Any of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta of the family Dasyproctidae, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
aikuchi
alumish
alumish
adj
Somewhat like alum.
amphius
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anouilh
antihum
antihum
noun
(historical) A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.
asquith
ateuchi
athumia
auntish
auntish
adj
Characteristic of an aunt; auntlike
awapuhi
awapuhi
noun
(Hawaii) Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.
ayuthia
azimuth
azimuth
noun
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
The quadrant of an azimuth circle.
baluchi
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beluchi
bhikshu
bhikshu
noun
(Buddhism) A bhikkhu.
bhudevi
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
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
bruchid
bruchid
noun
(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
brutish
brutish
adj
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Of, or in the manner of a brute
buchite
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
buddhic
buddhic
Adjective
Buddhist.
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bulchin
bulchin
noun
(obsolete) A little bull; a bull calf.
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
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.
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
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
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
busyish
busyish
adj
Somewhat busy.
cahuita
chandui
chaouia
charqui
charqui
noun
(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
chauvin
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
chibouk
chibouk
noun
A Turkish tobacco pipe.
chillum
chillum
noun
A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood.
The part of such a pipe that contains the tobacco and charcoal balls.
chilung
chiquia
chirrup
chirrup
noun
(figurative, derogatory) A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement.
A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
verb
(intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
(transitive) To express by chirping.
(transitive) To quicken or animate by chirping.
choupic
choupic
noun
Alternative form of choupique
chuckie
chuckie
noun
Alternative form of chucky (“chicken”)
Alternative form of chucky (“pebble”)
chugiak
chuipek
chukchi
chumawi
chunari
chunnia
churrip
chusite
chuting
chuting
verb
present participle of chute
chutist
chutist
noun
A parachutist.
chuttie
ciaphus
cirrhus
cirrhus
noun
(Mycology) A mucus-bound ribbon-like mass of spores exuded from a fungus.
Alternative form of cirrus
copihue
copihue
noun
An evergreen climbing plant, Lapageria rosea.
couthie
couthie
adj
(Scotland) Friendly, agreeable, pleasant.
cubbish
cubbish
adj
Reminiscent of a cub, i.e. shy and naive.
cudeigh
cuishes
cuishes
noun
plural of cuish
cultish
cultish
adj
(derogatory) Resembling a cult.
Having an intense admiration or enthusiasm for something.
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.
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.
cutshin
dauphin
dauphin
noun
(allegorical): An eldest son.
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
dhunchi
dhunchi
noun
Alternative form of dhaincha
dhundia
dhurrie
dhurrie
noun
A thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
dishful
dishful
noun
As much as a dish will hold.
duchies
duchies
noun
plural of duchy
duckish
duckish
adj
Characteristically resembling a duck; somewhat ducklike
noun
(Newfoundland) dusk
dullish
dullish
adj
Somewhat dull; dull to a degree.
dumpish
dumpish
adj
(obsolete) Stupid, dull.
Melancholy, sad.
duncish
duncish
adj
Of the nature of a dunce; duncelike.
dunfish
dunfish
noun
A kind of cured codfish.
dunnish
dunnish
adj
Somewhat dun in colour.
duskish
duskish
adj
Somewhat dusky.
echinus
echinus
noun
(architecture) The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
(architecture) The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
(architecture) The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
enhuile
euchite
euchite
Noun
A member of an ancient mystical sect condemned as heretics.
faunish
fishful
fishful
adj
Abounding in fish.
foulish
foulish
adj
Obsolete form of foolish.
Somewhat foul.
fuchsia
fuchsia
adj
Having a purplish-red colour.
noun
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.
fuchsin
fuchsin
noun
Alternative spelling of fuchsine
fuidhir
fuidhir
noun
(Ireland, historical) In ancient Ireland, a manual laborer without property.
fullish
fullish
adj
Somewhat full; reasonably full, quite full.
fulviah
furbish
furbish
verb
To polish or burnish.
To renovate or recondition.
furnish
furnish
noun
Material used to create an engineered product.
verb
(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
(transitive, figuratively) To supply (somebody) with something.
(transitive, figuratively) To supply or give (something).
gaudish
gaudish
adj
(obsolete) gaudy
gauhati
gaulish
gaulish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Gaul.
Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages.
Proper noun
The Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul, long extinct.
gaumish
gaumish
adj
(UK, dialectal, rare) Intelligent, perceptive.
ghoulie
ghoulie
noun
(bridge) contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural)
(informal) ghoul (ghostly spirit)
(informal, UK, in the plural) testicles
gomukhi
goutish
goutish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gout.
griphus
grishun
grushie
grushie
noun
(Scotland, historical) A Scottish wedding tradition where coins were thrown to the guests.
guahibo
guahivo
guarish
guarish
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To heal or cure.
guichet
guichet
noun
A small hatch or grill.
gullish
gullish
adj
(archaic) Foolish, credulous, simple-minded.
gumihan
gumihan
noun
(Philippines) The tropical evergreen tree Artocarpus sericicarpus.
gunship
gunship
noun
(US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
(aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
(nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
gushier
gushier
adj
comparative form of gushy: more gushy
gushily
gushily
adv
In a gushy manner.
gushing
gushing
adj
Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
Inclined to gush; effusive.
noun
The act or motion of something that gushes.
verb
present participle of gush
guthrie
guthrie
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
a small town and CDP in Texas, USA
gutnish
gutnish
Proper noun
The old language of the island of Gotland in present day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times. Modern Gutnish is considered to have become a dialect of Swedish.
habitue
habitue
noun
Alternative spelling of habitué
habitus
habitus
noun
(anatomy, medicine) the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
(botany) habit
(liturgy) The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.
(sociology) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.
(zoology) habitude; mode of life; bearing.
(zoology, chiefly invertebrates) General appearance.
habutai
habutai
noun
Alternative form of habotai
hafnium
hafnium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
hahnium
hahnium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for dubnium.
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for hassium.
haiduck
hainaut
hainaut
Proper noun
A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
haircut
haircut
noun
(finance) The difference between the value of a loan and the value of its collateral.
(law) In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor.
The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
The style into which the hair is cut.
verb
To reduce the value assigned to an asset.
halibiu
halibut
halibut
noun
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
halitus
halitus
noun
A vapour.
haubois
hauflin
haulier
haulier
noun
(mining) A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.
A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.