(figuratively, obsolete) Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
(obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
(obsolete) Plunged into darkness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benight
benighten
benighten
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To benight.
benighter
benighter
noun
One who benights or keeps others in darkness.
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
benthoses
benthoses
noun
plural of benthos
beothukan
bernhardt
bethanked
bethanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethank
bethankit
bethorned
bethunder
bhutanese
bianchite
blunthead
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
branchlet
branchlet
noun
A small branch; a twig or sprig.
brandreth
brandreth
noun
(now historical) A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
(obsolete) A railing around a well.
breadthen
breadthen
verb
(transitive) To increase in breadth.
breathing
breathing
noun
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
verb
present participle of breathe
brechtian
brechtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1898–1956), German poet and playwright, or his works.
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
buchanite
buchonite
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
burthened
burthened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burthen
cacheting
cacheting
verb
present participle of cachet
cachinate
caithness
caithness
Proper noun
a historic county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
catchline
catchline
noun
(printing) A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it.
A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.
catchment
catchment
noun
(often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
A catchment area, or the people it serves.
verb
To divide into catchment areas.
catechins
catechins
noun
plural of catechin
catharine
catharine
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling variant of Catherine.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catherina
catherine
cathexion
cathexion
noun
cathexis
cathidine
cathinine
cathyleen
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
centranth
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chainette
chanciest
chanciest
adj
superlative form of chancy: most chancy
chantable
chantages
chantalle
chanteuse
chanteuse
noun
A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chantlate
chantlate
noun
(architecture) A piece of wood fastened near the ends of the rafters, and projecting beyond the wall, to support two or three rows of tiles, so placed to prevent rainwater from trickling down the sides of the wall.
chantment
chantment
noun
(rare, archaic) enchantment
chantress
chantress
noun
A female singer or chanter.
chantries
chantries
noun
plural of chantry
charenton
chargeant
chargeant
noun
(Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) A chargee, a person who has a charge upon something.
charleton
chastened
chastened
adj
Chastised.
Made chaste; purified; modest.
Made moderate; restrained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chasten
chastener
chastener
noun
One who chastens.
chatelain
chatelain
noun
Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.
chaunters
chaunters
noun
plural of chaunter
chelating
chelating
adj
Having the ability to undergo chelation
chelation
chelation
noun
(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
(medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals