A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
acholoe
adelpho
adolphe
afdecho
ahoskie
aldehol
alehoof
alehoof
Noun
ground-ivy
aleshot
alghero
amphore
andoche
anethol
anethol
noun
Dated form of anethole.
another
another
det
Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else.
Not the same; different.
One more/further, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
pron
An additional one of the same kind.
One of a group of things of the same kind.
One that is different from the current one.
apehood
apehood
noun
The state or essence of being an ape.
apochae
apothec
apothem
apothem
noun
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).
(geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
archeol
archfoe
archfoe
noun
archenemy
armhole
armhole
noun
(anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit.
(anatomy, rare and obsolete) Similar structures in other animals.
(fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
ashmore
asshole
asshole
noun
(obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) A receptacle under a fire grate for collecting ashes.
(vulgar) By extension, anything unpleasant or undesirable. Often used appositionally.
(vulgar) The anus.
(vulgar, derogatory) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, and/or rude person.
asthore
asthore
noun
treasure (as a term of endearment)
athenor
atheous
atheous
adj
(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
(obsolete) atheistic
athogen
azophen
backhoe
backhoe
noun
(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader and an excavator/digger.
A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth. Used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.
verb
To excavate using such equipment.
bagehot
basehor
basoche
basoche
noun
A guild of legal clerks in pre-revolutionary France.
bebotch
beghtol
begorah
beholds
beholds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behold
behoney
behoney
verb
(transitive) To cover or smear with honey.
(transitive) To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words.
behoove
behoove
verb
(intransitive) To be fitting.
(transitive, chiefly US) To befit, be appropriate or necessary to somebody. Alternative form of behove.
behoved
behoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behove
behoves
behoves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behove
behowls
behowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behowl
bellhop
bellhop
noun
An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a bellhop.
bemouth
bemouth
verb
(transitive) To mouth the praises of (a person); talk grandiloquently; declaim.
(transitive) To place in the mouth; to put one's mouth on; (by extension) to eat.
benorth
benorth
prep
(now Scotland) North of.
benthon
benthon
noun
(ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water.
benthos
benthos
noun
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
beothuk
beothuk
Noun
A member of one of the historical aboriginal peoples of Canada.
Proper noun
The extinct language of these people.
beshore
beshout
beshout
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To shout at.
besouth
bethorn
betroth
betroth
verb
To promise to give in marriage.
To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
bewhore
bewhore
verb
(transitive) To make a whore of; prostitute; treat as a whore.
(transitive, archaic) To call or pronounce a whore.
bioherm
bioherm
noun
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
biotech
biotech
noun
(countable) A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.
(uncountable) Biotechnology.
bobache
bobeche
bobeche
noun
Alternative form of bobèche
boehike
boehmer
boghole
boghole
noun
A depression in waterlogged soil
bohemia
bohemia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemia
bohmite
bokoshe
boliche
bolshie
bolshie
adj
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
noun
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bonheur
boother
boothes
botched
botched
adj
Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of botch
botcher
botcher
noun
(obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
A young salmon; a grilse.
botches
botches
noun
plural of botch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botch
bothell
bothers
bothers
noun
plural of bother
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bother
bothies
bothies
noun
plural of bothie
bouchee
boucher
boughed
boughed
adj
Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
bowhead
bowhead
noun
A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
brothel
brothel
noun
(obsolete) A wretch; a depraved or lewd person.
A house of prostitution.
brother
brother
intj
Expressing exasperation.
noun
(African-American Vernacular) A black male.
(informal) A form of address to a man.
(poetic) Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
Son of the same parents as another person.
verb
(transitive) To treat as a brother.
buchloe
bushore
caboche
capoche
caroche
caroche
noun
(obsolete) A form of stately carriage or chariot
cathode
cathode
noun
(chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage.
(electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
(electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
cathole
cathole
noun
(nautical) Either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the capstan, used for the passage of stern hawsers.
A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc in order to bury faeces.
ceporah
chalone
chalone
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.
chaoses
chaoses
noun
plural of chaos
chapote
chayote
chayote
noun
Sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
cheapos
cheapos
noun
plural of cheapo
cheerio
cheerio
intj
(Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
(rare) Hello; a greeting.
noun
(New Zealand, Australia) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
cheeros
chefdom
chefdom
noun
Collectively, all chefs.
The state of being a chef.
chegoes
chegoes
noun
plural of chegoe
cheiron
chekhov
chelmno
cheloid
cheloid
noun
Dated form of keloid.
chelone
chelone
noun
(botany) Chelone, a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.
chelton
chemizo
chemosh
chernow
cheroot
cheroot
noun
A cigar with square-cut ends.
chesoun
chessom
cheston
chetopa
cheviot
cheviot
noun
A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
chevron
chevron
noun
(chiefly Britain) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.
(heraldry) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
(informal) A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.
An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
verb
To form or be formed into chevrons
chicote
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chinone
chinone
noun
(chemistry) Dated form of quinone.
chireno
chitose
chlored
chlores
choanae
choanae
noun
plural of choana
chocked
chocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chock
chocker
chocker
adj
(informal) Tightly packed, especially with people.
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
choffer
choffer
noun
(rare, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of chauffeur.
Alternative form of chauffer (“heating device”)
chogset
chogset
noun
The cunner (fish).
choicer
choicer
adj
comparative form of choice: more choice
choices
choices
noun
plural of choice
choiler
choired
choired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choir
chokage
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
chokeys
chokeys
noun
plural of chokey
chokier
chokier
adj
comparative form of choky: more choky
chokies
chokies
noun
plural of choky
cholame
cholane
cholane
noun
(organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon having a 4-pentane sidechain instead of the normal cholestane sidechain
cholate
cholate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cholic acid
choleic
choleic
adj
Synonym of biliary
cholent
cholent
noun
A meat stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.
cholera
cholera
noun
(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
cholers
cholers
noun
plural of choler
choline
choline
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.
choller
choller
noun
Obsolete form of choler.
chomage
chomage
noun
(obsolete) A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
chomped
chomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chomp
chomper
chomper
noun
(informal) A tooth.
(rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
chondre
chondre
noun
Synonym of chondrule
chookie
chookie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A small or young domestic fowl; a chick.
chooser
chooser
noun
(graphical user interface) A user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group.
One who chooses something.
chooses
chooses
noun
plural of choose
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choose