impostume

im·pos·tume

noun \im-ˈpäs-ˌchüm\

Definition of IMPOSTUME

archaic

: abscess

Variants of IMPOSTUME

im·pos·tume or im·pos·thume \-ˌthüm, -ˌthyüm\

Origin of IMPOSTUME

Middle English emposteme, ultimately from Greek apostēma, from aphistanai to remove, from apo- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with IMPOSTUME

anteroom, baby boom, banquet room, birthing room, boiler room, city room, coffee room, common room, counting room, cutting room, elbow room, family room, Jacquard loom, keeping room, ladies' room, living room, locker-room, lumber room, nom de plume, powder room, ready room, rumpus room, sitting room, smoking room, sonic boom, standing room, straw mushroom, tiring-room, waiting room, wiggle room, women's room, witches'-broom