BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
BATTLEMENTED | • battlemented adj. Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle. • BATTLEMENTED adj. having a battlement. |
BELITTLEMENT | • belittlement n. An act of belittling. • BELITTLEMENT n. the act of belittling. |
DILETTANTISM | • dilettantism n. The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also… • DILETTANTISM n. the state of being a dilettante, also DILETTANTEISM. |
EMBATTLEMENT | • embattlement n. (Countable) A battlement. • embattlement n. (Uncountable) The state of being embattled. • EMBATTLEMENT n. a battlement. |
ENTITLEMENTS | • entitlements n. Plural of entitlement. • ENTITLEMENT n. the state or condition of being entitled. |
MALTREATMENT | • maltreatment n. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment. • MALTREATMENT n. ill treatment. |
MANTELLETTAS | • mantellettas n. Plural of mantelletta. • MANTELLETTA n. a sleeveless knee-length vestment, worn by cardinals, bishops, etc. |
MULTIDENTATE | • multidentate adj. (Biology) Having many teeth. • multidentate adj. (Chemistry, of a ligand) Having multiple points at which it is attached to a central atom. • MULTIDENTATE adj. having many teeth. |
PRATTLEMENTS | • prattlements n. Plural of prattlement. • PRATTLEMENT n. prattle. |
RESETTLEMENT | • resettlement n. The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement. • RESETTLEMENT n. the act of resettling. |
STARTLEMENTS | • startlements n. Plural of startlement. • STARTLEMENT n. the state of being startled. |
TRANSMITTALS | • transmittals n. Plural of transmittal. • TRANSMITTAL n. the act of transmitting. |
TUMULTUATING | • tumultuating v. Present participle of tumultuate. • TUMULTUATE v. (archaic) to make a tumult. |
TUMULTUATION | • tumultuation n. (Obsolete) Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion. • TUMULTUATION n. (archaic) a tumult. |
UNSETTLEMENT | • unsettlement n. The quality of being unsettled; upset or unrest. • unsettlement n. A illegal or unofficial settlement, or community of people living together. • UNSETTLEMENT n. an act, process, or instance of unsettling. |