Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
acushnet
alchuine
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.
armuchee
ateuchus
auchenia
auerbach
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
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.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
blechnum
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bouchees
bouchier
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
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
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buchheim
buchnera
buckhead
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
bueschel
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
burchett
bushbeck
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.
cachunde
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
catechus
catechus
noun
plural of catechu
cathetus
cathetus
noun
(geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
cenchrus
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chaetura
chaloupe
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.
chapeaus
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chaqueta
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
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.
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chateaus
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
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.
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
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.
chaussee
chausses
chausses
noun
plural of chausse
chebulic
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chedreux
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheerful
cheerful
adj
Bright and pleasant.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cheneaus
cheneaux
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequinn
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.
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiauses
chiauses
noun
plural of chiaus
chicqued
chicquer
chimique
chiquero
chiquest
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
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
chouette
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
choushes
choushes
noun
plural of choush
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chubbier
chubbier
adj
comparative form of chubby: more chubby
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckled
chuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuckle
chuckler
chuckler
noun
(India, archaic) A shoemaker, a cobbler.
Someone who chuckles.
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chudders
chudders
noun
plural of chudder
chuffest
chuffier
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
chukchee
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
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
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
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
churlier
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
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
clutched
clutched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clutch
clutcher
clutcher
noun
One who clutches.
clutches
clutches
noun
(usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
plural of clutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clutch
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
cophetua
cophouse
cophouse
noun
(slang) A police station.
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
cothouse
cothouse
noun
(Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.
couchers
couchers
noun
plural of coucher
coughers
coughers
noun
plural of cougher
couthest
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
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