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1954 Words That End With M

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abeam (adverb) at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
ableism (noun) discrimination in favor of the able-bodied Synonyms: able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ablism
ablism (noun) discrimination in favor of the able-bodied Synonyms: able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ableism
abloom (adjective) when the bud, or buds, on a plant are bursting into flower Synonyms: efflorescent
abohm (noun) a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
abolitionism (noun) the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
abomasum (noun) the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place Synonyms: fourth stomach
absenteeism (noun) habitual absence from work
absolutism (noun) the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
(noun) an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. Synonyms: totalism, totalitarianism
(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
(noun) dominance through threat of punishment and violence Synonyms: despotism, tyranny
abstractionism (noun) an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation Synonyms: abstract art
(noun) a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples Synonyms: unrealism
abysm (noun) a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) Synonyms: abyss
academicism (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety Synonyms: academism, scholasticism
(noun) Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Synonyms: academic art, academism
academism (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety Synonyms: academicism, scholasticism
(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Synonyms: academic art, academicism
acclaim (noun) enthusiastic approval Synonyms: acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits
(verb) praise vociferously Synonyms: hail, herald
(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval Synonyms: applaud, clap, spat
accustom (verb) make psychologically or physically used (to something) Synonyms: habituate
acephalism (noun) absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) Synonyms: acephalia, acephaly
acetabulum (noun) the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint Synonyms: cotyloid cavity
acetum (noun) sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative Synonyms: vinegar
(noun) a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)
achromatism (noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color Synonyms: achromaticity, colorlessness, colourlessness
acmeism (noun) An early 20th-century Russian school of poetry that rejected the vagueness and emotionality of Symbolism in favor of Imagist clarity and texture.
acneiform (adjective) resembling acne
acronym (noun) a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word Synonyms: initialism
actinism (noun) the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
actinium (noun) a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores Synonyms: Ac, atomic number 89
activism (noun) a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal
adactylism (noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes Synonyms: adactylia, adactyly
addendum (noun) textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Synonyms: postscript, supplement
adventurism (noun) recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
aecium (noun) fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores
aeriform (adjective) resembling air or having the form of air Synonyms: airlike
(adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air Synonyms: aerial, aery, airy, ethereal
aeroembolism (noun) obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving Synonyms: air embolism, gas embolism
(noun) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure Synonyms: air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism
aerogram (noun) a letter sent by air mail Synonyms: aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter
affirm (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true Synonyms: assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
(verb) say yes to
ageism (noun) discrimination on the basis of a person's age Synonyms: agism
agendum (noun) a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) Synonyms: agenda, order of business
ageratum (noun) any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
(noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium Synonyms: Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower, mistflower
agism (noun) discrimination on the basis of a person's age Synonyms: ageism
agleam (adjective) bright with a steady but subdued shining Synonyms: gleaming, nitid
agnosticism (noun) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge Synonyms: scepticism, skepticism
(noun) a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
ahem (noun) the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. Synonyms: hem
aim (noun) the action of directing something at an object
(noun) an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions Synonyms: design, intent, intention, purpose
(noun) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) Synonyms: object, objective, target
(noun) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies Synonyms: bearing, heading
(verb) have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Synonyms: aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for
(verb) propose or intend Synonyms: propose, purport, purpose
(verb) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public Synonyms: calculate, direct
(verb) direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
(verb) move into a desired direction of discourse Synonyms: drive, get
(verb) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards Synonyms: direct, take, take aim, train
(verb) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal Synonyms: direct, place, point, target
airstream (noun) a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
(noun) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller Synonyms: backwash, race, slipstream, wash
alarm (noun) a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event Synonyms: alarm system, warning device
(noun) a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time Synonyms: alarm clock
(noun) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger Synonyms: alarum, alert, warning signal
(noun) fear resulting from the awareness of danger Synonyms: consternation, dismay
(verb) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness Synonyms: alert
(verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised Synonyms: appal, appall, dismay, horrify
alarmism (noun) needless warnings
alarum (noun) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger Synonyms: alarm, alert, warning signal
alastrim (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus Synonyms: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox
albinism (noun) the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
album (noun) a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
(noun) one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc Synonyms: record album
alcoholism (noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess Synonyms: dipsomania, potomania
(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms Synonyms: alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation
aldosteronism (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone Synonyms: hyperaldosteronism
algorism (noun) computation with Arabic figures
(noun) the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
algorithm (noun) a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem Synonyms: algorithmic program, algorithmic rule
alienism (noun) the quality of being alien Synonyms: alienage
(noun) an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
aliform (adjective) having or resembling wings Synonyms: alar, alary, wing-shaped
allomerism (noun) (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form
allotropism (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms Synonyms: allotropy
alluvium (noun) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down Synonyms: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion
alprazolam (noun) an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class Synonyms: Xanax
altruism (noun) the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others Synonyms: selflessness
alum (noun) a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
(noun) a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum Synonyms: potash alum, potassium alum
(noun) a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum Synonyms: ammonia alum, ammonium alum
(noun) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) Synonyms: grad, graduate
alumbloom (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera Synonyms: alumroot
aluminium (noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite Synonyms: Al, aluminum, atomic number 13
aluminum (noun) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite Synonyms: Al, aluminium, atomic number 13
alundum (noun) a substance made of fused alumina
alyssum (noun) any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers Synonyms: madwort
amalgam (noun) a combination or blend of diverse things
(noun) an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams Synonyms: dental amalgam
amateurism (noun) the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
ambulacrum (noun) one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located
americium (noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms Synonyms: Am, atomic number 95
ammobium (noun) any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
ammonium (noun) the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion Synonyms: ammonium ion
amoralism (noun) the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
amygdaliform (adjective) shaped like an almond Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal
amylum (noun) a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles Synonyms: starch
anabolism (noun) the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy Synonyms: constructive metabolism
anachronism (noun) an artifact that belongs to another time
(noun) a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age
(noun) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred Synonyms: misdating, mistiming
anagram (noun) a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
(verb) read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning Synonyms: anagrammatise, anagrammatize
analphabetism (noun) an inability to read Synonyms: illiteracy
anamorphism (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner Synonyms: anamorphosis
(noun) metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals
(noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes Synonyms: anamorphosis
anancasm (noun) An obsolete term for ritualistic act or sequence of acts performed by a person with obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
anarchism (noun) a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
androecium (noun) a male gametoecium
anecdotalism (noun) The property of being related to short accounts of real incidents or persons, often humorous or interesting.
anestrum (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus Synonyms: anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus
aneurism (noun) a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall Synonyms: aneurysm
aneurysm (noun) a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall Synonyms: aneurism
angelim (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira Synonyms: andelmin
angiocardiogram (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance
angiogram (noun) an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance
angiosperm (noun) plants having seeds in a closed ovary Synonyms: flowering plant
angleworm (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Synonyms: crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
angrecum (noun) any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
angstrom (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation Synonyms: A, angstrom unit
animalculum (noun) microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium Synonyms: animalcule
animalism (noun) preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites Synonyms: physicality
(noun) the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
animatism (noun) the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
animism (noun) the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
annalism (noun) The writing of annals.
annum (noun) (Latin) year
anoestrum (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus Synonyms: anestrum, anestrus, anoestrus

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