(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
alnitham
amiranha
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
anthemia
anthemia
noun
plural of anthemion
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
bahamian
bahamian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Noun
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
bahmanid
birchman
blenheim
blenheim
Proper noun
the largest town in Marlborough region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
boehmian
bohemian
bohemian
adj
Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
noun
An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.
bonhomie
bonhomie
noun
(countable) A cheerful remark.
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
(uncountable) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
brahmani
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
chainman
chainman
noun
(surveying) One who uses a chain or measuring tape.
chainmen
chainmen
noun
plural of chainman
chairman
chairman
noun
(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
A person presiding over a meeting.
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
verb
To serve as chairman.
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chamouni
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
champlin
charmain
charmian
charmine
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
charmion
chazanim
chazanim
noun
plural of chazan
chemarin
cheminee
chemnitz
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chimkent
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chinaman
chinaman
noun
(cricket) A ball delivered with such an action
(cricket) A spin bowler who uses such an action
(cricket, dated) A left-arm unorthodox bowling action (left-arm wrist-spin)
(obsolete) A dealer in porcelain (china). [18th–19th c.]
chinamen
chinamen
noun
plural of chinaman
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chirimen
chirimen
noun
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
chirming
chirming
verb
present participle of chirm
chironym
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chronium
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
cohanims
demijohn
demijohn
noun
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
demiphon
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
diminish
diminish
verb
(intransitive) To become less or smaller.
(intransitive) To disappear gradually.
(intransitive) To taper.
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
(transitive) To make smaller.
(transitive) To take away; to subtract.
eichmann
eichmann
Noun
One who willingly participates in immoral or destructive actions without ethical qualms because the actions are acceptable to society.
emathion
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
etchimin
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
gaminish
gaminish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gamine.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
ginghams
ginghams
noun
plural of gingham
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
grithman
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hachiman
hachiman
Proper noun
the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai
haematin
haematin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematin
hafniums
hahniums
hamidian
hamilton
hamilton
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hamilton (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).
hamingja
hamingja
noun
(mythology) A female guardian angel in Norse mythology, believed to accompany a person and decide their luck and happiness.
haminoea
handmaid
handmaid
noun
(now historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
hanifism
harmalin
harmalin
noun
Alternative form of harmaline
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
harminic
harmonia
harmonia
noun
(music) A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
harmonic
harmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
(mathematics) used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
(phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
pertaining to harmony
pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
recurring periodically
noun
(CB radio slang) One's child.
(mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
(music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
(physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
harmonie
harriman
hazzanim
hazzanim
noun
plural of hazzan
hedonism
hedonism
noun
(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
(ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
helenium
helenium
noun
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
helminth
helminth
noun
A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.
hematein
hematein
noun
An oxidized derivative of haematoxylin, used in staining.
hematine
hematine
noun
An artificial magnetic material, a barium-strontium ferrite, used in jewellery.
hematins
hematins
noun
plural of hematin
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hemitone
hemitone
Noun
A semitone.
hemlines
hemlines
noun
plural of hemline
henigman
hermidin
herminia
herminie
hermione
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexammin
hielaman
hielaman
noun
An Australian Aboriginal shield, traditionally made from bark or wood.
hielamen
hielamon
higganum
hillsman
hillsman
noun
A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.
himation
himation
noun
(historical) A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
himelman
hindmost
hindmost
adj
superlative form of hind: most hind
hinduism
hiranuma
histamin
histamin
noun
Dated form of histamine.
hoistman
hoistman
noun
(mining) A person who operates the hoisting machinery.
homaging
homaging
verb
present participle of homage
homarine
homarine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the lobster.
noun
A metabolite found in many molluscs.
homeling
homeling
noun
(obsolete) A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant.
homerian
homerian
Adjective
Of or relating to Homer, the Ancient Greek poet.
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Silurian period.
homering
homering
verb
present participle of homer
hominess
hominess
noun
Alternative spelling of homeyness
hominian
hominids
hominids
noun
plural of hominid
hominies
hominies
noun
plural of hominy
hominify
hominine
hominine
adj
Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.
noun
Any member of the subfamily Homininae
hominize
hominize
verb
(transitive) To make human, or treat as if human.
hominoid
hominoid
noun
Any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
homuncio
hormonic
hormonic
adj
Relating to hormones.
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humanify
humanify
verb
(transitive) To give humanity to; to make human or relatable.
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanish
humanish
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
humanism
humanism
noun
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
humanist
humanist
adj
(typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
noun
(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
humanity
humanity
noun
Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
Humankind; human beings as a group.
The human condition or nature.
The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
humanize
humanize
verb
(intransitive) To become humane or civilized.
(transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
(transitive) To make sympathetic or relatable.
(transitive, medicine) To convert into something human or belonging to humans.
To make humane.
humanoid
humanoid
adj
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
noun
A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
humation
humation
noun
(archaic) burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
humbling
humbling
adj
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
noun
An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
verb
present participle of humble
humoring
humoring
verb
present participle of humor
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
hwangmei
hymenaic
hymenial
hymenial
adj
(mycology) Of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.