Words containing genusm

armistice means: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

bosk means: a small wooded area

case-to-infection ratio means: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease

cookstove means: a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)

coontie means: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot

eubryales means: mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules

hand to hand means: at close quarters

impolite means: not polite

madness means: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

madness means: the quality of being rash and foolish

madness means: a feeling of intense anger

madness means: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

madness means: obsolete terms for legal insanity

malefic means: having or exerting a malignant influence

motorcycling means: riding a motorcycle

order sirenia means: an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow

radioactive dating means: measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object

saint athanasius means: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)

springboard means: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

springboard means: a flexible board for jumping upward