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.
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
amersham
amersham
Proper noun
a market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
amethist
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
amicheme
amimeche
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphorae
amphorae
noun
plural of amphora
anathema
anathema
noun
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
anatheme
antethem
anthelme
anthemas
anthemed
anthemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthem
anthemia
anthemia
noun
plural of anthemion
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
archmime
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
armuchee
arthemis
ashelman
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
atheneum
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
axhammer
baalshem
bamboche
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
beachman
beachmen
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
beerbohm
behammer
behemoth
behemoth
noun
(biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
benchmen
benchmen
noun
plural of benchman
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
beshamed
beshamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshame
beshames
beshames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshame
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmooth
besmooth
Verb
To make smooth.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bihamate
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
bitheism
bitheism
noun
A form of dualism that recognizes two deities which are not in conflict or opposition (as good vs evil) but rather are in two exclusive forms or states (like male and female).
blechnum
blenheim
blenheim
Proper noun
the largest town in Marlborough region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
boehmian
boehmist
boehmite
boehmite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
bohemian
bohemian
adj
Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.
noun
An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer.
bohemias
bohemias
noun
plural of bohemia
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
bonhomie
bonhomie
noun
(countable) A cheerful remark.
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
(uncountable) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
bonhomme
brechams
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buchheim
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
cachemia
cachemia
noun
Alternative form of cachaemia
cachemic
cachemic
adj
Alternative form of cachaemic
camanche
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
campeche
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
caneghem
carthame
cashment
cashmere
cashmere
noun
(chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.
(chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.
cephalom
chainmen
chainmen
noun
plural of chainman
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chalmers
chamacea
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chambery
chamblee
chambrel
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamidae
chamises
chamises
noun
plural of chamise
chammied
chammied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chammy
chammies
chammies
noun
plural of chammy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chammy
chamotte
chamotte
noun
A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champert
champine
champlev
charmane
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
charmine
chatsome
cheatham
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
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.
chefdoms
chellman
chemaram
chemarin
chemical
chemical
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to alchemy.
Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
Of or relating to chemistry.
noun
(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
(colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.
(slang) An addictive drug.
cheminee
chemises
chemises
noun
plural of chemise
chemisms
chemisms
noun
plural of chemism
chemists
chemists
noun
plural of chemist
chemnitz
chemoses
chemoses
noun
plural of chemosis
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
chemotic
chemotic
adj
Relating to chemosis.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cheremis
chermish
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chessdom
chessdom
noun
The world of chess.
chessman
chessman
noun
(chess) A chess piece.
chessmen
chessmen
noun
plural of chessman
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiemsee
chimaera
chimaera
noun
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin