosseum in Ancient Rome VENOGRAM (14) [noun] An X-ray of a vein that has been injected with an opaque material VERATRUM (13) [noun] Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum VERBATIM (15) [noun] A word-for-word report of a speech. | [adjective] (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word. | [adjective] (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand. VEXILLUM (20) [noun] A flag, banner, or standard. | [noun] A company of troops serving under one standard. | [noun] The sign of the cross. VIATICUM (15) [noun] The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death. | [noun] Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey. | [noun] A portable altar. VIBURNUM (15) [noun] Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers VILLADOM (14) VINCULUM (15) [noun] A bond or link signifying union. | [noun] Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation should be done before other parts. | [noun] A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts. VIRILISM (13) [noun] The condition resulting from virilization in a female. VITALISM (13) [noun] The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically. VIVARIUM (16) [noun] A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals. VOCALISM (15) [noun] Speaking or singing. | [noun] The vowel sounds used in a language. VOLTAISM (13) WARDROOM (14) [noun] The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain. | [noun] The commissioned officers of a ship, excluding the captain. WAREROOM (13) WASHROOM (16) [noun] A room intended to wash the face and hands. | [noun] A room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet. WAVEFORM (19) [noun] The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable. | [noun] The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time. WHIPWORM (21) [noun] Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals | [noun] Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris. WHOREDOM (17) [noun] The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication. WIREWORM (16) [noun] The larva of the click beetle. WOODWORM (17) [noun] Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood. | [noun] A shipworm, a worm-like mollusk in the family Teredinidae that feeds on wood underwater in saltwater. WORKROOM (17) [noun] A room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done. YAHOOISM (16) ZADDIKIM (25) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. ZOMBIISM (23) ZOOECIUM (21) ZOOSPERM (21) ZYMOGRAM (25)

ABSURDISM (14) [noun] A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. | [noun] Absurdity, something that is absurd ACADEMISM (16) [noun] (sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. | [noun] Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism. | [noun] Speculative thoughts and attitudes. AIRSTREAM (11) [noun] A flow or current of air. | [noun] The flow of air around an object. ALGORITHM (15) [noun] A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps. | [noun] Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism. ALUMINIUM (13) [noun] A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium. AMERICIUM (15) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95. AMORALISM (13) [noun] The philosophical position that morality does not exist or that moral distinctions are meaningless. | [noun] Indifference to or rejection of moral principles. ANABOLISM (13) [noun] The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism. ANARCHISM (16) [noun] The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms. ANGIOGRAM (13) [noun] An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. ANGLEWORM (15) [noun] A earthworm, especially one used as fishing bait. ANGLICISM (14) [noun] A word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language. | [noun] A Briticism. | [noun] A cultural aspect typical of the English people. ANIMALISM (13) [noun] The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality. | [noun] The enjoyment of physical appetites. | [noun] (ontology) A theory of personal identity which holds that persons are individual organisms of the species Homo sapiens, and the conditions of our persistence and identity are simply those of animals. ANTHODIUM (15) [noun] A type of inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small flowers, typically found in plants of the daisy family. ANTHURIUM (14) [noun] Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes ANTISERUM (11) [noun] A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies specific for combatting an infectious disease. ARBORETUM (13) [noun] A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes. ARROWWORM (17) [noun] A small marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, characterized by arrow-shaped body and lateral fins. ASPHALTUM (16) [noun] A dark bituminous substance used for surfacing roads and waterproofing, similar to asphalt or bitumen. ATHENAEUM (14) [noun] A temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva, especially that of Athens. | [noun] An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature. | [noun] The reading room or library of such an association; any reading room or library. ATONALISM (11) AUDIOGRAM (13) [noun] A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person AUTOECISM (13) [noun] A condition in rust fungi where both stages of the fungal life cycle occur on the same host plant. BACTERIUM (15) [noun] A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles. BARBARISM (15) [noun] A barbaric act. | [noun] The condition of existing barbarically. | [noun] A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots. BARNSTORM (13) [noun] A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group. | [verb] To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc. | [verb] To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater. BERKELIUM (17) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. BERYLLIUM (16) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications. | [noun] An atom of this element. BIBLICISM (17) BIOLOGISM (14) [noun] The use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior. BIORHYTHM (22) [noun] Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity | [noun] (pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that that are supposed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity. BLINDWORM (17) [noun] Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard. BLOODWORM (17) [noun] The larva of a chironomid (family Chironomidae). | [noun] Any member of the genus Glycera. | [noun] The blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus). BOARDROOM (14) [noun] The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings | [noun] Corporations or corporate management considered as a section of society BOTULINUM (13) [noun] A potent neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, used medically and cosmetically to paralyze muscles. BROADLOOM (14) [noun] A wide loom. | [noun] A carpet woven on a wide loom. | [adjective] Woven on a wide loom, and so needing fewer seams. BRONCHIUM (18) BRUMMAGEM (18) [adjective] Cheap and showy; meretricious. BUBBLEGUM (18) [noun] (usually uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity). | [noun] A light pink colour, like bubblegum. CABLEGRAM (16) [noun] A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable. | [verb] To communicate by cablegram. CACIQUISM (24) [noun] A system of political control exercised by a cacique (local leader or boss), particularly in Spanish-speaking countries. CAIRNGORM (14) [noun] A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery. CALCANEUM (15) [noun] The calcaneus. CALDARIUM (14) [noun] In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. | [noun] In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. CALVARIUM (16) [noun] The upper rounded part of the skull; the cranium. | [noun] A skull-shaped drinking vessel used in medieval times. CAPITULUM (15) [noun] A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. | [noun] The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome. | [noun] A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint. CAREERISM (13) [noun] Excessive devotion to advancement in one's career, often at the expense of other values or relationships. CASTOREUM (13) [noun] A strong-smelling substance secreted by beavers and used in perfume and medicine. CATACLYSM (18) [noun] A sudden, violent event. | [noun] A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust. | [noun] A great flood. CATAPLASM (15) [noun] A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment. CATECHISM (18) [noun] A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. | [noun] A basic manual in some subject. | [noun] A set of questions designed to determine knowledge. CENTIGRAM (14) [noun] An SI unit of mass equal to 10-2 grams. Symbol: cg CHALUTZIM (25) [noun] Jewish pioneers who settled in Palestine/Israel, or members of a Jewish collective settlement movement. CHAZZANIM (34) [noun] Plural of chazzan, a cantor in a Jewish synagogue who leads liturgical prayers and singing. CHAZZENIM (34) [noun] Plural of hazzan; cantors in a synagogue who lead liturgical chanting and singing. CHECKROOM (22) [noun] A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored. CHEONGSAM (17) [noun] A tight-fitting formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh. | [noun] A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls. | [noun] A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. CHERNOZEM (25) [noun] A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia. CHIMERISM (18) [noun] The state or condition of being a chimera, or an organism composed of cells from two or more genetically distinct individuals. | [noun] In genetics, the presence of two or more populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual organism. CLADOGRAM (15) [noun] A branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors. | [noun] A phylogenetic tree that is strictly the outcome of a cladistic analysis. CLASSROOM (13) [noun] A room, often in a school, where classes take place CLAUSTRUM (13) [noun] A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses. CLITELLUM (13) [noun] A thickened, saddle-like region on the body of an earthworm or leech that secretes a mucus sheath for reproduction. CLOAKROOM (17) [noun] A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater. | [noun] A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport. | [noun] A private lounge next to a legislative chamber. COCCIDIUM (18) [noun] A parasitic protozoan of the genus Coccidia that infects the intestines of vertebrates, particularly poultry and livestock. | [noun] The disease caused by infection with coccidia, characterized by diarrhea and intestinal inflammation. COFFERDAM (20) [noun] A temporary watertight structure that is pumped dry to enclose an area underwater and allow construction work on a ship, bridge, or rig to be carried out; a caisson. | [noun] An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship. COLCHICUM (20) [noun] Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum. | [noun] The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally. COLLEGIUM (14) [noun] (in Russia) A committee or council | [noun] (in Ancient Rome) Any of several legal associations COLLUVIUM (16) [noun] A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope COLLYRIUM (16) [noun] A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve. | [noun] Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl. COLOSSEUM (13) [noun] A large theatre, cinema, or stadium. | [noun] A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena. COLOSTRUM (13) [noun] A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity. | [noun] A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion. COLUMBIUM (17) [noun] A former name of niobium. COMMUNISM (17) [noun] Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively. | [noun] Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy. | [noun] The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist. CONTAGIUM (14) [noun] A disease-causing agent or infectious material that can be transmitted from one organism to another. | [noun] In historical medicine, a hypothetical agent thought to transmit disease through direct contact or proximity. CONTINUUM (13) [noun] A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. | [noun] A continuous extent. | [noun] The set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space. CONUNDRUM (14) [noun] A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer. | [noun] A difficult choice or decision that must be made. CORDIFORM (17) [adjective] Heart-shaped in form or outline. COURTROOM (13) [noun] The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury. CREDENDUM (15) CRETINISM (13) [noun] A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones. CRITERIUM (13) [noun] A bicycle race with multiple stages held over one or more days. | [noun] A standard or test by which something is judged or evaluated. CRITICISM (15) [noun] The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed | [noun] A critical observation or detailed examination and review. CRUCIFORM (18) [noun] A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction. | [noun] Any emblem in the shape of a cross. | [adjective] Having the shape of a cross. CRYPTOGAM (19) [noun] Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts. CRYPTONYM (21) [noun] A secret name, a code name. CTENIDIUM (14) [noun] A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs | [noun] A row of spines in some insects CUBICULUM (17) [noun] A bedroom or sleeping chamber in a Roman house. CUNEIFORM (16) [noun] An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clay tablets. | [noun] A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone. | [adjective] Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end. CYMBIDIUM (21) [noun] Any orchid of the genus Cymbidium. CYTOPLASM (18) [noun] The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton. DECENNIUM (14) [noun] A period of ten years. DEFEATISM (15) DENTALIUM (12) [noun] Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium. DENTIFORM (15) DEPROGRAM (15) [verb] To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult. DESPOTISM (14) [noun] Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. DEUTERIUM (12) [noun] An atom of this isotope. DIABOLISM (14) [noun] Worship of the devil; Satanism | [noun] Character, action, utterances, creative works, behavior or principles appropriate to the devil. | [noun] Possession by Satan or other demonic forces. DIAPHRAGM (18) [noun] In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm. | [noun] Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another. | [noun] A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. DIAZONIUM (21) [noun] Any univalent cation, of general formula R-N2+; diazonium salts are used to manufacture azo dyes, and take part in the Sandmeyer reaction DICHASIUM (17) [noun] A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs. DICHROISM (17) DICROTISM (14) DISAFFIRM (18) [verb] To deny, contradict or repudiate DISCIFORM (17) DISESTEEM (12) [noun] Lack of esteem; disregard. | [verb] To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless. DOGMATISM (15) [noun] The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion. DORONICUM (14) [noun] Any of several plants of the genus Doronicum, including some called leopardsbane. EARTHWORM (17) [noun] A worm that lives in the ground. | [noun] A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina. | [noun] A contemptible person; a groveller. ECOSYSTEM (16) [noun] A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. | [noun] The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment. | [noun] A set of interconnected products and services. ECTOPLASM (15) [noun] A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead. | [noun] An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. | [noun] The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm. ECTOTHERM (16) [noun] An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature. ECUMENISM (15) [noun] Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement. EFFLUVIUM (20) [noun] A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. | [noun] A condition causing the shedding of hair. ELBOWROOM (16) [noun] Sufficient space to have freedom of movement | [noun] Sufficient latitude to modify something; latitude or margin ENDOPLASM (14) [noun] The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell ENDOSPERM (14) [noun] Tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid ENDOSTEUM (12) ENDOTHERM (15) [noun] An animal that maintains a constant body temperature EPICEDIUM (16) [noun] Dirge, lament, elegy EPICENISM (15) EPICURISM (15) EPIGONISM (14) EPIMYSIUM (18) [noun] A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscles EPIPHRAGM (19) EQUISETUM (20) [noun] The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum) EREMITISM (13) EROTICISM (13) [noun] The state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused | [noun] Sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent ERYTHRISM (17) [noun] Abnormal red colouration. EUNUCHISM (16) EUPHEMISM (18) [noun] The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces. | [noun] A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. EUPHONIUM (16) [noun] A valved brass instrument, a sax horn, the tenor of the tuba family of instruments, having the appearance very similar to that of a tuba. It is similar to and often used instead of a "Baritone" horn. (A true Baritone has a cylindrical tubing, while the Euphonium tubing is conical, though they both cover the same range of tones. This relationship is also between the Trumpet [cylindrical] and Cornet [conical] respectively.) EXOTICISM (20) [noun] The state of being exotic. | [noun] Something exotic. EXPERTISM (20) EXTREMISM (20) [noun] Extreme ideas or actions. FALCIFORM (19) [adjective] Sickle-shaped. FETICHISM (19) FETISHISM (17) [noun] The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people. | [noun] A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body. FEUDALISM (15) [noun] A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion. FIRESTORM (14) [noun] A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds. | [noun] An intense or violent altercation. FLABELLUM (16) FLAGELLUM (15) [noun] In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding. | [noun] In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion. | [noun] A whip FORMALISM (16) [noun] Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc. | [noun] One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory. | [noun] An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception. FUNGIFORM (18) [adjective] Having the shape of a mushroom. GALLICISM (14) [noun] A loanword borrowed from French. GALVANISM (15) [noun] The chemical generation of electricity. | [noun] The therapeutic use of electricity. GELSEMIUM (14) [noun] Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gelsemium, many of which are poisonous. GERMANIUM (14) [noun] A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group. | [noun] An atom of this element. GIGANTISM (13) [noun] The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size. | [noun] A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth, accompanied by muscular weakness and sexual impotence. GLOBALISM (14) [noun] An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered. | [noun] A socio-economic system dedicated to free trade and free access to markets. GREENROOM (12) [noun] In a television studio, theatre or concert hall, the room where performers await their entrance. | [noun] The inside of a tube (i.e. of a wave making a tube). GRILLROOM (12) GUARDROOM (13) [noun] A room used by soldiers when on guard. | [noun] A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept. GYMNASIUM (17) [noun] A large room or building for indoor sports. | [noun] A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university. | [noun] A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation. GYNAECEUM (17) [noun] The women's quarters in a household, especially of ancient Greece or Rome. | [noun] Establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty. GYNAECIUM (17) GYNOECIUM (17) [noun] The pistils of a flower considered as a group HAILSTORM (14) [noun] A storm characterized by lots of large hail. HARMONIUM (16) [noun] A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through. HEARTWORM (17) [noun] A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis. | [noun] The condition caused by this organism. HECTOGRAM (17) [noun] An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams. Symbol: hg HERBARIUM (16) [noun] A collection of dried plants or parts of plants. | [noun] A building or institution where such a collection is kept. HERMETISM (16) HERMITISM (16) HEROINISM (14) HETERONYM (17) [noun] A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. | [noun] A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style. HIPPIEDOM (19) [noun] The state or quality of being a hippie. HIRSUTISM (14) [noun] Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent. HISPANISM (16) HISTOGRAM (15) [noun] A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency. | [verb] To represent (data) as a histogram. HOODOOISM (15) HOSPITIUM (16) HOUSEROOM (14) [noun] Room or place in a house. | [noun] A room dedicated for the use of a particular house at a boarding school. HYBRIDISM (20) HYDRONIUM (18) HYLOZOISM (26) [noun] A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter. HYPNOTISM (19) [noun] The art of inducing hypnosis. INDECORUM (14) [noun] Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous INTERFIRM (14) INTERTERM (11) ISOMERISM (13) JESUITISM (18) JOINTWORM (21) KADDISHIM (20) KAISERDOM (16) KAISERISM (15) KIBBUTZIM (28) [noun] A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. KLEZMORIM (26) [noun] A Jewish folk musician. | [noun] A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures. LANTHANUM (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air. | [noun] An atom of this element. LATHYRISM (17) [noun] A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation. LIBRIFORM (16) LITERATIM (11) [adverb] (of the copying of text) Letter by letter. LOGARITHM (15) [noun] For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16. LUNCHROOM (16) [noun] A room designated as a place to eat lunch. | [noun] A diner or small restaurant that serves lunch. MACHZORIM (27) [noun] A prayerbook for a Jewish holiday. MACROCOSM (17) [noun] A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures. | [noun] (used absolutely) The universe. MAELSTROM (13) [noun] A large and violent whirlpool. | [noun] Any violent or turbulent situation. MAGNESIUM (14) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal. MAGNETISM (14) [noun] The property of being magnetic. | [noun] The science which treats of magnetic phenomena. | [noun] Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections. MAMMOGRAM (18) [noun] An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer. MAMMONISM (17) MANNERISM (13) [noun] A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual. | [noun] Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior. | [noun] In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness. MANUBRIUM (15) [noun] The broad, upper part of the sternum. | [noun] The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth. | [noun] A knob or handle that controls the stops of an organ. MARSUPIUM (15) [noun] The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young. | [noun] A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae. MARTYRDOM (17) [noun] The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. | [noun] Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason. MASOCHISM (18) [noun] The enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation. MAUSOLEUM (13) [noun] A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. | [noun] (by extension) A gloomy, usually large room or building. MAZAEDIUM (23) MECHANISM (18) [noun] (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. | [noun] Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements. | [noun] A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together. MELIORISM (13) [noun] The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). MENSTRUUM (13) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) The menses; menstrual discharge. | [noun] A solvent. | [noun] Any liquid medium. MENTALISM (13) [noun] The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness. | [noun] Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers. | [noun] Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence. MESMERISM (15) [noun] The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion. | [noun] The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself). METAXYLEM (23) METHODISM (17) MICROBEAM (17) MICROCOSM (17) [noun] Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. | [noun] The human body; a person. | [noun] A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. MICROFILM (18) [noun] A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size | [verb] To reproduce documents on such film MICROFORM (18) [noun] Microfilm, microfiche or similar materials. | [noun] A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size. MICROGRAM (16) [noun] A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams (symbol: μg or mcg). MIDRASHIM (17) MIDSTREAM (14) [noun] The middle of a stream or river. MILLIGRAM (14) [noun] An SI unit of mass, equivalent to one thousandth of a gram. Symbol: mg MISESTEEM (13) MISINFORM (16) [verb] To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information. MISONEISM (13) MODERNISM (14) [noun] Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc. | [noun] Anything that is characteristic of modernity. | [noun] Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century. MONACHISM (18) MONGOLISM (14) [noun] Down syndrome MONOECISM (15) MOSAICISM (15) [noun] The condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual. MRIDANGAM (15) [noun] A percussion instrument used in southern Indian music, consisting of a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood. MULLAHISM (16) MULTIATOM (13) MULTIFORM (16) [noun] An organism, folktale, etc. that appears in more than one form. | [adjective] Having more than one shape or appearance. MULTIGERM (14) MULTIROOM (13) MUTUALISM (13) [noun] Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services. | [noun] An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market. MYSTICISM (18) [noun] The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics. | [noun] A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth. | [noun] A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity. NEODYMIUM (17) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture. | [noun] A single atom of this element. NEOLOGISM (12) [noun] A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase. | [noun] The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word. | [noun] The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia. NEPTUNIUM (13) [noun] The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np. NONRANDOM (12) [adjective] Not at random, caused or manipulated, arranged. NONSYSTEM (14) OCCULTISM (15) OPERCULUM (15) [noun] A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover. | [noun] The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds. | [noun] A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth. OPUSCULUM (15) [noun] An opuscule; a short work. OSTRACISM (13) [noun] In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. | [noun] Banishment by some general consent. | [noun] Temporary exclusion from a community or society. OVERCLAIM (16) OVERWHELM (20) [noun] The state or condition of being overwhelmed. | [verb] To engulf, surge over and submerge. | [verb] To overpower, crush. PACHYDERM (22) [noun] A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse. | [noun] An elephant | [noun] A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about him or her. PALLADIUM (14) [noun] A safeguard. | [noun] A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. PANTHEISM (16) [noun] The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God. | [noun] The belief in all gods; omnitheism. PARAMYLUM (18) PASSIVISM (16) PAUPERISM (15) PENTAGRAM (14) [noun] The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon. PESSIMISM (15) [noun] A general belief that bad things will happen. | [noun] The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds. | [noun] The condition of being pessimal. PETROLEUM (13) [noun] A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface PHONOGRAM (17) [noun] A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives. | [noun] An audio recording, regardless of physical format. PHOTOGRAM (17) [noun] A photograph made without using a camera; normally by placing an object in contact with photosensitive paper and exposing it to light PICTOGRAM (16) [noun] A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration. PIROPLASM (15) PLEXIFORM (23) [noun] Plexiform neurofibroma | [adjective] Having the form of a plexus PLURALISM (13) [noun] The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. | [noun] The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time. | [noun] A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities. PLUTONIUM (13) [noun] A sanctuary dedicated to the Ancient Greek and Roman god Pluto, usually at a location producing poisonous emissions, believed to represent an entrance to the underworld. | [noun] The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. POETICISM (15) [noun] Poetic style; lyricism. | [noun] A poetic phrase, utterance, etc. POLLINIUM (13) [noun] A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination. POLYGONUM (17) [noun] Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc. POTASSIUM (13) [noun] A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium. | [noun] A single atom of this element. PRACTICUM (17) [noun] A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically. | [noun] A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them. PRESIDIUM (14) [noun] A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess. | [noun] Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet. PRESSROOM (13) PRINCEDOM (16) PRIVATISM (16) [noun] Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. PROOFROOM (16) PROTODERM (14) PSEUDONYM (17) [noun] A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars. PTERYGIUM (17) PUERILISM (13) PYCNIDIUM (19) PYRETHRUM (19) [noun] Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium. | [noun] Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain) | [noun] Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. QUITCLAIM (22) [noun] A renunciation of claims. | [noun] A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another. | [verb] To relinquish or release (a claim, title etc.); to transfer (an interest in property). QUIXOTISM (27) RABBINISM (15) RACIALISM (13) [noun] Tribalism, nationalism | [noun] Racism, political ideology advocating superiority and exclusive rights based on race RADIOGRAM (13) [noun] A message, like a telegram, transmitted by radio rather than wires. | [noun] An entertainment device that combined a radio and a record player or gramophone. | [noun] A radiograph RAINSTORM (11) [noun] A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall. REBAPTISM (15) RECONFIRM (16) [verb] To confirm again; to establish more firmly | [verb] (travel) To advise an airline of your intention to use a reservation, or risk cancellation. REFORMISM (16) REPROGRAM (14) [verb] To program anew or differently. | [verb] (by extension) To make a fundamental change to the behaviour or habits of. | [verb] To shift funds appropriated for one government program to a different government program. RESPONSUM (13) RETICULUM (13) [noun] A network. | [noun] A pattern of interconnected objects. | [noun] The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant. RHIZOBIUM (25) [noun] Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen. RITUALISM (11) [noun] The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out. ROSTELLUM (11) ROUNDWORM (15) [noun] An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites. RUTHENIUM (14) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44. | [noun] An atom of this element. SACRARIUM (13) [noun] In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates) | [noun] The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration. | [noun] The complex sacrum of any bird. SALESROOM (11) [noun] The room where sales are made SANDSTORM (12) [noun] A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air. SARGASSUM (12) [noun] Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed SARMENTUM (13) SATURNISM (11) [noun] Lead poisoning SCALOGRAM (14) SCIENTISM (13) [noun] The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable. | [noun] The belief that all truth is exclusively discovered through science. SCREWWORM (19) [noun] The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh. SCUTELLUM (13) [noun] Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc SENSILLUM (11) [noun] Any of several sensory organs in some arthropods SENSORIUM (11) [noun] The entire sensory apparatus of an organism. | [noun] The central part of a nervous system that receives and coordinates all stimuli. | [noun] The brain or mind in relation to the senses. SEPTARIUM (13) [noun] A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals. SERIALISM (11) [noun] Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale. SHAMANISM (16) SHAMMASIM (18) SHAMMOSIM (18) SHEIKHDOM (22) SNOWSTORM (14) [noun] Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount. | [noun] A snow globe. SOCIALISM (13) [noun] Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. | [noun] The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production. | [noun] Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc. SOCIOGRAM (14) SOLIPSISM (13) [noun] The theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist. | [noun] Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism. SOVIETISM (14) SPIRILLUM (13) [noun] Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella. | [noun] Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms. SPIRITISM (13) [noun] Spiritualism | [noun] Alternative form of Spiritism STATEROOM (11) [noun] An apartment in a palace or great house for use on ceremonial occasions. | [noun] A superior cabin for a ship's officer or captain. | [noun] A private cabin in a ship or train. STILLROOM (11) [noun] A room containing a still (for distillation). | [noun] A pantry adjoining a kitchen where drinks etc were stored or prepared. STOCKROOM (17) [noun] A room where a store keeps its stock of merchandise. STOMODEUM (14) STOREROOM (11) [noun] A room used for storage. STRATAGEM (12) [noun] A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception. STRONTIUM (11) [noun] The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. | [noun] A single atom of this element. STYLIFORM (17) SUBPHYLUM (21) [noun] A taxonomic category below phylum and above class SUBSYSTEM (16) [noun] A group of related components that are part of a larger system. SUGARPLUM (14) [noun] A round or oval sweet/piece of candy made of boiled sugar. | [noun] A piece of flattery. | [noun] Term of endearment: sweetheart, darling. SULFONIUM (14) SUPERFARM (16) SUPERFIRM (16) SYLLOGISM (15) [noun] An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion. | [noun] A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism. SYMBOLISM (18) [noun] Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. | [noun] A combining together of parts or ingredients. SYMPODIUM (19) [noun] A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching, where the axis or stem is morphologically made up of a series of superposed branches imitating a simple stem. SYMPOSIUM (18) [noun] A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations. | [noun] A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion. SYNCYTIUM (19) [noun] A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei SYNERGISM (15) [noun] Synergy | [noun] The theological doctrine that salvation is brought about by a combination of human will and divine grace TALLAISIM (11) TALLITHIM (14) TALMUDISM (14) TARANTISM (11) [noun] An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries. TECTONISM (13) TEGMENTUM (14) [noun] The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey | [noun] Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area TELLURIUM (11) [noun] The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] A variant spelling of tellurion. TENACULUM (13) [noun] A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like. TENEBRISM (13) [noun] A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image. TERRARIUM (11) [noun] An enclosure wherein very small animals are displayed humanely, often with some plants, in a naturalistic setting. | [noun] A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity. TERRORISM (11) [noun] The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda. | [noun] The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives. | [noun] A form of psychological manipulation through warfare to the purpose of political or religious gains, by means of deliberately creating a climate of fear amongst the inhabitants of a specific geographical region. THEREFROM (17) [adverb] From that; from him, her, or it. THRALLDOM (15) TRANSFORM (14) [noun] An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another. | [noun] A function so produced. | [verb] To change greatly the appearance or form of. TRAPEZIUM (22) [noun] A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel | [noun] A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral. | [noun] The trapezium bone of the wrist. TRIBALISM (13) [noun] The condition of being tribal. | [noun] A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe. TRIENNIUM (11) [noun] A period of three years. TRIFOLIUM (14) TRIFORIUM (14) [noun] The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church. TRITHEISM (14) [noun] A belief in three gods. | [noun] Any of several forms of Christianity that deny the Trinity. TZADDIKIM (26) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. ULTIMATUM (13) [noun] A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war. UNDERBRIM (14) UNFREEDOM (15) UNGUENTUM (12) UREDINIUM (12) UROPYGIUM (17) [noun] The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow. VAMPIRISM (18) [noun] Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease) | [noun] The state of being a vampire | [noun] Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force. VANDALISM (15) [noun] Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement. VASOSPASM (16) [noun] Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis. VERBALISM (16) [noun] The expression of a concept in words; the wording used in such an expression | [noun] The excessive use of words, often with little meaning VERMIFORM (19) [adjective] In the shape of a worm. VESTIGIUM (15) VILLIFORM (17) VOLCANISM (16) [noun] Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles VOODOOISM (15) VORTICISM (16) [noun] A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism. VOYEURISM (17) [noun] The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or engaging in sexual activity. | [noun] (by extension) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects. VULCANISM (16) [noun] Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles | [noun] Alternative spelling of Vulcanism VULGARISM (15) [noun] (grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. | [noun] A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication. WELFARISM (17) [noun] The belief in or support of the welfare state. WHEREFROM (20) [adverb] From which; whence WINDSTORM (15) [noun] A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation. WITTICISM (16) [noun] A witty remark YTTERBIUM (16) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70. | [noun] A single atom of this element. ZIRCONIUM (22) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.

