(transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
(transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
achamoth
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achomawi
achomawi
Proper noun
The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
achorion
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
achromat
achromat
noun
(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
ackworth
acolhuan
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acronych
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
agalloch
agalloch
noun
The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha).
aircoach
aircoach
noun
(aviation) An airliner offering relatively cheap but cramped passenger flights.
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alichino
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
anchinoe
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
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
ancohuma
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorchus
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
apocryph
apothece
approach
approach
noun
(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
(also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
(archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.
(aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
(bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
(climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
(golf, tennis) Short for approach shot.
A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
verb
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
(intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
(transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
(transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
(transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
(transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
(transitive, archaic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
(transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
archaeol
archaeol
noun
(organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
archbold
archdolt
archeion
archelon
archetto
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
archhost
archmock
archpoet
archsnob
arhauaco
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
atrochal
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
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
ayacucho
azohumic
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
baiocchi
baiocchi
noun
plural of baiocco
balochis
bamboche
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.
bartosch
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
blachong
bobachee
bobachee
noun
(India, historical) A male cook.
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
borracha
bouchard
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broacher
broacher
noun
A broach, a spit.
One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first promoter or publisher.
broaches
broaches
noun
plural of broach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach
brochant
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
browache
caboched
caboched
adj
Alternative form of caboshed
cabochon
cabochon
noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
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.
cachalot
cachalot
noun
The sperm whale.
cachepot
cachepot
noun
An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachucho
cacothes
calathos
calathos
noun
A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
camphoid
camphols
camphols
noun
plural of camphol
camphors
camphors
noun
plural of camphor
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
campshot
canchito
canephor
capshore
capshore
noun
(nautical) A support for the cap of a mast
carancho
carancho
noun
southern crested caracara
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
caroches
caroches
noun
plural of caroche
carshops
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
cascalho
cascalho
noun
(South America) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found.
caschrom
caschrom
noun
The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.
cashbook
cashbook
noun
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.
cashtown
catechol
catechol
noun
(organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
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.
catholic
catholic
adj
(obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.
(of medicines or remedies, obsolete) Universally applicable.
(usually of people and their feelings, tastes, etc.) Embracing all.
Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.
Of universal human interest or use.
Universal; all-encompassing.
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
catochus
catochus
noun
The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalob
cephalom
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chaconne
chaconne
noun
(music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.
A slow, stately Baroque dance.
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chaffron
chaillot
chalcone
chalcone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any derivative of this compound.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound 1,3-diphenylpropenone (PhCH=CHCOPh).
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
chalfont
chalkone
challiho
challote
challoth
chalones
chalones
noun
plural of chalone
chaloupe
chambioa
chambord
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chamisos
chamisos
noun
plural of chamiso
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chamorro
chamotte
chamotte
noun
A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.
chamouni
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).