A plant that is a member of the family Acanthaceae.
acheweed
achieved
achieved
adj
(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achieve
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
acidhead
acidhead
noun
(slang, derogatory) A person who uses the hallucinogenic drug LSD.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
arachide
arachnid
arachnid
noun
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
archbald
archband
archbold
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
archdolt
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
archhead
archived
archived
adj
Having been placed into an archive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archive
attached
attached
adj
(botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
Connected; joined.
Fond of (used with to).
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attach
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
backhand
backhand
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
(of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
Handwriting that leans to the left
The reverse side of the human hand.
verb
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
birchard
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
bleached
bleached
adj
Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
Whitened; made white using bleach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleach
blenched
blenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blench
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
bouchard
bowditch
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breeched
breeched
adj
Dressed in breeches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breech
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
brodench
brooched
brooched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brooch
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
buchwald
buckhead
burchard
caboched
caboched
adj
Alternative form of caboshed
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cacheted
cacheted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachet
cachunde
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
camphoid
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
catheads
catheads
noun
plural of cathead
cathedra
cathedra
noun
The chair or throne of a bishop.
The official chair of some position or office, as of a professor.
The rank of bishop.
cathodal
cathodal
adj
(biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
cathodic
cathodic
adj
(anatomy) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
(physics) Of or pertaining to a cathode.
cchaddie
ceilidhe
cephadia
cephalad
cephalad
adv
(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chadarim
chadburn
chadelle
chadless
chadless
adj
Not having or producing chads.
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chadwick
chalcids
chalcids
noun
plural of chalcid
chaldaei
chaldaic
chaldaic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
Proper noun
The lect spoken by the Chaldeans.
Noun
A Chaldean.
chaldean
chaldean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
Noun
A native of Chaldea; a Chaldee.
A member of the Chaldean Catholic Church, a uniate church of the Roman Catholic Church.
A diviner or astrologer.
Proper noun
The Semitic language of the Chaldeans.
chaldese
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chaliced
chaliced
adj
Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped.
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambord
chamidae
chammied
chammied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chammy
chandala
chandala
noun
(India) A person involved in the disposal of corpses, traditionally a lower-caste Hindu and considered untouchable.
chandler
chandler
noun
(historical) A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
A person who makes or sells candles.
chaneled
chanidae
chapeled
chapland
characid
characid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Characidae.
charades
charades
noun
A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.
plural of charade
chardock
charlady
charlady
noun
(chiefly archaic or historical) A woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
charquid
chasidic
chasidim
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
cheddars
cheddars
noun
plural of cheddar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheddar
cheddite
cheddite
noun
Any of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.
chedites
chedlock
chedreux
cheerled
chefdoms
chelated
chelated
adj
(chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chelate
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
cheloids
cheloids
noun
plural of cheloid
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chelydra
chelydre
chelydre
noun
(obsolete) A fetid water snake.
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
cherried
cherried
adj
Prepared with cherries.
chessdom
chessdom
noun
The world of chess.
cheswold
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chicadee
chicaned
chicaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicane
chicqued
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
childage
childbed
childbed
noun
(countable) The bed in which a baby is born.
(uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
childers
childers
noun
plural of childer
childing
childing
adj
(horticulture) Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
(obsolete, figuratively) Fruitful; productive.
Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
noun
(archaic) gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.
verb
present participle of child
childish
childish
adj
Immature in thought or behaviour.
Of or suitable for a child.
children
children
noun
plural of child.
chiliads
chiliads
noun
plural of chiliad
chilidog
chilidog
noun
A hot dog made with chili con carne
chilodon
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chinband
chinband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the chin.
chindwin
chinwood
chipwood
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiropod
chisedec
chiseled
chiseled
adj
(US) Having strongly defined facial features.
(of a physique) Having well-developed muscles with minimal bodyfat.
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of chisel
chivvied
chivvied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivvy
chlodwig
chlordan
chlordan
noun
Alternative form of chlordane
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
chlorids
chlorids
noun
plural of chlorid
chloroid
chloroid
adj
Resembling chlorine.
yellow-green in color.
choanoid
choanoid
adj
(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
chokidar
chondral
chondral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to cartilage
chondria
chondric
chondrin
chondrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water.
chondrus
chordata
chordate
chordate
adj
Of such animals.
noun
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.