(aeronautics) the downward slope of an aircraft’s wing
anhedron
anheuser
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
antherid
anthrone
anthrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic ketone, used in a popular cellulose assay and in the colorimetric determination of carbohydrates; any derivative of this compound
antihero
antihero
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
archaean
archaean
noun
(biology) Any organism of the domain Archaea.
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
archeion
archelon
archenia
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archness
archness
noun
The state of being arch.
arrhenal
asherton
atherine
atherine
noun
A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides.
atherton
atherton
Proper noun
A town in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England.
derived from the placename.
banisher
banisher
noun
One who banishes.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
behinder
behinder
adv
(nonstandard) comparative form of behind: more behind
noun
A person employed in metalworking to take folded metal sheets from the doubler and pass them back to the rollerman.
beichner
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
benchmar
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
bernhard
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
bethorns
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.
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.
bohereen
bohireen
bohireen
noun
Alternative form of boreen
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brancher
brancher
noun
(falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
brechans
brehonia
brenthis
brethren
brethren
adj
Of or akin to; related; like
noun
(archaic) plural of brother
(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.
(poetic) kinsmen
brezhnev
brighten
brighten
verb
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
(intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
bringeth
bringeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of bring
brodench
brotchen
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buchnera
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
canephor
catherin
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cathrine
cenchrus
cerinthe
cerinthe
noun
Any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chancery
chancery
adv
(boxing) With the head of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will.
(figurative) In an awkward situation; wholly under the power of someone else.
noun
(boxing, slang) The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
(slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament.
(writing) Short for chancery hand.
In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
chancier
chancier
adj
comparative form of chancy: more chancy
chancres
chancres
noun
plural of chancre
chandler
chandler
noun
(historical) A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles.
A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
A person who makes or sells candles.
changers
changers
noun
plural of changer
chanters
chanters
noun
plural of chanter
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chantier
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
charente
charente
Proper noun
One of the départements of Poitou-Charentes, France (INSEE code 16)
A river in western France
charlean
charleen
charlena
charlene
charline
charlyne
charmane
charmine
charneco
charneco
noun
(obsolete) A sort of sweet wine.
charnels
charnels
noun
plural of charnel
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.
cheering
cheering
noun
A cheer.
verb
present participle and gerund of cheer
chemarin
chephren
cheribon
cherilyn
cheriton
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
chessner
chevener
chevener
noun
(obsolete) A person who embroidered hosiery
cheveron
cheveron
noun
Dated form of chevron. (V-shaped ornament)
chevrone
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chicaner
chicaner
noun
One who uses chicanery.
children
children
noun
plural of child.
chiltern
chiltern
Proper noun
a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, named after the Chiltern Hills (the Chilterns).
a town in Victoria, Australia.
chincher
chinkers
chinkier
chinners
chinnier
chinnier
adj
comparative form of chinny: more chinny
chirimen
chirimen
noun
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
chlorine
chlorine
noun
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
choreman
choreman
noun
A man employed to carry out chores.
choremen
choremen
noun
plural of choreman
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
chretien
chrisney
christen
christen
verb
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
(informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
(obsolete) To Christianize.
(transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
(transitive, by extension) To name.
chromene
chromene
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of 1-benzopyran
chromone
chromone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring
chrysene
chrysene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
citherns
citherns
noun
plural of cithern
cithrens
cithrens
noun
plural of cithren
cleghorn
clencher
clencher
noun
One who clenches.
clincher
clincher
noun
(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.
That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm.
cochrane
cochrane
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada
A town and river in Chile
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Wisconsin
coherent
coherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.
(mathematics, of a sheaf) Belonging to a specific class of sheaves having particularly manageable properties closely linked to the geometrical properties of the underlying space.
(physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.
Aesthetically ordered.
Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.
Orderly, logical and consistent.
Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
coinhere
coinhere
verb
(intransitive) To inhere or exist together, as in one substance.
cornhole
cornhole
noun
(UK, dated) A small room connected to a threshing floor.
(US) A game similar to beanbag toss, popular in Ohio, in which a bag is filled with corn feed and thrown into a hole.
(slang, vulgar) The anus.
verb
(slang, vulgar) To have anal intercourse with; to penetrate anally.
corniche
corniche
noun
A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).
cranched
cranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cranch
cranches
cranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cranch
crenshaw
crunched
crunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crunch
cruncher
cruncher
noun
A person or thing that crunches.
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
dahlgren
dakerhen
dakerhen
noun
Alternative form of daker-hen
deerhorn
deerhorn
noun
horn from a deer
dehorned
dehorned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehorn
dehorner
dehorner
noun
(also in plural form) A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head.
dehradun
denshare
denshire
dethrone
dethrone
verb
(figuratively) To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
To remove any governing authority from power.
To remove from any position of high status or power.
detrench
detrench
verb
(military) To force (an army) out of trenches, or to be so forced out.
To cut off or slice; to sever.
To dig out and remove from a trench.
To render something that was entrenched less thoroughly established.
dihedron
dihedron
noun
(mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces
dinheiro
dinheiro
noun
(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.