The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
arabicism
asymbolic
backstamp
bashmuric
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becompass
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bellicism
bellicism
noun
An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
bermensch
biblicism
biblicism
noun
A term derived from the Bible
Learning or literature relating to the Bible.
bicyclism
bicyclism
noun
(dated) The art of riding a bicycle.
bionomics
bionomics
noun
The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
biscanism
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blastemic
blastemic
adj
Relating to a blastema.
bombastic
bombastic
adj
(archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
High-sounding but with little meaning.
bombycids
bombycids
noun
plural of bombycid
briticism
bschmusic
bsmedtech
buncombes
cabalisms
cabbalism
cabbalism
noun
Alternative spelling of cabalism
cambistry
cambistry
noun
The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.
cambogias
cambuscan
cannabism
cannabism
noun
(pathology) cannabis poisoning
carbamyls
carbamyls
noun
plural of carbamyl
catacombs
catacombs
noun
plural of catacomb
cembalist
cembalist
noun
(historical) An orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble.
cerebrums
cerebrums
noun
plural of cerebrum
chambrays
chambrays
noun
plural of chambray
chemisorb
chemisorb
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To adsorb a substance on the surface or another by chemical bonding.
chemosorb
chemosorb
verb
(transitive) to chemisorb
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chimblies
chimblies
noun
plural of chimbly
choriambs
choriambs
noun
plural of choriamb
cimbaloms
cimbaloms
noun
plural of cimbalom
clambakes
clambakes
noun
plural of clambake
clubrooms
clubrooms
noun
plural of clubroom
cobdenism
cobdenism
Noun
A policy of free trade and international peace and cooperation.
cockscomb
cockscomb
noun
(archaic) A conceited dandy
(nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
A red cap once worn by court jesters
A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
The fleshy red crest of a rooster
columbous
combaters
combaters
noun
plural of combater
combiners
combiners
noun
plural of combiner
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
combustor
combustor
noun
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
communbus
corymbose
corymbose
adj
(botany) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
cosmolabe
cosmolabe
noun
An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
crossbeam
crossbeam
noun
(nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
cubmaster
cubmaster
Noun
A Scoutmaster who leads a group of Cub Scouts.
cucumbers
cucumbers
noun
plural of cucumber
cumberers
cumberers
noun
plural of cumberer
cymbalers
cymbalist
cymbalist
noun
A musician who plays the cymbals.
cymblings
cymblings
noun
plural of cymbling
descombes
disbecome
disbecome
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To misbecome; to fail to suit; to be unfitting.
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
emboscata
embracers
embracers
noun
plural of embracer
encumbers
encumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encumber
escambron
gemsbucks
gemsbucks
noun
plural of gemsbuck
hansomcab
hecatombs
hecatombs
noun
plural of hecatomb
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
imbeciles
imbeciles
noun
plural of imbecile
imboscata
incumbers
incumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incumber
labdacism
lambrusco
lumbricus
maccabaws
maccabees
maccaboys
maccoboys
machabees
macksburg
macrobius
marshbuck
marshbuck
noun
Alternative form of marsh buck
mcroberts
megabucks
megabucks
noun
(informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency).
plural of megabuck
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microbars
microbars
noun
plural of microbar
microbism
microbism
noun
infestation with microbes
misbecame
misbecame
verb
simple past tense of misbecome
misbecome
misbecome
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To be unsuitable for; not to befit.
mobocrats
mobocrats
noun
plural of mobocrat
monobasic
monobasic
adj
(chemistry, of a salt) Having one atom of a univalent metal.
(chemistry, of an acid) Containing one replaceable hydrogen atom.
(zoology) Having only one subordinate taxon; monotypic.
mossbacks
mossbacks
noun
plural of mossback
mossyback
mossyback
noun
(fishing, obsolete) A fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back; a mossback.
(informal) A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.
(informal, historical, obsolete) Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”)
(obsolete) The menhaden, mossbanker, or mossbunker, a marine fish of the genus Brevoortia or Ethmidium.
neocubism
neocubism
noun
(art) A later, revived form of cubism
obscurism
outclimbs
outclimbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outclimb
publicism
rubricism
rubricism
noun
(Christianity, derogatory) A pedantic or scrupulous emphasis on following rubrics, that is, written directions and regulations, in celebrating the liturgy.
scabellum
scabellum
noun
(music, historical) A kind of percussion instrument played by the foot, used in dramatic performances.
scambling
scambling
noun
(obsolete) A hasty meal.
verb
present participle of scamble
scobiform
scobiform
adj
Resembling sawdust, filings or shavings
scombrine
scombroid
scombroid
adj
Pertaining to mackerel.
noun
(countable) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
(uncountable) A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.
scombrone
scrambled
scrambled
adj
(of eggs) Beaten and cooked.
Mixed, disordered, shuffled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scramble
scrambler
scrambler
noun
A device that makes messages intentionally, but reversibly, unintelligible for reasons of privacy or security.
A motorcycle used for motocross.
A vine that does not attach itself to its supports.
Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).
scrambles
scrambles
noun
(Britain, dated, sports) motocross (racing game)
plural of scramble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scramble
scumbling
scumbling
noun
An application of scumbling; an opaque glaze.
verb
present participle of scumble
scumboard
scumboard
noun
A partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.
semblance
semblance
noun
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
the way something looks; appearance; form
semblence
semicubit
subatomic
subatomic
adj
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
subclimax
subclimax
noun
(ecology) A subordinate climax
subcommit
subdermic
subdermic
adj
Alternative form of subdermal
subiculum
subiculum
noun
The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper
submicron
submicron
adj
(physics) Smaller than micron-scale
noun
A unit smaller than a micron.
submucosa
submucosa
noun
(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane
submucous
submucous
adj
(anatomy) Situated under a mucous membrane.
subschema
subschema
noun
A schema making up part of a larger schema.
subscheme
subscheme
noun
(mathematics) A subset of a scheme
succumbed
succumbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of succumb
succumber
succumber
noun
One who succumbs.
symbionic
symbiotic
symbiotic
adj
(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms.
noun
(astronomy) symbiotic star
symbolics
symbolics
noun
(theology) The study of that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith.
Symbolism.
The study of ancient symbols.
symbranch
tuscumbia
tuscumbia
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
a village in Missouri, USA
the in Mississippi and Tennessee, USA, a tributary of the
umbilicus
umbilicus
noun
(anatomy) navel
(botany) hilum
(geometry) A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other.
(geometry, obsolete) One of the foci of an ellipse or other curve.
(historical) An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
(space science) A tube connecting an astronaut or spacecraft to the mothership, through which supplies and samples can be transferred.
(zoology) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.
(zoology) Either of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather.