A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anorthose
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
cheverons
cheverons
noun
plural of cheveron
chlorines
chlorines
noun
plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
coinheres
coinheres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinhere
corinthes
cornhouse
corniches
corniches
noun
plural of corniche
coshering
coshering
noun
The levying of a cosher, or tribute.
verb
present participle of cosher
dehorners
dehorners
noun
plural of dehorner
dethrones
dethrones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dethrone
dihedrons
dihedrons
noun
plural of dihedron
dishorner
dishorner
noun
One who dishorns an animal.
disthrone
disthrone
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
downshare
downshore
droschken
earphones
earphones
noun
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
plural of earphone
enhydrous
enhydrous
adj
(crystallography) Having water within; containing fluid drops.
enshrouds
enshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshroud
enthrones
enthrones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthrone
entrochus
entrochus
noun
Synonym of entrochite
erythrons
erythrons
noun
plural of erythron
exorhason
fashioner
fashioner
noun
One who fashions something; the maker or designer.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
hairstone
hairstone
noun
Alternative spelling of hair stone
hallerson
halverson
handsomer
handsomer
adj
comparative form of handsome: more handsome
hangovers
hangovers
noun
plural of hangover
harmonies
harmonies
noun
plural of harmony
harmonise
harmonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of harmonize.
heliornis
helsingor
henderson
henderson
Proper noun
A village in Illinois
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Louisiana
A town in Maryland
A city in Minnesota
A city in Nebraska
A city in Nevada
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in West Virginia
hermiston
heroinism
heroinism
noun
The qualities of a heroine or the display of those qualities; heroism performed by a female.
heroin addiction
heronries
heronries
noun
plural of heronry
hoariness
hoariness
noun
The characteristic of being hoary.
hoarsened
hoarsened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen
hoarstone
hoarstone
noun
A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
honeworts
honeworts
noun
plural of honewort
honorless
honorless
adj
Alternative spelling of honourless
honourers
honourers
noun
plural of honourer
hornbeams
hornbeams
noun
plural of hornbeam
horniness
horniness
noun
(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.
Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
hornpipes
hornpipes
noun
plural of hornpipe
hornslate
hornstein
hornstone
hornstone
noun
hornfels
horsebane
horsebean
horsebean
noun
Alternative form of horse bean
horsemint
horsemint
noun
(Southwestern US, Northwestern US) An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia.
(UK) Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia).
(US) A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata).
horsenail
horsenail
noun
A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
horsepond
horsepond
noun
A pond for watering horses.
horsetown
horsiness
horsiness
noun
Fondness for, or interest in, horses.
The quality of being, or resembling, a horse.
hortensia
hortensia
noun
Hydrangea.
hortesian
howertons
hunkerous
hunkerous
adj
(dated) politically conservative
hydrogens
hydrogens
noun
plural of hydrogen
intershop
intershop
adj
Between shops.
intershot
intershot
adj
Between (successive) shots
inthrones
inthrones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inthrone
ironheads
isochrone
isochrone
noun
(mathematics) A semicubical parabola.
An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value for some time-related variable.
koshering
koshering
verb
present participle of kosher
longshore
longshore
adj
(of a current) Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it.
Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.
mcpherson
mcpherson
Proper noun
a city in Kansas, USA
mesorhine
mesorhine
adj
(anatomy) Having the nose of medium width, between leptorhine and platyrhine.
mesorhiny
mesorrhin
modernish
modernish
adj
Somewhat modern.
morphines
morphines
noun
plural of morphine
nearshore
nearshore
noun
(US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.
The region extending seaward from the shoreline.
verb
(US, business) To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.
neighbors
neighbors
noun
plural of neighbor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neighbor
neomorphs
neomorphs
noun
plural of neomorph
nephrosis
nephrosis
noun
(pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.
nonheroes
nonheroes
noun
plural of nonhero
nonkosher
nonkosher
adj
Not kosher
noosphere
noosphere
noun
The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage.
northeast
northeast
adj
Coming from the northeast; northeasterly.
Of, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly.
adv
Towards or in the direction of the northeast; northeastwards.
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
northerns
northerns
noun
plural of northern
northness
northness
noun
A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
northwest
northwest
adj
Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
adv
Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
nosethirl
nosethirl
noun
(now UK regional, archaic) A nostril.
nourished
nourished
adj
fed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nourish
nourisher
nourisher
noun
One who, or that which, nourishes.
nourishes
nourishes
noun
plural of nourish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nourish
orangeish
orangeish
adj
Alternative spelling of orangish
otherness
otherness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being different or distinct.
(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct.
outshiner
outshiner
noun
One who or that which outshines another.
overhands
overhands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhand
overhangs
overhangs
noun
plural of overhang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhang
overhunts
overhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhunt
overshine
overshine
verb
(poetic) To excel in shining; to outshine.
(poetic) To shine over or upon; to illumine.
overshone
overshone
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overshine
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
parthenos
parthenos
Proper noun
An epithet of various Greek goddesses, most commonly Athena.
phoroneus
phrenosin
phrenosin
noun
(biochemistry) A nitrogenous body, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain.
phronesis
phronesis
noun
(philosophy) The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.
prechosen
prechosen
adj
chosen in advance
prehensor
prehensor
noun
One who, or that which, takes hold; a grasping limb etc.
premonish
premonish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To warn of something in advance.
rancheros
rancheros
noun
plural of ranchero
recchosen
recushion
recushion
verb
(transitive) To fit with new cushions.
refashion
refashion
verb
To fashion again or anew.
rehousing
rehousing
noun
The movement of a person or thing to a new residence or place of storage.
verb
present participle of rehouse
reinholds
renourish
renourish
verb
(transitive) To nourish again or anew.
(transitive) To replenish (a beach or shoreline) with sediment in order to compensate for drift or erosion.
reshoeing
reshoeing
noun
The act of replacing an animal's horseshoe.
verb
present participle of reshoe
reshorten
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rhamnoses
rhamnoses
noun
plural of rhamnose
rhodesian
rhodesian
Adjective
From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.
Noun
Someone from Rhodesia
rosenhayn
rosenthal
rothstein
rottenish
rottenish
adj
Somewhat rotten.
roughness
roughness
noun
(Scotland) Abundance, especially of food.
(US) Roughage; coarse fodder.
(countable, engineering) A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface
Something that is rough; a rough spot.
The property of being rough, coarseness.
ruthenous
schnorkel
schnorkel
noun
Alternative form of snorkel
schnorkle
schnorrer
schnorrer
noun
beggar
sponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
schonberg
schooners
schooners
noun
plural of schooner
semihonor
semihorny
semihorny
adj
(chiefly zoology) Somewhat or partially horny (hard or bony).
senhorita
senhorita
noun
A young woman in or from a Lusophone community.
sermonish
sermonish
adj
Resembling a sermon.
sharebone
sharebone
noun
(anatomy) The pubis.
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
sherborne
sherborne
Proper noun
a town in north-west Dorset, England.
a village and brook of the same name in Gloucestershire, England
a hamlet near Litton, Somerset, England.
shipborne
shipborne
adj
Carried by ship
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shobonier
shoehorns
shoehorns
noun
plural of shoehorn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoehorn
shoreland
shoreland
noun
The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.
shoreline
shoreline
noun
The divide between land and a body of water.
The line on a map that illustrates this.
shoresman
shortened
shortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shorten
shortener
shortener
noun
One who, or that which, shortens.
shortness
shortness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being short.
(uncountable) The property of being short or terse.
(uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.