(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
achiote
achiote
noun
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.
acholia
acholia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Deficiency or absence of bile.
acholic
acholic
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile (or bile pigments) (for example, making feces light-colored).
acouchi
acouchi
noun
Any of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta of the family Dasyproctidae, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
ahoskie
akihito
aliyoth
alochia
amishgo
amolish
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
amphion
anchoic
anorchi
anouilh
anthoid
anthoid
adj
Resembling a flower.
noun
(botany) A flower or, more commonly, a floret that has the simplest, most basic type of structure.
antioch
antioch
Proper noun
the name of a number of cities founded by kings of the Seleucid dynasty, the most famous being "Antioch on the Orontes" in ancient Syria (modern-day Antakya in south-eastern Turkey).
A city in California.
A village in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
A ghost town in Nebraska.
A village in Ohio.
aphizog
aphonia
aphonia
noun
(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
aphonic
aphonic
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
apophis
apophis
Proper noun
An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
An asteroid formerly thought to be on a collision course with Earth.
bajochi
balochi
bhotiya
bhowani
bichord
bichord
adj
(music, of a musical instrument) Having two strings
noun
(music) A chord of two notes played at the same time.
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
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).
biolith
biolith
noun
(petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
biophor
biophor
noun
(obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity
biotech
biotech
noun
(countable) A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.
(uncountable) Biotechnology.
bishops
bishops
noun
plural of bishop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bishop
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
bobbish
bobbish
adj
(UK, slang, dated) hearty; in good spirits
bochism
bodfish
boehike
boggish
boggish
adj
boggy
bohemia
bohemia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemia
bohmite
boliche
bolitho
bolshie
bolshie
adj
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
noun
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bolshoi
boobish
boobish
adj
Like a boob; foolish, silly.
bookish
bookish
adj
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
boorish
boorish
adj
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
boothia
bothies
bothies
noun
plural of bothie
bothnia
bothnic
bothnic
Adjective
Bothnian
bothria
bothria
noun
plural of bothrium
bothroi
bothroi
noun
plural of bothros
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boychik
boychik
noun
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar.
boyship
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
bushido
bushido
noun
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
cahokia
cashibo
cashion
cathion
chacoli
chainon
chainon
noun
(geology) A secondary range of mountains.
chamiso
chamiso
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
chamois
chamois
adj
Chamois-colored.
noun
(cycling) A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
Short for chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
verb
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
chamoix
chaotic
chaotic
adj
(mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
(role-playing games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
filled with chaos.
noun
(role-playing games) A character having a chaotic alignment.
chaouia
chariot
chariot
noun
(xiangqi) rook
A (two-wheeled) horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
verb
(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
chatino
chatino
Noun
A member of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico.
Proper noun
Their indigenous Mesoamerican language.
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.
cheiron
cheloid
cheloid
noun
Dated form of keloid.
chemizo
cheviot
cheviot
noun
A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
chiasso
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
chicago
chicano
chicora
chicory
chicory
noun
(chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
(chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
chicota
chicote
chiffon
chiffon
noun
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chilion
chillon
chiloma
chilson
chilton
chilton
Proper noun
Any of several villages in
An in
A and unincorporated community in
A city in that is the of
A town in Calumet County, Wisconsin, partially within which the city is.
chimayo
chincof
chinois
chinois
noun
(cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer.
chinone
chinone
noun
(chemistry) Dated form of quinone.
chinook
chinook
noun
(Canada, US, physics, meteorology) The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
chionis
chiopin
chireno
chirico
chirino
chitons
chitons
noun
plural of chiton
chitose
chloric
chloric
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.
chlorid
chlorid
noun
Archaic form of chloride.
chlorin
chlorin
noun
(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
Archaic form of chlorine.
chloris
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
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
choisya
choisya
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.
chokier
chokier
adj
comparative form of choky: more choky
chokies
chokies
noun
plural of choky
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
choleic
choleic
adj
Synonym of biliary
cholick
cholick
noun
Obsolete form of cholic.
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.
choloid
chondri
chondri
noun
plural of chondrus
chookie
chookie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A small or young domestic fowl; a chick.
chopine
chopine
noun
(historical, footwear) A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
chopins
chopins
noun
plural of chopin
choppin
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choreic
choreic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
noun
One who has chorea.
chorial
chorial
adj
Relating to a chorion
choribi
chorine
chorine
noun
A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorion
chorion
noun
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
(biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg.
(botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
chorism
choriso
chorist
chorist
noun
A singer in a choir; a chorister.
chorizo
chorizo
noun
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
chorogi
chorogi
noun
The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The edible rhizome of the plant.
choroid
choroid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
noun
(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
choroti
chosing
choupic
choupic
noun
Alternative form of choupique
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
chrisom
chrisom
noun
(historical) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
Short for chrisom child.
chromic
chromic
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3
chromid
chromid
noun
(zoology) One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.
chronic
chronic
adj
(informal) Extremely serious.
(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
(slang) Good, great; "wicked".
(slang) Very bad, awful.
Inveterate or habitual.
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
noun
(medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
(slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chytroi
ciphony
ciphony
noun
The process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.