A group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.
acalephe
acalephe
noun
Alternative form of acaleph
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acephala
acephali
acephali
noun
(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.
A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
plural of acephalus
acheilia
acheilia
noun
(pathology) A congenital absence of lips, liplessness
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achillea
achillea
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
adalheid
adelheid
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
aeolight
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aethalia
aethalia
noun
plural of aethalium
aethylla
alberghi
alberghi
noun
plural of albergo
alberich
albrecht
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchuine
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
aldehyde
aldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
aleichem
alekhine
alhacena
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
allheals
allheals
noun
plural of allheal
allwhere
allwhere
adv
(archaic) everywhere
almohade
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
alphecca
alphecca
Proper noun
a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
alphonse
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
amalthea
amalthea
Proper noun
The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
The third most distant moon of Jupiter.
anchiale
anesthyl
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anhaline
anhaline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, 4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenol, found in peyotes of the genus Anhalonium
(aeronautics) the downward slope of an aircraft’s wing
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anophele
antehall
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthelme
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
aphelian
aphelian
adj
(astronomy) Relating to aphelion
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphelops
aphlebia
aphlebia
noun
(botany) An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
apholate
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.
archearl
archelon
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.
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
arrhenal
arsehole
arsehole
noun
(Britain, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada (regional), vulgar) The anus.
(UK, vulgar, uncountable) A variant of the card game big two.
(vulgar) Alternative form of asshole (“anything unpleasant or undesirable”)
(vulgar, offensive) An inconsiderate or mean-spirited person. Less vulgar and intense than fucker or cunt.
arzachel
ashelman
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
ashlared
ashlared
adj
Built with ashlars.
ashleigh
ashleigh
Proper noun
name; variant of Ashley.
ashlered
ashlered
adj
Alternative form of ashlared
ashuelot
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
assholes
assholes
noun
plural of asshole
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athelred
athletes
athletes
noun
plural of athlete
athletic
athletic
adj
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
Physically active.
noun
A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
baalshem
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
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.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
baldhead
baldhead
noun
(Rastafari) A person who is not Rastafarian.
A person whose head is bald.
A white-headed variety of pigeon.
baltheus
bashless
bashless
adj
(obsolete) shameless
bathelda
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
beallach
beblotch
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
bechtler
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behalves
behalves
noun
plural of behalf
beheadal
beheadal
noun
beheading
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
belayneh
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
bellaghy
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
benchley
bergholz
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
besplash
besplash
verb
(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
bethalto
bethezel
bethrall
bethrall
verb
(transitive, rare) To enthrall; enslave.
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
bilewhit
billhead
billhead
noun
A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
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
bleacher
bleacher
noun
(US, television, usually in the plural, by extension) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
(US, usually in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
One who, or that which, bleaches.
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blechnum
blenched
blenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blench
blencher
blencher
noun
(obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.
(obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blenheim
blenheim
Proper noun
the largest town in Marlborough region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
blephara
blephara
noun
plural of blepharon
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
blighted
blighted
adj
Having caused to suffer a blight.
Having suffered a blight.
Ruined, spoiled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blight
blighter
blighter
noun
(Britain, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
A man or child, especially an annoying one.
One who blights.
blithely
blithely
adv
(obsolete) In a kind manner.
In a joyful, carefree manner.
Without care, concern, or consideration.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).