(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
afterhours
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
alcelaphus
allenhurst
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amphoterus
anchesmius
archemorus
archiereus
asphodelus
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
ausgleiche
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotheist
autotheist
noun
One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bargehouse
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beautyship
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
beerhouses
beerhouses
noun
plural of beerhouse
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbush
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
bluehearts
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethusian
boselaphus
boucherism
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
brauhauser
breakshugh
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridehouse
brinehouse
brodehurst
brookhouse
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bullrushes
bullrushes
noun
plural of bullrush
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
burgheress
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
bushbeater
bushbodies
bushelfuls
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
bushweller
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterbush
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
canephorus
carruthers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cashcuttee
cathetusti
cattlebush
cedarhurst
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
cerianthus
cetorhinus
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chartreuse
chartreuse
adj
Of a bright yellowish-green colour.
noun
(art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
(color) A greenish-yellow color.
(cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
chartreuse (HTML):
chaucerism
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chauliodes
chaussures
chaussures
noun
plural of chaussure
cheesecurd
chelyuskin
chemopause
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherubfish
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
choraguses
choreguses
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
chuprassie
churchiest
churchiest
adj
superlative form of churchy: most churchy
churchless
churchless
adj
Who does not attend church
Without a church
churchwise
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
cleruchies
cleruchies
noun
plural of cleruchy
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
closemouth
clubhouses
clubhouses
noun
plural of clubhouse
coffeebush
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.