(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
acheirus
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
anorchus
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
arhauaco
armuchee
auerbach
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bouchard
bouchier
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchus
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buchnera
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
burchard
burchett
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
cenchrus
chabutra
chabutra
noun
(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
chadburn
chaetura
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
chapourn
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
charquid
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
charruan
charruas
chartula
chartula
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.
chasseur
chasseur
noun
(cooking) A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
A hotel messenger, especially in France.
A hunter or huntsman.
A servant or attendant.
A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaufers
chauffer
chauffer
noun
(chemistry) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
A chafing dish
A small, portable stove
Misspelling of chauffeur.
chaunter
chaunter
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.
chedreux
cheerful
cheerful
adj
Bright and pleasant.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
cherubic
cherubic
adj
Of, or like a baby; infantile
Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chicquer
chiquero
chiriqui
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chirrupy
chirrupy
adj
making chirruping noises
chirurgy
chirurgy
noun
(archaic) surgery.
chlorous
chlorous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
(obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
chocorua
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chondrus
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chronium
chubbier
chubbier
adj
comparative form of chubby: more chubby
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chuddars
chuddars
noun
plural of chuddar
chudders
chudders
noun
plural of chudder
chuffier
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chundari
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churched
churched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of church
churches
churches
noun
plural of church
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of church
churchgo
churchly
churchly
adj
Characteristic of a church; churchy.
Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
churinga
churlier
churlish
churlish
adj
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
Stingy or grudging.
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
churnful
churnful
noun
As much as a churn will hold.
churning
churning
noun
The act by which something is churned.
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
verb
present participle of churn
churoyan
churring
churring
verb
present participle of churr
churruck
chyluria
chyluria
noun
A medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine.
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
clathrus
cleruchy
cleruchy
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.
clougher
clutcher
clutcher
noun
One who clutches.
coauthor
coauthor
noun
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
verb
To write something in collaboration with another author.
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
corythus
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couchers
couchers
noun
plural of coucher
coughers
coughers
noun
plural of cougher
courbash
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
craythur
craythur
noun
(Ireland) Alternative form of creature.
Whiskey.
cretheus
crouched
crouched
adj
In a crouching position.
Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crouch
croucher
croucher
noun
Agent noun of crouch: one who crouches.
crouches
crouches
noun
plural of crouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crouch
crouchie
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
crunched
crunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crunch
cruncher
cruncher
noun
A person or thing that crunches.
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
crushers
crushers
noun
plural of crusher
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
crutched
crutched
adj
Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.
Supported upon crutches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crutch
crutcher
crutcher
noun
A vessel in which the ingredients of soap are stirred with a crutch (form of prop).
One who shears the hindquarters of a sheep.
crutches
crutches
noun
plural of crutch
currachs
currachs
noun
plural of currach
curraghs
curraghs
noun
plural of curragh
cutchery
cutchery
noun
A spice: kitchery.
Alternative spelling of cutcherry (administration office)
Alternative spelling of kedgeree (dish of fish, rice and eggs)
An Indian dish of rice boiled with split pulse, onions, eggs, butter, and condiments