| AUTEURISM | • auteurism n. (Film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than… • AUTEURISM n. the profession of auteur, film director. |
| CLAUSTRUM | • claustrum n. (Neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on… • CLAUSTRUM n. (Latin) a thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. |
| CUSTUMARY | • custumary adj. Obsolete form of customary. • custumary n. Obsolete form of customary. • CUSTUMARY n. a body or book of the customs of a manor, also CUSTOMARY. |
| FUTURISMS | • futurisms n. Plural of futurism. • FUTURISM n. an artistic and literary movement. |
| HUMITURES | • HUMITURE n. a combined measurement of temperature and humidity. |
| HUMSTRUMS | • humstrums n. Plural of humstrum. • HUMSTRUM n. a hurdy-gurdy. |
| LIGUSTRUM | • ligustrum n. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet. • Ligustrum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the privets. • LIGUSTRUM n. a plant of a genus that comprises the privets. |
| MENSTRUUM | • menstruum n. (Chiefly in the plural, historical) The menses; menstrual discharge. • menstruum n. (Historical) A solvent. • menstruum n. Any liquid medium. |
| MULTIUSER | • multiuser adj. (Computing, telecommunications) Of a operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users… • multi-user adj. Alternative form of multiuser. • MULTIUSER adj. able to be used by many users at once. |
| MULTURERS | • multurers n. Plural of multurer. • MULTURER n. a person who pays or receives multure, a miller's fee for grinding corn, also MOUTERER. |
| NGULTRUMS | • ngultrums n. Plural of ngultrum. • NGULTRUM n. a monetary unit of Bhutan. |
| OUTHUMORS | • outhumors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outhumor. • OUTHUMOR v. to surpass in humoring, also OUTHUMOUR. |
| OUTTRUMPS | • outtrumps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtrump. • OUTTRUMP v. to surpass in trumping. |
| PRESCUTUM | • prescutum n. (Zoology) The first of the four pieces composing the dorsal part, or tergum, of a thoracic segment of an insect. • PRESCUTUM n. (Latin) in insects, a plate in front of the scutum. |
| SUMPTUARY | • sumptuary adj. Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. • sumptuary adj. (Law, historical). • SUMPTUARY adj. relating to or regulating expense; relating to the control or moderation of extravagance. |
| SURMOUNTS | • surmounts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of surmount. • SURMOUNT v. to get over or across. |
| SURMULLET | • surmullet n. A red mullet, Mullus surmuletus. • SURMULLET n. a fish much esteemed by the Romans for its dramatic color changes as it died. |
| TREMULOUS | • tremulous adj. Trembling, quivering, or shaking. • tremulous adj. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence. • TREMULOUS adj. trembling; quivering. |
| UNTRUISMS | • untruisms n. Plural of untruism. • UNTRUISM n. untrue platitude. |
| VULTURISM | • vulturism n. The quality of being like a vulture; rapaciousness. • VULTURISM n. (Carlyle) the state of being like a vulture; rapacity. |