(botany) Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
ankusha
antheus
apathus
aphodus
archeus
archeus
noun
(alchemy) The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
asaphus
ashamnu
ashamnu
noun
(Judaism) A Jewish confession in the form of an acrostic, customarily recited aloud.
ashburn
ashburn
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
asquith
aswough
atheous
atheous
adj
(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
(obsolete) atheistic
auntish
auntish
adj
Characteristic of an aunt; auntlike
aurochs
aurochs
noun
(zoology) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
plural of auroch
authors
authors
noun
plural of author
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of author
bacchus
bacchus
Proper noun
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
bauhaus
bauhaus
Proper noun
a style in modernist architecture and modern design, from "Staatliches Bauhaus" in Weimar, Germany
baybush
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
bebrush
becrush
beshout
beshout
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To shout at.
besouth
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
blueish
blueish
adj
Alternative spelling of bluish
blushed
blushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blush
blusher
blusher
noun
(countable) Agent noun of blush; one who blushes.
(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.
(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
blushes
blushes
noun
Embarrassment.
plural of blush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blush
blushet
blushet
noun
(obsolete) A modest girl.
bohunks
bohunks
noun
plural of bohunk
boxbush
bruchus
bruscha
brushed
brushed
adj
rubbed, especially as a finish.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brush
brusher
brusher
noun
(Internet) An online seller who uses the fraudulent technique of brushing.
(mining, historical) A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height.
(mining, historical) A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed".
Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
brushes
brushes
noun
plural of brush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brush
brushet
brushup
brushup
noun
Alternative form of brush-up
brutish
brutish
adj
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Of, or in the manner of a brute
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
budmash
budmash
noun
(India) Alternative spelling of badmash
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bugshas
bugshas
noun
plural of bugsha
bukshee
bukshee
noun
Alternative form of bukshi
bulkish
bulkish
adj
bulky; large
bullish
bullish
adj
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.
Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded
Having a muscular physique, built 'like a bull'
Optimistic; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful
bulrush
bulrush
noun
(Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
(UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
(biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
bunches
bunches
noun
Hair gathered together in two or more parts; pigtails.
plural of bunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunch
buqshas
buqshas
noun
plural of buqsha
burbush
burdash
burdash
noun
(obsolete) A form of fringed sash or cravat worn by gentlemen
burfish
burfish
noun
A spinose plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (especially Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
burhans
burnish
burnish
noun
(uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
verb
(by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
(figuratively) To appear positive and highly respected.
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burrish
burrish
adj
rough; prickly; burry
bushboy
bushboy
noun
A young bushman; a boy who lives or camps in the bush.
bushels
bushels
noun
plural of bushel
bushers
bushers
noun
plural of busher
bushful
bushful
noun
As much as a bush holds.
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.
bushier
bushier
adj
comparative form of bushy: more bushy
bushily
bushily
adv
In a bushy manner.
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushire
bushlet
bushlet
noun
A little bush.
bushman
bushman
noun
(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.
bushmen
bushmen
noun
plural of bushman
bushore
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
bushtit
bushtit
noun
A North American long-tailed tit, of the genus Psaltriparus, that has mostly grey plumage
Any of the long-tailed tits of the family Aegithalidae
bushton
bushwah
bushwah
Noun
Nonsense.
bushwas
busyish
busyish
adj
Somewhat busy.
butches
butches
noun
plural of butch
cachous
cachous
noun
plural of cachou
canthus
canthus
noun
(anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
cepheus
cepheus
Proper noun
Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth.
chabuks
chabuks
noun
plural of chabuk
chalcus
chaoush
chateus
chaunts
chaunts
noun
plural of chaunt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaunt
chausse
chausse
noun
(historical) A stocking, clothing covering the leg.
(historical) Armor for the legs, usually made of mail, either covering the entire leg from foot to thigh, or variously covering only the thigh or only the calf and foot, with the chausson covering the other half of the leg.
chemush
cheques
cheques
noun
plural of cheque
cherubs
cherubs
noun
plural of cherub
chesnut
chesnut
noun
Obsolete spelling of chestnut
chesoun
choreus
choreus
noun
(prosody) A tribrach.
(prosody) A trochee.
chorous
chouest
choughs
choughs
noun
plural of chough
choused
choused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chouse
chouser
chouser
noun
Agent noun of chouse: one who chouses.
chouses
chouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chouse
chukars
chukars
noun
plural of chukar
chukkas
chukkas
noun
plural of chukka
chumash
chumash
Proper noun
Any book of the Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch collectively.
Proper noun
A native American tribe of southern California.
The language of the tribe.
churrus
churrus
noun
A device used in India for drawing water from wells
A narcotic gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
chusite
chutist
chutist
noun
A parachutist.
chuvash
chuvash
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Chuvashia
Noun
Someone from, or pertaining to Chuvashia
Proper noun
An agglutinative language of the Bolgar branch of the Turkic language family and is spoken west of the Ural mountains in central Russia. Chuvash is the native language of the Chuvash people and an official language of Chuvashia. It is spoken by about two million people.
chylous
chylous
adj
(physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
chymous
chymous
adj
Of or pertaining to chyme.
ciaphus
cirrhus
cirrhus
noun
(Mycology) A mucus-bound ribbon-like mass of spores exuded from a fungus.
Alternative form of cirrus
cloughs
cloughs
noun
plural of clough
cohunes
cohunes
noun
plural of cohune
couches
couches
noun
plural of couch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of couch
cowshut
crushed
crushed
adj
(not comparable, textiles) Of a fabric, having the appearance of having been crushed.
Broken, saddened, depressed.
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crush
crusher
crusher
noun
(slang, dated) A policeman.
A machine designed to crush rocks.
One who elicits a crush or intense infatiation in another.
Someone or something that crushes.
crushes
crushes
noun
plural of crush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crush
cubbish
cubbish
adj
Reminiscent of a cub, i.e. shy and naive.
cuishes
cuishes
noun
plural of cuish
culches
culches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culch
cultish
cultish
adj
(derogatory) Resembling a cult.
Having an intense admiration or enthusiasm for something.
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
curaghs
curaghs
noun
plural of curagh
curbash
curches
curches
noun
plural of curch
currish
currish
adj
(now rare) Ignoble, mean-spirited.
Pertaining to a cur or mongrel.
curship
curship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a cur; one who is currish.
cushats
cushats
noun
plural of cushat
cushaws
cushaws
noun
plural of cushaw
cushier
cushier
adj
comparative form of cushy: more cushy
cushily
cushily
adv
In a cushy way.
cushing
cushion
cushion
noun
(figuratively) a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
(finance, countable, uncountable) Money kept in reserve.
(historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair.
(historical) The dancer in the cushion dance who currently holds the cushion, or the dance itself.
(historical) The rubber of an electrical machine.
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
An engraver's pad.
The pillow used in making bone lace.
verb
To absorb or deaden the impact of.
To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
To furnish with cushions.
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
cushite
cushite
Adjective
Pertaining to the ancient people of Horn of Africa, considered the descendants of biblical Cush.
Proper noun
A member of one of the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
A sub-family of the Afro-Asiatic languages; Cushitic.
cushman
cutches
cutches
noun
plural of cutch
cutlash
cutlash
noun
(dialectal) Obsolete form of cutlass.
cutshin
cyathus
cyathus
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
(historical) Synonym of kyathos, an ancient ladle and serving beaker.
Synonym of ladle, especially (historical) a small one used for serving wine in ancient Greece and Rome.
delphus
deutsch
dhanush
dhurnas
dishful
dishful
noun
As much as a dish will hold.
dogbush
dolphus
douches
douches
noun
plural of douche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of douche