| alarmism | (noun) needless warnings | - |
|---|
| alarmist | (noun) a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
|---|
| armiger | (noun) a squire carrying the armor of a knight | Synonyms: armor-bearer |
|---|
| (noun) a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms | - |
| armilla | (noun) (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm | - |
|---|
| (noun) a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars | Synonyms: armillary sphere |
| arming | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, equipping |
|---|
| armistice | (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | Synonyms: cease-fire, truce |
|---|
| bellarmine | (noun) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) | Synonyms: greybeard, long-beard, longbeard |
|---|
| carminative | (noun) medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing | - |
|---|
| carmine | (noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red | Synonyms: cardinal |
|---|
| disarming | (noun) act of reducing or depriving of arms | Synonyms: disarmament |
|---|
| farming | (noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | Synonyms: agriculture, husbandry |
|---|
| (noun) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life | Synonyms: land |
| housewarming | (noun) a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home | - |
|---|
| marmite | (noun) a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup | - |
|---|
| (noun) soup cooked in a large pot | - |
| ptarmigan | (noun) large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage | - |
|---|
| smarminess | (noun) smug self-serving earnestness | Synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, unction, unctuousness |
|---|
| spearmint | (noun) common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | Synonyms: Mentha spicata |
|---|
| varmint | (noun) any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote | Synonyms: varment |
|---|
| (noun) an irritating or obnoxious person | Synonyms: vermin |
| warming | (noun) warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt | Synonyms: thaw, thawing |
|---|
| (noun) the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature | Synonyms: heating |