ABSOLUTISM (14) [noun] Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. | [noun] The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. | [noun] Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. ACETABULUM (16) [noun] The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. | [noun] The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. | [noun] A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. ALCOHOLISM (17) [noun] A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning. | [noun] Acute alcohol poisoning. AMATEURISM (14) [noun] Amateur beliefs and practices generally. | [noun] The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money. AMBULACRUM (18) [noun] (of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet. ANABAPTISM (16) [noun] A religious movement of the 16th century that rejected infant baptism and advocated for the baptism of believers only. ANDROECIUM (15) [noun] The set of a flower's stamens. ANGIOSPERM (15) [noun] Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. ANTAGONISM (13) [noun] A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy. ANTEBELLUM (14) [adjective] Of the time period prior to a war. | [adjective] In the United States of America, of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states. ANTEMORTEM (14) [adjective] Having been inflicted or having occurred before death. ANTIRACISM (14) [noun] Opposition to racism | [adjective] Acting to combat or prevent racism ANTIREFORM (15) APOPHTHEGM (23) [noun] A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. APOTHECIUM (19) [noun] A cup-shaped or disc-shaped fruiting body in lichens and fungi that contains asci or spores. | [noun] In fungi, a structure that produces and releases spores. ARGUMENTUM (15) ASCETICISM (16) [noun] The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. ASCOGONIUM (15) [noun] The female reproductive structure in ascomycete fungi that produces asci after fertilization. AUDITORIUM (13) [noun] A large room for public meetings or performances. | [noun] (in a theater, etc.) The space where the audience is located. AUTOMATISM (14) [noun] Acting automatically or involuntarily. | [noun] The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus. | [noun] The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws. BIPEDALISM (17) [noun] The practice or condition of walking on two legs as the primary form of locomotion. BLASTODERM (15) [noun] The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops. BOLSHEVISM (20) [noun] The strategy used by the Bolsheviks in attempting to gain power in Russia. | [noun] The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism. BOOSTERISM (14) [noun] Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion. BOURBONISM (16) BRAINSTORM (14) [noun] A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem. | [noun] A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions. | [noun] An unexpected mental error. BRIDEGROOM (16) [noun] A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. CADDISWORM (19) [noun] The aquatic larva of a caddisfly, typically found in freshwater streams and used as fish bait. | [noun] An alternative spelling of caddis worm, referring to the same larval stage of caddisflies. CAFETORIUM (17) [noun] A room or building that serves as both a cafeteria and an auditorium or multipurpose space. CANKERWORM (21) [noun] Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves. | [noun] A corrupting or destructive force. CAPITALISM (16) [noun] A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital. | [noun] An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. | [noun] (economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state. CARDIOGRAM (16) [noun] The visual output an electrocardiograph produces CATABOLISM (16) [noun] Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials. CENTRALISM (14) [noun] A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind. CEREBELLUM (16) [noun] Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the cerebrum. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture. CHAUVINISM (20) [noun] Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. | [noun] Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea. CHIMAERISM (19) [noun] The state or condition of being a chimera; the existence of genetically distinct cell populations derived from different zygotes in one organism. | [noun] In biology, the occurrence of two or more genetically distinct tissues in one individual. CHLOROFORM (20) [noun] A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic. | [verb] To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform. CHOREIFORM (20) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of chorea, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary jerky movements. CHRONOGRAM (18) [noun] A sentence or inscription in which certain letters represent numerals that form a date when added together. | [noun] A representation of time in a work of art or literature. CICISBEISM (18) [noun] The practice of a man courting or flirting with a married woman with the husband's knowledge and tacit approval, particularly in 18th-century Italian society. | [noun] The role or position of a cicisbeo, a man who acts as a devoted attendant to a married woman. CINCHONISM (19) [noun] A toxic condition caused by excessive use of quinine or cinchona alkaloids, characterized by symptoms such as headache, dizziness, and hearing loss. CINERARIUM (14) [noun] A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people. CLASSICISM (16) [noun] All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion. | [noun] Classical scholarship. | [noun] A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence. COCKALORUM (20) [noun] A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. | [noun] Boastful speech, crowing. | [noun] A game similar to leapfrog. COCKNEYISM (23) [noun] The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney. | [noun] A Cockney phrase or idiom. COLLOQUIUM (23) [noun] A colloquy; a meeting for discussion. | [noun] An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting. | [noun] An address to an academic meeting or seminar. COMPENDIUM (19) [noun] A short, complete summary; an abstract. | [noun] A list or collection of various items. CONCRETISM (16) CONFORMISM (19) [noun] Compliance with established standards, conventions, or practices; the tendency to conform to social norms and expectations. CONSORTIUM (14) [noun] An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. | [noun] A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations. | [noun] An association or society. CORYNEFORM (20) CRIBRIFORM (19) [adjective] Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve. CRYPTOGRAM (20) [noun] Encrypted text. | [noun] (games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. CUMULIFORM (19) CURRICULUM (16) [noun] The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university. | [noun] A racecourse; a place for running. DELPHINIUM (18) [noun] A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers. | [noun] A shade of blue, named for the flowers. DENDRIFORM (17) DENDROGRAM (15) [noun] A tree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendents of species DEUTOPLASM (15) DIMORPHISM (20) DISCONFIRM (18) [verb] To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid. DISULFIRAM (16) [noun] A drug, 1-(diethylthiocarbamoyldisulfanyl)- N,N-diethyl-methanethioamide, used to treat chronic alcoholism DOWNSTREAM (16) [verb] To stream downward. | [adjective] Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid | [adjective] In the direction from the server to the client. DYSPHEMISM (23) [noun] The use of a derogatory, offensive or vulgar word or phrase to replace a (more) neutral original. | [noun] A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. DYSPROSIUM (18) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. ECHINODERM (18) [noun] An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars. ECOTOURISM (14) [noun] Responsible travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy EMPIRICISM (18) [noun] A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. | [noun] A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) | [noun] A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric. ENTHUSIASM (15) [noun] Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. | [noun] Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness. | [noun] Something in which one is keenly interested. EPICARDIUM (17) [noun] The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart. EPIDENDRUM (16) EPINEURIUM (14) EPIPHYTISM (22) EPITHELIUM (17) [noun] A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin. ERRATICISM (14) EUHEMERISM (17) EVANGELISM (16) [noun] Sharing news of something in order to convince someone to join or otherwise accept it. | [noun] The process of evangelizing. FACTUALISM (17) FANATICISM (17) [noun] The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic. FAVORITISM (18) [noun] The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another. FEDERALISM (16) [noun] A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. | [noun] Advocacy of such a system. | [noun] Covenantalism. FOREIGNISM (16) FUNNELFORM (18) GADOLINIUM (14) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal. GENTEELISM (13) [noun] A nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word GEOTROPISM (15) [noun] The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards). GLOCHIDIUM (19) [noun] The larva or young of the mussel. | [noun] A glochid, or cactus spine. GNOSTICISM (15) [noun] A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world. GRADUALISM (14) [noun] The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next. | [noun] (transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time. | [noun] The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings. GRANGERISM (14) GYMNOSPERM (20) [noun] Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary. HAUSTELLUM (15) [noun] A sucking organ, in the form of a proboscis, in many insects and crustaceans HAUSTORIUM (15) [noun] A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host. | [noun] A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon. HEADSTREAM (16) [noun] A stream that is the source of a river HEATHENDOM (19) HEATHENISM (18) HENOTHEISM (18) [noun] Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities. HETEROATOM (15) HIPSTERISM (17) HOMEOTHERM (20) [noun] A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence. HONORARIUM (15) [noun] Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value. HOODLUMISM (18) HYALOPLASM (20) HYPANTHIUM (23) [noun] The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne HYPOCORISM (22) ICONOCLASM (16) [noun] The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. ILLUMINISM (14) IMMOBILISM (18) [noun] Political or economic inactivity, often a result of ultraconservative policies IMMORALISM (16) [noun] A philosophy that does not accept moral principles. INITIALISM (12) [noun] A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter. | [noun] The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words. INSULARISM (12) INTRAVITAM (15) INVALIDISM (16) INVOLUCRUM (17) JOURNALISM (19) [noun] The activity or profession of being a journalist. | [noun] The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience. | [noun] The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation. KETTLEDRUM (17) [noun] A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension. | [noun] An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. LAWRENCIUM (17) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103. LEBENSRAUM (14) [noun] (chiefly with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain. LEGITIMISM (15) [noun] The principles or plans of legitimists. LESBIANISM (14) [noun] Female homosexuality; the state (of a woman) of being attracted to other women. LETTERFORM (15) [noun] The shape of an individual letter | [noun] The design and development of such shapes LIBERALISM (14) [noun] The quality of being liberal. | [noun] Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed. | [noun] An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism). LITERALISM (12) [noun] Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating. | [noun] The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible. LYCOPODIUM (20) [noun] Club moss LYMPHOGRAM (23) MAINSTREAM (14) [noun] The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air | [noun] (usually with the) That which is common; the norm. | [verb] To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream. MEERSCHAUM (19) [noun] A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders. | [noun] A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum. MEITNERIUM (14) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Mt) with atomic number 109. MEMORANDUM (17) [noun] A short note serving as a reminder. | [noun] A written business communication. | [noun] A brief diplomatic communication. MESSIANISM (14) METABOLISM (16) [noun] The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. | [noun] (by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system. METAMERISM (16) MICROPRISM (18) [noun] Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus MICROSEISM (16) [noun] A faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as wind. MILITARISM (14) [noun] An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect. | [noun] A focus on, or excessive use of, military force. MILLENNIUM (14) [noun] A period of time consisting of one thousand years. | [noun] The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations). | [noun] A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia. MILLSTREAM (14) [noun] The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill. MINIMALISM (16) [noun] A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. | [noun] A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect. MIRACIDIUM (17) [noun] A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst MISPROGRAM (17) MOLYBDENUM (20) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys. | [noun] A single atom of this element. MONARCHISM (19) [noun] Rule by a monarchy. | [noun] The advocacy of such a political system. MONETARISM (14) [noun] The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money. | [noun] The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply. MONILIFORM (17) [adjective] Having a form resembling a string of beads, where the component parts or segments are more or less uniform in size and are spherical or rounded in shape. MONOTHEISM (17) [noun] The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion. MORATORIUM (14) [noun] An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. | [noun] A suspension of an ongoing activity. MORPHINISM (19) [noun] Morphine addiction. | [noun] Disease caused by excessive