(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
accoucheur
accoucheur
noun
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
accroached
accroached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accroach
achenocarp
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichrome
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
approacher
approacher
noun
(astronomy) An asteroid on a near-Earth trajectory.
Someone or something that approaches.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
archbeacon
archdeacon
archdeacon
noun
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archemorus
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archeozoic
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archibuteo
archicoele
archipenko
archispore
archistome
archjockey
archmocker
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archorrhea
archrobber
archworker
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
athrogenic
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backhooker
beachdrops
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
benchboard
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
blockholer
boccherini
boschneger
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
boucherism
boucherize
boucherize
Verb
To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
callirrhoe
cameograph
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
cardholder
cardholder
noun
A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
An authorized user of a card used for financial transactions, etc.
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophore
carpophore
noun
(botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.
(mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catherwood
celeomorph
celiorrhea
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centrahoma
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cerithioid
cerithioid
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
cerracchio
cetomorpha
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chadbourne
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chamaerops
chamberino
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
chancellor
chancellor
noun
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
(Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
(UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
(education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapournet
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charcoaled
charcoaled
adj
Cooked over charcoal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charcoal
chardonnet
charioteer
charioteer
noun
A person who drives a chariot.
verb
(intransitive) To drive a chariot.
(transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chatterton
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
cheiroline
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chelophore
chelydroid
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
cherimolla
cherimoyer
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
cherubicon
cherubikon
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.