| ALMSWOMAN | • almswoman n. (Archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar. • ALMSWOMAN n. a woman who receives alms. |
| AMASSMENT | • amassment n. The act of amassing. • amassment n. (Countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something). • AMASSMENT n. an amassing; an accumulation. |
| AMMONATES | • AMMONATE n. a type of ammonia compound, also AMMINE, AMMONIATE. |
| AMMONIACS | • AMMONIAC n. a gum resin. |
| ANALEMMAS | • analemmas n. Plural of analemma. • ANALEMMA n. (Greek) the figure-8 on a map showing the sun's seasonal course. |
| ANIMALISM | • animalism n. The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality. • animalism n. The enjoyment of physical appetites. • animalism n. (Philosophy, ontology) A theory of personal identity which holds that persons are individual organisms… |
| ANIMATISM | • animatism n. (Anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded with a life-force giving each inanimate object… • ANIMATISM n. the primitive attribution of life to natural phenomena. |
| ARMAMENTS | • armaments n. Plural of armament. • ARMAMENT n. a military force equipped for war. |
| ENGRAMMAS | • ENGRAMMA n. a deep-seated psychological impression, also ENGRAM, ENGRAMME. |
| MAENADISM | • MAENADISM n. the state of being a maenad. |
| MAGIANISM | • Magianism prop.n. Zoroastrianism. • MAGIANISM n. the teachings or philosophy of the magi. |
| MAINMASTS | • mainmasts n. Plural of mainmast. • main-masts n. Plural of main-mast. • MAINMAST n. the principal mast of a vessel. |
| MAXIMANDS | • maximands n. Plural of maximand. • MAXIMAND n. something that is to be maximized. |
| MELANOMAS | • melanomas n. Plural of melanoma. • MELANOMA n. a darkly pigmented tumor. |
| MISMANAGE | • mismanage v. (Transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. • mismanage v. (Intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. • MISMANAGE v. to manage wrongly. |
| SHAMANISM | • shamanism n. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. • SHAMANISM n. the religion of certain peoples of North Asia, based essentially on magic and sorcery as practised by shamans. |
| SLAMMAKIN | • slammakin n. Obsolete form of slammerkin. • SLAMMAKIN n. (obsolete) a loose gown; a slovenly dressed woman, also SLAMMERKIN. |