| AMMUNITION | • ammunition n. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion… • ammunition n. (Obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. • ammunition n. (Figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict. |
| DIMINUENDO | • diminuendo n. (Music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly. • diminuendo n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • diminuendo n. (Metaphoric) The gradual dying away of something. |
| DIMINUTION | • diminution n. A lessening, decrease or reduction. • diminution n. The act or process of making diminutive. • diminution n. (Music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values. |
| IMMINUTION | • imminution n. A lessening; diminution; decrease. • IMMINUTION n. a lessening, a decrease. |
| IMPOUNDING | • impounding v. Present participle of impound. • impounding n. An act of impoundment. • IMPOUND v. to seize and retain in legal custody. |
| INHUMATION | • inhumation n. The act of burial. • inhumation n. The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat;… • inhumation n. (Medicine) arenation. |
| INSOMNIOUS | • insomnious adj. Restless; sleepless. • INSOMNIOUS adj. restless; sleepless. |
| LENOCINIUM | • lenocinium n. (Scotland, law) A husband’s connivance at his wife’s adultery. • LENOCINIUM n. in Scots law, connivance at one's wife's adultery. |
| LUMINATION | • lumination n. (Rare) Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination. • LUMINATION n. illumination. |
| MULLIONING | • mullioning v. Present participle of mullion. • mullioning n. An arrangement of mullions. • MULLION v. to provide the upright division between the panes of a window. |
| MULTIUNION | • multiunion adj. Involving more than one union, especially more than one trade union. • MULTIUNION adj. comprising many unions. |
| MUNITIONED | • munitioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of munition. • MUNITION v. to furnish with war material. |
| MUNITIONER | • munitioner n. (Military) A manufacturer of munitions; someone who manufactures munitions; a munitioneer. • MUNITIONER n. one who supplies munitions, also MUNITIONEER. |
| NUMINOSITY | • numinosity n. Quality of being numinous. |
| REUNIONISM | • reunionism n. A policy in favour of reunion. • REUNIONISM n. a policy of reunification. |
| RUMINATION | • rumination n. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. • rumination n. (Figuratively) Deep thought or consideration. • rumination n. (Psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding. |
| UNIFORMING | • uniforming v. Present participle of uniform. • UNIFORM v. to dress in uniform. |
| UNIMPOSING | • unimposing adj. Not imposing; not grand or magnificent; modest. • UNIMPOSING adj. not imposing. |