usage of morphine. MYOCARDIUM (20) [noun] The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart. NARCISSISM (14) [noun] Excessive love of oneself. | [noun] Sexual desire for one's own body. NASTURTIUM (12) [noun] The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America. | [noun] A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus. | [noun] Any of the plants in the genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress. NATATORIUM (12) [noun] A swimming pool, especially an indoor one; a building housing one or more swimming pools. NATURALISM (12) [noun] A state of nature; conformity to nature. | [noun] The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences. | [noun] Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will. NEGATIVISM (16) [noun] A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude. | [noun] A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked. NEOREALISM (12) [noun] A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life. | [noun] A theory of international relations based on the idea that power is the most important factor. NEPHRIDIUM (18) [noun] A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates | [noun] The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney NEUTRALISM (12) [noun] The state of being neutral; neutrality. | [noun] A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict. | [noun] The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that at the molecular level most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral. NOMINALISM (14) [noun] A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects. NONCONFORM (17) NONPROBLEM (16) NONPROGRAM (15) NONUNIFORM (15) [adjective] Not uniform. | [adjective] (of a flow) Not having the same instantaneous velocity at all points. | [adjective] (of a polymer) Composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses. OCEANARIUM (14) [noun] A park where visitors can see marine mammals and/or fish. OMMATIDIUM (17) [noun] One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes. OPPROBRIUM (18) [noun] Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. | [noun] Scornful reproach or contempt. | [noun] A cause of shame or disgrace. ORGANICISM (15) [noun] The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs. | [noun] The concept that everything is organic, or forms part of an organic whole. | [noun] The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism. OSMETERIUM (14) OSMIRIDIUM (15) OUTPERFORM (17) [verb] To perform better than something or someone. OVERINFORM (18) PACIFICISM (21) PALMERWORM (19) PANCRATIUM (16) PANJANDRUM (22) [noun] An important, powerful or influential person. | [noun] A self-important or pretentious person. | [noun] A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II. PARALOGISM (15) [noun] A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical. PARAMECIUM (18) [noun] An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium. PARAPODIUM (17) [noun] Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids. | [noun] A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ. PARASITISM (14) [noun] Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed. | [noun] A similar interaction between people. PATRIOTISM (14) [noun] Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. | [noun] The actions of a patriot | [noun] The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism. PERIMYSIUM (19) [noun] A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles PERIOSTEUM (14) [noun] A membrane surrounding a bone. PERITONEUM (14) [noun] In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera. | [noun] In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity. PETROLATUM (14) [noun] Petroleum jelly PHALLICISM (19) PHANEROGAM (18) [noun] Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). PHARISAISM (17) [noun] The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. | [noun] Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. PHELLODERM (18) PHLEBOGRAM (20) PHYLLODIUM (21) PLAGIARISM (15) [noun] Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. | [noun] Text or other work resulting from this act. | [noun] The instance of plagiarism. PLASMODESM (17) PLASMODIUM (17) [noun] A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase. When capitalised as a proper name, Plasmodium is a genus of protozoan parasites responsible for such diseases as malaria POLEMONIUM (16) POLYMERISM (19) POLYRHYTHM (26) [noun] Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously. | [noun] A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously. | [noun] Music containing two or more conflicting pulses. POLYTHEISM (20) [noun] The belief in the existence of multiple gods. POSITIVISM (17) [noun] A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics. | [noun] A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism. POSTBELLUM (16) [adjective] Of the period following a war. | [adjective] In the United States, of the period following the Civil War, especially used in reference to the South. POSTMORTEM (16) [noun] An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death. | [noun] Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome. POSTPARTUM (16) [noun] The period immediately following childbirth. | [adjective] (of a mother) after giving birth PRAESIDIUM (15) PRAGMATISM (17) [noun] The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | [noun] The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones. | [noun] The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences. PREPROGRAM (17) [verb] To program something in advance. | [verb] To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours. PRESENTISM (14) [noun] The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all). | [noun] The belief that only current phenomena are relevant. | [noun] Ahistorically and erroneously interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge. PRIMORDIUM (17) [noun] An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ. PRINCIPIUM (18) PROCAMBIUM (20) PROMETHIUM (19) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61. PROPYLAEUM (19) [noun] A vestibule or entrance, to a temple. PROSCENIUM (16) [noun] The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra. | [noun] The stage area immediately in front of the scene building. | [noun] The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage. PROSTATISM (14) PROSTOMIUM (16) PROTOPLASM (16) [noun] The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells. PROTOXYLEM (24) PSALTERIUM (14) [noun] An omasum | [noun] A zither-like musical instrument PUERPERIUM (16) [noun] The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state. PURITANISM (14) [noun] Strict and austere religious conduct. | [noun] Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples. QUADRIVIUM (25) [noun] The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music. RADICALISM (15) [noun] Any of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society RECIDIVISM (18) [noun] Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. | [noun] Chronic repetition of criminal or other antisocial behavior. | [noun] (by extension) Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time. REFERENDUM (16) [noun] A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote. | [noun] An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter. REFUGEEISM (16) RELATIVISM (15) [noun] The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them. | [noun] A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought. REVANCHISM (20) [noun] The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory. | [noun] Metaphorical endeavouring to regain lost political or cultural territory. REVIVALISM (18) [noun] Advocacy for the revival of a former practice, custom, etc. | [noun] Spiritual fervour of or for a religious revival. RHEUMATISM (17) [noun] Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. | [noun] Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis RUFFIANISM (18) SALVERFORM (18) SANATORIUM (12) [noun] An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence. SANITARIUM (12) [noun] An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence. SANITORIUM (12) SARCOPLASM (16) [noun] The interfibrillar cytoplasm of striated muscle SCEPTICISM (18) [noun] The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. | [noun] A studied attitude of questioning and doubt | [noun] The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible SCHEMATISM (19) [noun] A schematic representation; a schema. | [noun] The combination of the heavenly bodies. SCHOOLMARM (19) [noun] A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe and/or a spinster. | [noun] A person, male or female, who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers of the old times, such as strict enforcement of arbitrary rules. | [noun] A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree. SCHOOLROOM (17) [noun] A classroom, a room in a school used for instruction. SCLEROTIUM (14) [noun] A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs. SEABORGIUM (15) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Sg) with atomic number 106 SECULARISM (14) [noun] Neutrality towards all religions. | [noun] The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions. SEISMOGRAM (15) [noun] The graphical output from an accelerograph or seismograph. SENSUALISM (12) SEPARATISM (14) [noun] A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony). | [noun] The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner. SEQUESTRUM (21) [noun] A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis SESTERTIUM (12) SHADCHANIM (21) [noun] (Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker SHAMMASHIM (22) SHERIFFDOM (22) SIDESTREAM (13) [noun] A stream of fluid taken from an intermediate point in a process such as distillation SIMULACRUM (16) [noun] An image or representation. | [noun] A faint trace or semblance. SKEPTICISM (20) [noun] The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. | [noun] A studied attitude of questioning and doubt | [noun] The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible SLIPSTREAM (14) [noun] The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence. | [noun] A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries. | [verb] To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator. SOLIDARISM (13) SPECIALISM (16) [noun] Speciality. | [noun] The concentration of one's efforts upon a particular field of study. SPECIESISM (16) [noun] An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership, such as assigning greater rights to human beings than to other animals. SPERMATIUM (16) SPOONERISM (14) [noun] A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed. SPORANGIUM (15) [noun] A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. STENOTHERM (15) STEREOGRAM (13) [noun] An early stereophonic music centre containing a gramophone and radio, and often storage space for records | [noun] A stereoscopic image; a stereograph STOMODAEUM (15) STRAMONIUM (14) [noun] The jimsonweed plant | [noun] A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant. STRATIFORM (15) [adjective] Occurring in layers | [adjective] Descriptive of rocks with extensive horizontal development | [adjective] Descriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development STUMBLEBUM (18) [noun] A blundering or awkward person. | [noun] An inept prizefighter. | [noun] A homeless person. SUBKINGDOM (20) [noun] A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. | [noun] A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking. SUBOPTIMUM (18) SUBPROBLEM (18) SUBPROGRAM (17) [noun] A program contained within a larger program SUBSTRATUM (14) [noun] A layer that lies underneath another. | [noun] The underlying cause or basis of something. | [noun] A substrate. SUDATORIUM (13) [noun] A hot room used to induce sweating, steam room, steam bath, sauna. SURREALISM (12) [noun] An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. SYBARITISM (17) SYNCRETISM (17) [noun] The (attempted) reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs. | [noun] The fusion of different inflexional forms. TARMACADAM (17) [noun] A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving. | [verb] To cover or surface with tarmacadam. TECHNETIUM (17) [noun] A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43. THERMOFORM (20) THERMOGRAM (18) [noun] The graphical record produced during thermography; a temperature map of the surface of a body THREADWORM (19) [noun] A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis. | [noun] The pinworm. TRAUMATISM (14) [noun] A physical or mental injury that is the result of trauma TRICLINIUM (14) [noun] A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. | [noun] A dining room furnished with such a triple couch. UNDERWHELM (19) [verb] To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly. UREOTELISM (12) UTOPIANISM (14) [noun] The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic. WARLORDISM (16)

ABSENTEEISM (15) [noun] The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. | [noun] The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated. ACADEMICISM (20) [noun] (sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. | [noun] Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism. | [noun] Speculative thoughts and attitudes. ACHROMATISM (20) [noun] The quality or state of being achromaticor colorless. | [noun] In optics, the correction of chromatic aberration in lenses to produce images free from color fringing. ADOPTIANISM (16) [noun] A Christian theological doctrine asserting that Jesus was adopted as the Son of God rather than being naturally divine, or the belief that God adopted humanity through Christ. ADOPTIONISM (16) [noun] A Christian heresy claiming that Jesus was adopted as the Son of God rather than being naturally born as divine. ADVENTURISM (17) [noun] The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking. | [noun] The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. AGNOSTICISM (16) [noun] The belief that the existence of God or ultimate reality is unknowable or beyond human comprehension. | [noun] The view that certain knowledge claims, particularly religious ones, cannot be proven or disproven. AGRARIANISM (14) [noun] A social or political movement advocating for the interests of farmers and agrarian reform, or the principles and policies supporting agricultural society and land-based economies. ANACHRONISM (18) [noun] A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. | [noun] A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. ANIMALCULUM (17) [noun] A microscopic animal or organism, especially a protozoan; an animalcule. ANTEPENDIUM (16) [noun] A decorative cloth hanging in front of an altar or the front of a church lectern. ANTHERIDIUM (17) [noun] An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes. ANTIELITISM (13) ANTIFASCISM (18) [noun] Opposition to fascism and fascist ideologies or movements. ANTIREALISM (13) [noun] A philosophical position denying the existence of abstract objects or asserting that certain entities (such as mathematical objects, moral facts, or external reality) do not exist independently of human perception or conception. ANTIRRHINUM (16) [noun] Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons. ARCHDUKEDOM (24) [noun] The domain or territory ruled by an archduke; the rank or dignity of an archduke. ARCHEGONIUM (19) [noun] A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop. ARTERIOGRAM (14) [noun] A radiographic image of an artery or arteries, typically produced by injecting contrast medium and taking X-ray photographs. ASPERGILLUM (16) [noun] An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler. ASTIGMATISM (16) [noun] A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred. | [noun] A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image. ATHLETICISM (18) [noun] The state of being an athlete, or of taking part in athletic events. | [noun] A show of athletic prowess. AUTOEROTISM (13) [noun] Sexual arousal or gratification involving one's own body, typically through masturbation. | [noun] Erotic gratification obtained from one's own body or narcissistic admiration of oneself. BACHELORDOM (21) [noun] The state or condition of being a bachelor; unmarried life or status. BEHAVIORISM (21) [noun] An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and usually assuming that behavior is determined by the environment. BIMETALLISM (17) [noun] The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values. BIRACIALISM (17) BLOODSTREAM (16) [noun] The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal BOHEMIANISM (20) [noun] The practices, attitudes, and lifestyle of bohemians, characterized by unconventional social habits and often associated with artistic or intellectual communities. | [noun] A disregard for conventional morality and behavior, particularly in matters of social propriety. BRYOPHYLLUM (26) [noun] A genus of tropical succulent plants known for their ability to produce new plants from their leaves. CABBAGEWORM (23) [noun] Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops. CALIFORNIUM (18) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98. CANDELABRUM (18) [noun] A candle holder. CANNIBALISM (17) [noun] The act of eating another of one's own species. | [noun] An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind. | [noun] In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same. For example, "Look, an MIT shirt" for "Look, an MIT T-shirt". CAPROLACTAM (19) [noun] A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon. CARPOGONIUM (18) [noun] The female reproductive structure in red algae that receives the male gamete during fertilization. CAVALIERISM (18) CLERICALISM (17) [noun] The political dominance or influence of the clergy in secular matters. | [noun] Excessive adherence to clerical authority or ecclesiastical principles in secular affairs. CLOSTRIDIUM (16) [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 COLOGARITHM (19) [noun] The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number, equal to the negative of the logarithm of the number itself. COLONIALISM (15) [noun] The colonial domination policy. A colonial system. | [noun] A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit. | [noun] Colonial life. COLUMBARIUM (19) [noun] A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France. | [noun] A pigeonhole in such a dovecote. | [noun] A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains. COMMUNALISM (19) [noun] The communal ownership of property. | [noun] Any social system based around a community. COMPUTERDOM (20) CONDOMINIUM (18) [noun] Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. | [noun] A region or territory under such rule. | [noun] A building in which each unit is owned by an individual but the grounds, structure etc are owned jointly. CONSUMERISM (17) [noun] A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc | [noun] A materialistic attachment to possessions. | [noun] An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run. CORPORATISM (17) [noun] A political system in which society is organized into collective interest groups or "bodies" (Latin corpora) which are subservient to the state and act as organs of political representation. | [noun] A form of capitalism in which the government is lobbied by, or generally heavily favors, corporations at the expense of the general populace. CORRIGENDUM (17) [noun] An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. CREATIONISM (15) [noun] The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism. | [noun] Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God (creator god). | [noun] The belief that a deity created the world, especially as described in a particular religious text, such as the Quran or the Book of Genesis. CREMATORIUM (17) [noun] A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated CRYPTARITHM (23) CYPRIPEDIUM (23) [noun] Any member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. DEFINIENDUM (18) [noun] The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition. DESIDERATUM (15) [noun] Something that is wished for, or considered desirable. DETERMINISM (16) [noun] The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. | [noun] The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input. DIDACTICISM (19) DISACCUSTOM (18) DIVISIONISM (17) [noun] The use of small areas of color to construct an image. | [noun] Support for division of a territory, etc. ECLECTICISM (19) [noun] The quality of being eclectic | [noun] An approach to thought that draws upon multiple theories to gain complementary insights into phenomena | [noun] Any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles ECOFEMINISM (20) [noun] A sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism. ECUMENICISM (19) EGOCENTRISM (16) EINSTEINIUM (13) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal. ELECTROFORM (18) ELECTROGRAM (16) ENDOCARDIUM (17) [noun] A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart. ENDOMETRIUM (16) [noun] The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted. ENDOTHECIUM (19) ENDOTHELIUM (17) [noun] A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels. EQUILIBRIUM (24) [noun] The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change. | [noun] Mental balance. | [noun] The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same. ESOTERICISM (15) ESTHETICISM (18) [noun] A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard. EUDAEMONISM (16) [noun] A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality. (Not to be confused with utilitarianism, which similarly emphasizes happiness but conceives of it differently.) EUDAIMONISM (16) EXCLUSIVISM (25) [noun] The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others. | [noun] The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion. EXTERNALISM (20) [noun] Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion. | [noun] The act of judging by outward appearance or acts. | [noun] The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real. FLORILEGIUM (17) [noun] A collection of flowers | [noun] A patristic anthology FRENETICISM (18) FUNAMBULISM (20) GAMETANGIUM (17) [noun] A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants. GANGSTERDOM (16) GANGSTERISM (15) GOURMANDISM (17) GUTTURALISM (14) HERMETICISM (20) HESPERIDIUM (19) [noun] Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils. HETEROECISM (18) HIGHBROWISM (25) HISTORICISM (18) [noun] A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people. | [noun] The use of historical styles in contemporary art. | [noun] A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies. HOMOIOTHERM (21) [noun] Any warm-blooded animal HOOLIGANISM (17) [noun] Unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans HORMOGONIUM (19) HUCKSTERISM (22) ILLUSIONISM (13) [noun] The performance of magic tricks. | [noun] The theory of dealing with illusions. | [noun] The doctrine that the material world is an illusion. IMMANENTISM (17) IMPERIALISM (17) [noun] The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. INCUNABULUM (17) [noun] A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) The cradle, birthplace or origin of something. INFANTILISM (16) [noun] An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant. | [noun] A sexual dependency on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered. INTERREGNUM (14) [noun] The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign. | [noun] A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted. | [noun] An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence. INTERSYSTEM (16) IRREDENTISM (14) [noun] A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links. ISOCHRONISM (18) ISOMORPHISM (20) LAMELLIFORM (18) LANDLORDISM (15) [noun] An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants. | [noun] A specific variation or implementation of such a system. LATIFUNDIUM (17) [noun] A great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude. LEPROSARIUM (15) [noun] A place or institution (such as a colony, house or hospital) used for the treatment of leprosy. LIBERTINISM (15) MAGISTERIUM (16) [noun] The teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church. | [noun] An authoritative statement. MALAPROPISM (19) [noun] The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. | [noun] An instance of this; malaprop. MANDARINISM (16) MANORIALISM (15) MATERIALISM (15) [noun] Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. | [noun] The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical. | [noun] Material substances in the aggregate; matter. MEDIASTINUM (16) [noun] The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs. MEDIEVALISM (19) MENDELEVIUM (19) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101. MESOTHELIUM (18) [noun] A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura MONASTICISM (17) MONOCHASIUM (20) [noun] A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower. MULTISYSTEM (18) NATIONALISM (13) [noun] Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture. | [noun] Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist). | [noun] Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. NEUROTICISM (15) NONALUMINUM (15) NUCLEOPLASM (17) [noun] The protoplasm of a cell nucleus. OBJECTIVISM (27) [noun] The state of being objective. | [noun] Moral objectivism. | [noun] Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind. OFFICIALDOM (22) [noun] The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. OFFICIALISM (21) OPPORTUNISM (17) [noun] The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences. ORIENTALISM (13) [noun] In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East. | [noun] An Eastern word, expression, or custom. OSCILLOGRAM (16) [noun] A record produced by an oscillograph or oscilloscope. OSTENSORIUM (13) OSTRACODERM (16) [noun] Any of the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic. OVERPROGRAM (19) PANDEMONIUM (18) [noun] A place where all demons live; Hell. | [noun] Chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence. | [noun] An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd. PARALLELISM (15) [noun] The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character. | [noun] The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy. | [noun] A parallel position; the relation of parallels. PASTORALISM (15) PATELLIFORM (18) PATERNALISM (15) [noun] The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them. PELARGONIUM (16) [noun] Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums. PENICILLIUM (17) [noun] Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics. PERICARDIUM (18) [noun] A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract. PERICRANIUM (17) [noun] The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull. | [noun] The head, skull; one's mind. PERINEURIUM (15) [noun] The sheath of connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibres PERITHECIUM (20) [noun] An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe. PERSONALISM (15) [noun] The character of being personal. | [noun] A doctrine of subjective idealism that regards personality as the means of interpreting reality. PHOSPHONIUM (23) [noun] The tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R4P+ PHOTOSYSTEM (21) [noun] Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis PHYSICALISM (23) [noun] A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things. PITTOSPORUM (17) [noun] Any plant of the genus Pittosporum, various Old World shrubs and trees. PLANETARIUM (15) [noun] A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling. | [noun] An orrery. PLEBEIANISM (17) PLEINAIRISM (15) PLEOCHROISM (20) PODOPHYLLUM (24) POINTILLISM (15) [noun] In art, the use of small areas of color to construct an image. POLYGLOTISM (19) POSITRONIUM (15) PRIMITIVISM (20) [noun] The state or quality of being primitive. | [noun] The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization. | [noun] Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms. PROBABILISM (19) PROCTODAEUM (18) PROGNATHISM (19) PROSELYTISM (18) PROTHALLIUM (18) PROTOPHLOEM (20) QUADRENNIUM (23) [noun] A period of 4 years, the sets of four years in the Egyptian and Greek calendars. QUISLINGISM (23) RATIONALISM (13) [noun] The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception. | [noun] The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as axioms, postulates or earlier deductions). | [noun] A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority. REGIONALISM (14) [noun] Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it. | [noun] Political tendency to concede forms of politico-administrative autonomy to regions. | [noun] A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region. RETINACULUM (15) RETRANSFORM (16) REVISIONISM (16) [noun] The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events. | [noun] An evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles. ROMANTICISM (17) [noun] A romantic quality, spirit or action. SARDONICISM (16) SCALARIFORM (18) [adjective] Having the form of a ladder SCATTERGRAM (16) [noun] Scatter plot SCRIPTORIUM (17) [noun] A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery. SEMPERVIVUM (23) [noun] Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers. SPECTROGRAM (18) [noun] A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time. | [noun] A visual representation of the spectrum of a celestial body's radiation. SPOROGONIUM (16) STAMINODIUM (16) STYLOPODIUM (19) SUCCEDANEUM (18) [noun] A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another. SUPERORGASM (16) SUPERSYSTEM (18) SUPREMATISM (17) [noun] A genre of abstract art based on simple geometric forms. SYNCHRONISM (21) [noun] The state of being synchronous. | [noun] A temporal relationship between events. | [noun] The tabular arrangement of contemporary events etc. in history. SYNDICALISM (19) [noun] Control of government and industry by labor unions, usually achieved through revolutionary direct action. SYSTEMATISM (18) TAUTOMERISM (15) TEETOTALISM (13) TERMITARIUM (15) [noun] A termite colony. TETRADRACHM (19) TETRAZOLIUM (22) [noun] A univalent cation derived from a tetrazole ULTRAVACUUM (18) UNNILHEXIUM (23) URICOTELISM (15) VAGABONDISM (20) VANGUARDISM (18) VIGILANTISM (17) [noun] The activities of a vigilante VOLUNTARISM (16) [noun] A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism. | [noun] A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect. | [noun] The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature. WORKAHOLISM (23) [noun] The urge of a person to work excessively. XEROPHYTISM (28)

ABOLITIONISM (16) AEROEMBOLISM (18) [noun] The formation of gas bubbles in the blood vessels, typically caused by a rapid decrease in atmospheric pressure, as experienced by divers or aviators. | [noun] A condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the body tissues due to rapid decompression. AESTHETICISM (19) [noun] A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard. ALLOMORPHISM (21) ANECDOTALISM (17) ANISOTROPISM (16) ANTIBLACKISM (22) ANTIFEMINISM (19) [noun] Opposition to feminism or the principles and goals of the feminist movement. ANTIHUMANISM (19) ANTINEPOTISM (16) APOCALYPTISM (23) [noun] A belief in or expectation of an imminent catastrophic end of the world or current age. | [noun] Religious or ideological movements based on the belief in an impending apocalypse. APPRESSORIUM (18) [noun] A specialized fungal structure that allows parasitic fungi to attach to and penetrate the surface of a host plant cell. ARCHESPORIUM (21) [noun] The tissue in a plant ovule or anther from which the spore-producing cells are derived. ASYNCHRONISM (22) AUTOMORPHISM (21) [noun] A mathematical function that maps a structure to itself while preserving its operations or relations. BARBARIANISM (18) BICAMERALISM (20) [noun] A system of government with two separate legislative chambers or houses. BILATERALISM (16) [noun] A policy or system based on mutual dealings between two parties or nations. | [noun] In linguistics, the principle or practice of having two sides or bilateral symmetry. BILINGUALISM (17) [noun] The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages. BRONCHOSPASM (23) [noun] Difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles CHARLATANISM (19) [noun] The practice of a charlatan; fraudulent or quack behavior, especially the deceptive pretense of having special knowledge or skills. CHEMOTROPISM (23) [noun] The directional growth or movement of an organism in response to chemical stimuli. CHROMATICISM (23) [noun] The use of notes outside the major or minor scale of a piece of music, creating chromatic effects. | [noun] In visual art, the use of color as a primary element of composition. CHROMATOGRAM (22) [noun] The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram. COLLECTIVISM (21) [noun] An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively | [noun] The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. COMMENSALISM (20) [noun] A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales. | [noun] The act of eating together; table fellowship. CONNUBIALISM (18) CONSERVATISM (19) [noun] A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. | [noun] A risk-averse attitude or approach. COUNTERCLAIM (18) [noun] A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint. | [verb] To file a counterclaim. CRYPTORCHISM (26) [noun] A condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum. DEVIATIONISM (18) DIAMAGNETISM (18) DIASTROPHISM (20) DICHROMATISM (22) [noun] The condition of being dichromatic | [noun] A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished | [noun] The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors. DIFFUSIONISM (21) DILETTANTISM (15) DIVERTICULUM (20) [noun] A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder. ECOTERRORISM (16) [noun] Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment. EMOTIONALISM (16) ENDOMORPHISM (22) EPICUREANISM (18) EPILEPTIFORM (21) EPITHALAMIUM (21) [noun] A song or poem celebrating a marriage. ERGASTOPLASM (17) ESSENTIALISM (14) [noun] The view that objects have properties that are essential to them. | [noun] The view that all members of certain groups of people (such as those with the same race, gender, age, or sexual orientation) have common, essential traits inherent to the defining feature of the group; behavior or statement(s) that reflect such a view. | [noun] The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students. EVOLUTIONISM (17) EXPANSIONISM (23) [noun] The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence. EXPATRIATISM (23) FACTIONALISM (19) FLABELLIFORM (22) FRATERNALISM (17) GEOMAGNETISM (18) [noun] The magnetism of the Earth. | [noun] The science that studies the magnetism of the Earth. GREENBACKISM (23) HELIOTROPISM (19) [noun] The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light) HEMIMORPHISM (26) HIBERNACULUM (21) HOMOMORPHISM (26) [noun] A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces. | [noun] A similar appearance of two unrelated organisms or structures. HOMOTHALLISM (22) HYDROTROPISM (23) [noun] The movement of a plant (or other organism) either towards or away from water HYPERREALISM (22) ILLIBERALISM (16) INCENDIARISM (17) INFLATIONISM (17) INFUNDIBULUM (20) [noun] A funnel-shaped cavity or organ. INTUITIONISM (14) [noun] An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it. ISOLATIONISM (14) [noun] A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups). MERCANTILISM (18) [noun] The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. | [noun] The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable. METAMORPHISM (23) [noun] The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure. | [noun] The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago. | [noun] (by extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another METASOMATISM (18) [noun] The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid. MICROPROGRAM (21) [noun] A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions | [verb] To manually write a microprogram MONOMORPHISM (23) MONORCHIDISM (22) MULTIPROBLEM (20) NECROPHILISM (21) NONCLASSROOM (16) NONPETROLEUM (16) OBSCURANTISM (18) [noun] A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment. | [noun] Deliberate obscurity or vagueness. OPERATIONISM (16) [noun] The doctrine that the meaning of a term consists of the operation(s) performed in defining it OVEROPTIMISM (21) [noun] Excessive optimism. PARKINSONISM (20) [noun] A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause. PAROCHIALISM (21) [noun] The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views). PERIONYCHIUM (24) PHILISTINISM (19) PHOTOTROPISM (21) [noun] The movement of a plant towards or away from light PICTORIALISM (18) PLEOMORPHISM (23) [noun] The occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism | [noun] The ability to assume different forms or shapes. | [noun] The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. POIKILOTHERM (23) [noun] A cold-blooded animal | [adjective] Cold-blooded POLYCENTRISM (21) POLYGLOTTISM (20) POLYMORPHISM (26) [noun] The ability to assume different forms or shapes. | [noun] The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. | [noun] The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions. PRAGMATICISM (21) PRASEODYMIUM (22) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties. PROTACTINIUM (18) [noun] A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91: a dense, silvery-gray actinide metal. PROTHALAMIUM (21) [noun] A song or poem in honour of a bride and bridegroom about to be married. PSEUDOPODIUM (20) [noun] Pseudopod PSEUDORANDOM (18) [adjective] Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm. PSYCHOLOGISM (25) [noun] The tendency to describe things in psychological or subjective terms PTERIDOSPERM (19) [noun] Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores QUINQUENNIUM (32) [noun] A period of five years. RADIOTHORIUM (18) REDUCTIONISM (17) [noun] An approach to studying complex systems or ideas by reducing them to a set of simpler components. | [noun] A philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are called "epiphenomena". SALVATIONISM (17) SCAPEGOATISM (19) SECESSIONISM (16) SECTARIANISM (16) [noun] Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party. | [noun] A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects SECTIONALISM (16) [noun] Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole. | [noun] Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation. SOMNAMBULISM (20) [noun] Sleepwalking SPERMAGONIUM (19) SPIRITUALISM (16) [noun] A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness. | [noun] A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism/Kardecism. | [noun] The quality or state of being spiritual. STANDPATTISM (17) SUBJECTIVISM (28) [noun] The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind. | [noun] The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition | [noun] The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference. SUBMICROGRAM (21) SUPERPREMIUM (20) SUPERREALISM (16) SUPERSTARDOM (17) [noun] The status or position of a superstar. SUPERSTRATUM (16) [noun] A stratum that is on top of another | [noun] A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language SYCOPHANTISM (24) SYMMETALLISM (21) SYNDACTYLISM (23) THEOCENTRISM (19) THUNDERSTORM (18) [noun] A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow. TRANSURANIUM (14) TRANSVESTISM (17) TRIMETHOPRIM (21) [noun] An antibiotic, 5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine, used against, among other infections, those of the urinary tract. TRIUMPHALISM (21) [noun] The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious or political one, is superior and that it will or should triumph over all others. ULTRALEFTISM (17) ULTRAREALISM (14) UNITARIANISM (14) UNIVERSALISM (17) [noun] The state of being universal; universality. | [noun] The belief that all souls can attain salvation. | [noun] Alternative form of Unitarian Universalism UNNILPENTIUM (16) UNNILQUADIUM (24) VOLUNTARYISM (20) [noun] A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism. | [noun] A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect. | [noun] The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature. VOLUNTEERISM (17) [noun] Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function. | [noun] The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering. XIPHISTERNUM (26) [noun] The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.

ALDOSTERONISM (16) [noun] A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties ANALPHABETISM (22) [noun] The state or condition of being unable to read or write; illiteracy. ANTICOMMUNISM (21) [noun] Opposition to communism as a political ideology or system of government. ANTILOGARITHM (19) [noun] The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base). ANTINOMIANISM (17) [noun] The theological doctrine that Christians are freed from moral law by grace and faith alone. | [noun] The belief that moral laws are not binding on those who have faith or special grace. ANTIRITUALISM (15) ANTITERRORISM (15) [noun] (law enforcement) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism. ARMAMENTARIUM (19) [noun] All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine. AUTOEROTICISM (17) [noun] Sexual stimulation or gratification of oneself. AUTORADIOGRAM (17) [noun] A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram BESTSELLERDOM (18) BIBLIOPHILISM (24) BICULTURALISM (19) [noun] The state or condition of being bicultural; the coexistence of two distinct cultures within a society or individual. | [noun] A policy or approach that recognizes and maintains two cultural traditions, particularly in education or social contexts. BIPARTISANISM (19) BLACKGUARDISM (25) [noun] The behavior or practices characteristic of a blackguard; dishonest, unscrupulous, or disreputable conduct. BLEPHAROSPASM (24) [noun] A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. BUREAUCRATISM (19) [noun] Excessive adherence to bureaucratic rules and procedures, or the system and practices of bureaucracy viewed negatively as being rigid and inefficient. CATASTROPHISM (22) [noun] The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust. | [noun] The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic. CEREMONIALISM (19) [noun] Excessive adherence to or emphasis on ceremony and ritual, particularly in religious or formal contexts. | [noun] The practice or system of performing ceremonies. CHOLANGIOGRAM (22) [noun] A radiographic image of the bile ducts obtained by injecting contrast medium. CHRYSANTHEMUM (28) [noun] Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. COLLOQUIALISM (26) [noun] A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. | [noun] Colloquial style of speaking. COMMERCIALISM (23) [noun] The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business. | [noun] A tendency to value profit over everything else. CONCEPTUALISM (21) [noun] The art movement towards conceptual art. | [noun] A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment. CORPORATIVISM (22) [noun] A system of organization where groups such as businesses, labor unions, and professions are coordinated by the state to achieve national goals. | [noun] An economic or political system in which power is vested in corporate groups. COSMOPOLITISM (21) COUNTERREFORM (20) [noun] A movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries aimed at reforming the church's practices and addressing criticisms raised by Protestant reformers. | [noun] Any reform movement undertaken in response to or opposition against another reform movement. COUNTERSTREAM (17) CREDENTIALISM (18) [noun] Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications. DECAMETHONIUM (23) DOCTRINAIRISM (18) ECUMENICALISM (21) ENCEPHALOGRAM (23) [noun] An image of the brain obtained by encephalography. ENCYCLOPEDISM (25) [noun] Encyclopedic knowledge or learning. EPIGRAMMATISM (22) ETHNOCENTRISM (20) [noun] The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture. EXHIBITIONISM (27) [noun] The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself. | [noun] The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public. EXPRESSIONISM (24) [noun] A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences | [noun] A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music FEUILLETONISM (18) FLAGELLANTISM (19) FUNCTIONALISM (20) [noun] A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction | [noun] The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects | [noun] The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society HEXAMETHONIUM (30) HOMEOMORPHISM (27) [noun] A continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse. | [noun] A similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds HOMOEROTICISM (22) HYPERURBANISM (25) IMMATERIALISM (19) [noun] The metaphysical denial of the existence of the material world IMPRESSIONISM (19) [noun] A movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities | [noun] A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer | [noun] A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions INDETERMINISM (18) [noun] The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will. | [noun] A case in which the uncertainty principle applies; a case in which certain pairs of physical properties such as the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously. | [noun] Any situation in which the outcome cannot be completely predicted in advance. INDIVIDUALISM (20) [noun] The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought. | [noun] The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution. | [noun] The doctrine that only individual things are real. INDUSTRIALISM (16) [noun] The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture. INTERFEROGRAM (19) [noun] An image produced by using an interferometer. IRRATIONALISM (15) [noun] A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century. MICROORGANISM (20) [noun] An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium. MILLENNIALISM (17) [noun] Millenarianism MONOMETALLISM (19) MYCOBACTERIUM (26) [noun] Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. NEOCLASSICISM (19) [noun] Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries. NEOLIBERALISM (17) [noun] A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation. | [noun] The ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council. NEOPLASTICISM (19) [noun] A style of abstract painting, developed by Piet Mondrian, that used only vertical and horizontal lines with the spaces filled in black, white, grey, and primary colours NONCONFORMISM (22) NONMAINSTREAM (17) ODONTOGLOSSUM (17) [noun] Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum. PAEDOMORPHISM (25) PARALLELOGRAM (18) [noun] A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length. | [noun] (Gaelic games) either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the small parallelogram) abutting the goal line in front of the goal. (Since 1986 officially named the large rectangle and small rectangle, though the older names are still occasionally used.) PARAMAGNETISM (20) PARTICULARISM (19) [noun] The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation. | [noun] An exclusive focus on a particular group, area, sect etc. | [noun] The principle that individual states, races of a federation etc. may act independently of a central authority. PEDESTRIANISM (18) PERFECTIONISM (22) [noun] An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection. | [noun] A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for. PERICHONDRIUM (23) [noun] A dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone PHENOMENALISM (22) [noun] The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli PHILHELLENISM (23) PHOTOCHROMISM (27) PLETHYSMOGRAM (26) POCOCURANTISM (21) POSTMODERNISM (20) [noun] Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement. | [noun] An attitude of skepticism or irony toward modernist ideologies, often questioning the assumptions of Enlightenment rationality and rejecting the idea of objective truth. PROGRESSIVISM (21) [noun] A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society. PROTECTIONISM (19) [noun] A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations. PROVINCIALISM (22) [noun] The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. | [noun] A word or locution characteristic of a region or district. REPUBLICANISM (21) [noun] The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty. ROENTGENOGRAM (17) [noun] An X-ray image. RUTHERFORDIUM (22) [noun] A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104. | [noun] A rejected name for seaborgium. SACERDOTALISM (18) SADOMASOCHISM (23) [noun] The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community. | [noun] Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain. SANSCULOTTISM (17) SCHOLASTICISM (22) [noun] A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology STRUCTURALISM (17) [noun] A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure. | [noun] A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism. | [noun] The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence. SUPERORGANISM (18) TELEVANGELISM (19) THEATRICALISM (20) THERMOTROPISM (22) [noun] Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature. THIGMOTROPISM (23) [noun] Growth or motion in response to touch TRICHROMATISM (22) TRILITERALISM (15) VEGETARIANISM (19) [noun] The practice of following a vegetarian diet. VENTRILOQUISM (27) VERNACULARISM (20) VOCATIONALISM (20) ZOOSPORANGIUM (27)

ABSTRACTIONISM (20) [noun] The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art. | [noun] The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner. ALLELOMORPHISM (23) ANTIALCOHOLISM (21) ANTICAPITALISM (20) [noun] Opposition to or resistance against capitalism as an economic system. ANTILIBERALISM (18) ANTIMILITARISM (18) [noun] Opposition to military power, military institutions, or the use of armed force as a means of resolving conflicts. ANTIQUARIANISM (25) [noun] The study, collection, or appreciation of antiquities and things of the past; scholarly interest in ancient or old objects and history. ANTIRADICALISM (19) APOCALYPTICISM (27) [noun] Belief in or expectation of an imminent apocalypse or catastrophic end of the world. | [noun] A religious or philosophical movement based on apocalyptic beliefs and interpretations of prophetic texts. ASSOCIATIONISM (18) [noun] A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity BIDIALECTALISM (21) BIOREGIONALISM (19) [noun] The belief that naturally-defined regions (bioregions or ecoregions) should be the basis of political or cultural identity CHONDROCRANIUM (24) [noun] The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification CHORDAMESODERM (25) CONSTRUCTIVISM (23) [noun] A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials. | [noun] A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists. | [noun] A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences. CRYPTORCHIDISM (29) [noun] (andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum CYANOBACTERIUM (25) [noun] Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae. DISEQUILIBRIUM (28) [noun] The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces. ECHOCARDIOGRAM (25) [noun] The visual image formed by an echocardiograph. EGALITARIANISM (17) [noun] The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth. ELECTROMYOGRAM (24) [noun] The record produced by an electromyograph. ENDOPARASITISM (19) EXCEPTIONALISM (27) [noun] The state of being special, exceptional or unique. | [noun] The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior or does not conform to an established norm. | [noun] A philosophy of prevention or of intervention. EXISTENTIALISM (23) [noun] (not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices. | [noun] The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement. FERRIMAGNETISM (22) FERROMAGNETISM (22) FUNDAMENTALISM (22) [noun] The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts. | [noun] (by extension) A rigid conformity to any set of basic tenets. | [noun] The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of a financial instrument. HETEROMORPHISM (26) [noun] A diversity of form. | [noun] A feature that is heteromorphic. HETEROTHALLISM (22) HOLOMETABOLISM (23) HYPERCRITICISM (28) HYPOTHYROIDISM (31) [noun] The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. INCREMENTALISM (20) [noun] Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps. INDIFFERENTISM (23) [noun] The doctrine that all religions are equally valid. | [noun] (more broadly) Relativism, agnosticism; apathy, indifference. | [noun] An expression of such a doctrine or view. LIBERTARIANISM (18) [noun] A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty. | [noun] The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism. LYMPHANGIOGRAM (28) MEGASPORANGIUM (22) MILLENARIANISM (18) [noun] A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity. MONOCHROMATISM (25) [noun] The condition of being monochromatic | [noun] The condition of being totally colour blind; achromatopsia MULTIRACIALISM (20) NEOCOLONIALISM (18) [noun] The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance. NONEQUILIBRIUM (27) NONOBJECTIVISM (30) OBSTRUCTIONISM (20) [noun] A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body. OPERATIONALISM (18) [noun] A philosophy that attempts to define all scientific concepts in terms of specified operations or procedures of observation and measurement OVERENTHUSIASM (22) [noun] Excessive enthusiasm. PALEOMAGNETISM (21) [noun] The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time. PARAJOURNALISM (25) PHOTOPERIODISM (24) [noun] The growth, development and other responses of plants and animals according to the length of day and/or night. PSEUDOMORPHISM (26) RADIOSTRONTIUM (17) REACTIONARYISM (21) RESTRICTIONISM (18) SACRAMENTALISM (20) SENSATIONALISM (16) [noun] The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism. | [noun] A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses. SENTIMENTALISM (18) [noun] A liking for sentimental things | [noun] An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality | [noun] A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. SERVOMECHANISM (26) [noun] A mechanical device for controlling large amounts of power by means of smaller amounts of power and correcting the performance of the device using feedback | [noun] Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback SPERMATOGONIUM (21) [noun] Any of the undifferentiated cells in the male gonads that become spermatocytes; a spermatoblast TERRITORIALISM (16) TRADITIONALISM (17) [noun] The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters. | [noun] The continuation of theological rituals on the basis that the ritual has always completed, rather than the ritual being a manifestation of theology. | [noun] A philosophical system which makes tradition the supreme criterion and rule of certitude; the doctrine that human reason is of itself radically unable to know with certainty any truth or, at least, the fundamental truths of the metaphysical, moral, and religious order. TRANSSEXUALISM (23) ULTRAMONTANISM (18) UTILITARIANISM (16) [noun] A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness. | [noun] The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.

ANTHROPOPATHISM (27) [noun] The attribution of human feelings, thoughts, or characteristics to non-human things, such as animals, objects, or natural phenomena. ANTICLERICALISM (21) [noun] Opposition to the political power and influence of the clergy or the church in secular affairs. ANTICOLONIALISM (19) [noun] Opposition to colonialism; a political movement or ideology that opposes colonial rule and advocates for the independence of colonized nations. ANTIMATERIALISM (19) ANTIRATIONALISM (17) ANTIROMANTICISM (21) ARCHAEBACTERIUM (26) [noun] Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea. ASSIMILATIONISM (19) CONFESSIONALISM (22) [noun] A political system in which power is distributed among groups defined by religious affiliation. | [noun] In art and literature, the practice of making personal confessions or revelations a central feature of the work. CONVENTIONALISM (22) [noun] The practice or principle of adhering to established conventions, customs, or traditional norms. | [noun] In philosophy, the view that truth or meaning is determined by human convention rather than by objective reality. CORYNEBACTERIUM (26) [noun] Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic. COSMOPOLITANISM (23) [noun] The state or quality of being cosmopolitan; composed of people or elements from many parts of the world. | [noun] A cosmopolitan person; a person at home in any part of the world. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM (27) [noun] A protozoan, of the genus Cryptosporidium, that is an intestinal parasite of humans and other vertebrates; can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity ECCLESIASTICISM (23) [noun] Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices. ENANTIOMORPHISM (24) ENTEROBACTERIUM (21) EQUALITARIANISM (26) EXPERIMENTALISM (28) FUTILITARIANISM (20) GOVERNMENTALISM (23) HERMAPHRODITISM (28) HUMANITARIANISM (22) [noun] Humanitarian philosophy or practice. HYPERCATABOLISM (29) HYPERINSULINISM (25) HYPERMETABOLISM (29) HYPERPARASITISM (27) HYPERTHYROIDISM (32) [noun] The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid. | [noun] The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones. HYPOPITUITARISM (27) [noun] A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. INFUNDIBULIFORM (26) INSTRUMENTALISM (19) [noun] In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena. INTELLECTUALISM (19) [noun] The use or development of the intellect. | [noun] The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. | [noun] The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value (intellectual racism). INTERVENTIONISM (20) MAJORITARIANISM (26) MICROSPORANGIUM (24) [noun] A case, capsule or container that holds microspores. MULTILATERALISM (19) [noun] Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to bilateralism. | [noun] A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations. MULTILINGUALISM (20) NEOCONSERVATISM (22) [noun] A right wing political movement that opposes liberalism in economic areas and supports an interventionist foreign policy. PHONOCARDIOGRAM (26) [noun] An image produced by a phonocardiograph. PHOTOJOURNALISM (29) [noun] A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images PROFESSIONALISM (22) [noun] The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play. | [noun] The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc. SEMICOLONIALISM (21) STEREOISOMERISM (19) SUPERNATURALISM (19) SUPERPARASITISM (21) SUPERPATRIOTISM (21) THERMOPERIODISM (25) THROMBOEMBOLISM (28) [noun] An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin. TOTALITARIANISM (17) [noun] A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship. ULTRALIBERALISM (19)