(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
acushnet
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
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.
ateuchus
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
burchett
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.
butzbach
caanthus
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
catchups
catchups
noun
plural of catchup
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.
catochus
catochus
noun
The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
chabutra
chabutra
noun
(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
chaetura
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaqueta
chartula
chartula
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.
chateaus
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
chauchat
chaumont
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.
chazanut
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.
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
chiquest
chiquita
chiquito
chouette
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chuffest
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
(usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
plural of clutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clutch
coauthor
coauthor
noun
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
verb
To write something in collaboration with another author.
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cophetua
corythus
cothouse
cothouse
noun
(Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couchant
couchant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.
(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
couthest
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
couthily
craythur
craythur
noun
(Ireland) Alternative form of creature.
Whiskey.
cretheus
crutched
crutched
adj
Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.
Supported upon crutches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crutch
crutcher
crutcher
noun
A vessel in which the ingredients of soap are stirred with a crutch (form of prop).
One who shears the hindquarters of a sheep.
crutches
crutches
noun
plural of crutch
cultches
cultches
noun
plural of cultch
cushiest
cushiest
adj
superlative form of cushy: most cushy
cushitic
cushitic
Adjective
Pertaining to the Cushites.
Proper noun
A sub-family of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages.
cutcheon
cutchery
cutchery
noun
A spice: kitchery.
Alternative spelling of cutcherry (administration office)
Alternative spelling of kedgeree (dish of fish, rice and eggs)
An Indian dish of rice boiled with split pulse, onions, eggs, butter, and condiments
cuthbert
cuthburt
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
cynthius
deathcup
declutch
declutch
verb
To disengage the clutch on a vehicle or other engine with PTO
deutsche
ditchbur
durtschi
dutchess
dutchess
noun
Archaic spelling of duchess.
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
eustache
euthenic
forthcut
forthcut
verb
(obsolete) To cut; plow.
fourchet
fuchsite
fuchsite
noun
(mineralogy) A green variety of muscovite
futchell
futharcs
futhorcs
futhorcs
noun
plural of futhorc
galuchat
galuchat
noun
fine sharkskin leather
gauchest
gauchest
adj
superlative form of gauche: most gauche
grutched
grutched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grutch
grutches
grutches
noun
plural of grutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grutch
hackbuts
hackbuts
noun
plural of hackbut
haircuts
haircuts
noun
plural of haircut
halucket
harcourt
heuretic
heuretic
noun
(logic) The branch of logic concerned with discovery or invention
Of or relating to discovery or invention
hochhuth
huastecs
huckster
huckster
noun
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
verb
(intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
(transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.
(transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
hutching
hutching
verb
present participle of hutch
hutchins
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
katuscha
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
kutchins
latouche
lecythus
lecythus
noun
Alternative form of lekythos
lubitsch
machault
machutte
matchups
matchups
noun
plural of matchup
mcarthur
metuchen
mistouch
mistouch
noun
Incorrect touch.
verb
To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
muchwhat
muchwhat
adv
(obsolete) Nearly, almost; much.
noun
(obsolete) Many matters.
muscotah
mustache
mustache
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of moustache.
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
nautches
nautches
noun
plural of nautch
neuchtel
notchful
nuthatch
nuthatch
noun
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.
ouachita
ouachita
Proper noun
a Native American tribe who lived along the Ouachita River in Louisiana.
the which flows through Arkansas and Louisiana.
outbelch
outbelch
verb
To belch more or louder than.
outbitch
outbitch
verb
(transitive, slang) To surpass in bitching, or bitchiness.
outcatch
outcatch
verb
(transitive) To catch more or better than.
outcharm
outcharm
verb
To surpass in charm; to be more charming than
outchase
outchase
verb
(transitive) To chase better than; to surpass in chasing.
(transitive) To outrun or overtake.
outcheat
outcheat
verb
(transitive) To exceed in cheating; to cheat more than.
outchide
outcoach
outcoach
verb
(transitive) To provide better coaching than (another person or group).
outechos
outmarch
outmarch
verb
(transitive) To surpass in marching; to march further or faster than.
outmatch
outmatch
verb
(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
outpitch
outpitch
verb
(baseball) To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.