(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
ashburnham
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bargehouse
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beautyship
bedehouses
bedehouses
noun
plural of bedehouse
beerhouses
beerhouses
noun
plural of beerhouse
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biophilous
biophilous
adj
(psychology) Exhibiting or relating to biophilia.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bitterbush
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blanchinus
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
bluehearts
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushfully
blushfully
adv
In a blushful manner
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethusian
boselaphus
boucherism
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
brachyurus
branchipus
brauhauser
bravuraish
breakshugh
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridehouse
brinehouse
bringhurst
brodehurst
brookhouse
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
buchmanism
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktooths
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
buddhaship
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bullrushes
bullrushes
noun
plural of bullrush
bullshoals
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
burgheress
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
burrobrush
burrobrush
noun
an allergenic perennial shrub of species Hymenoclea salsola, found in the deserts of Arizona and neighboring states.
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushbeater
bushbodies
bushelfuls
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaking
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
bushweller
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterbush
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
cattlebush
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
cherubfish
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
chosunilbo
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
churubusco
clubhouses
clubhouses
noun
plural of clubhouse
coffeebush
cottonbush
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cushewbird
daggerbush
debauchees
debauchees
noun
plural of debauchee
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
doukhobors
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
flashbulbs
flashbulbs
noun
plural of flashbulb
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
fleshbrush
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
grannybush
greasebush
gubbertush
habituates
habituates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate
hamburgers
hamburgers
noun
plural of hamburger
harbourous
harquebuse
harquebuse
noun
Alternative form of harquebus
harquebuss
harrisburg
harrisburg
Proper noun
The capital city of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth in the United States of America
Any of several other places in the United States and Canada.
a city in Illinois State
a village in Missouri State.
a CDP in Nebraska State
a town in New York State
a town in North Carolina State
A village in Ohio State
a city in Oregon State
a city in South Dakota State
harvestbug
hautboyist
hautboyist
noun
Someone who plays the hautboy.
healdsburg
heartburns
heartburns
noun
plural of heartburn
hebegynous
helleborus
hemerobius
herbaceous
herbaceous
adj
(botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
(dated) Feeding on herbs and soft plants.
(wine) Not woody in flavor.
herbagious
herbariums
herbariums
noun
plural of herbarium
hereabouts
hereabouts
adv
Near here.
hibiscuses
hibiscuses
noun
plural of hibiscus
hillisburg
hobblebush
hobblebush
noun
A low bush of species Viburnum lantanoides, having long, straggling branches and pretty flowers, found in the northern United States.