(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.
achesoun
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
acushnet
altschin
anasitch
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anhistic
anorchus
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archness
archness
noun
The state of being arch.
archsnob
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
bannasch
barchans
barchans
noun
plural of barchan
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
bestench
binchois
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
boeschen
bosnisch
bouchons
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
branchus
brechans
bronchos
bronchos
noun
plural of broncho
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
busching
caanthus
cashment
cashtown
cenchrus
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chalones
chalones
noun
plural of chalone
chancels
chancels
noun
plural of chancel
chancres
chancres
noun
plural of chancre
changers
changers
noun
plural of changer
changsha
channels
channels
noun
Formal lines of command and procedure.
plural of channel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channel
chansons
chansons
noun
plural of chanson
chanters
chanters
noun
plural of chanter
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
chanties
chanties
noun
plural of chantie
plural of chanty
chantors
chantors
noun
plural of chantor
charnels
charnels
noun
plural of charnel
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
chastain
chastens
chastens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten
chausson
chausson
noun
(historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
(historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
A French turnover (food).
chazzans
chazzens
chazzens
noun
plural of chazzen
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
chebanse
cheesing
cheesing
verb
present participle of cheese
cheneaus
chenfish
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
cheshvan
cheshvan
Proper noun
The second month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar.
chessman
chessman
noun
(chess) A chess piece.
chessmen
chessmen
noun
plural of chessman
chessner
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.
chevesne
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
cheyneys
chicanes
chicanes
noun
plural of chicane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicane
chicanos
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chicness
chicness
noun
The state of being chic.
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chileans
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chinches
chinches
noun
plural of chinch
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chinkers
chinless
chinless
adj
Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted.
Without a (pronounced) chin.
chinners
chinones
chinones
noun
plural of chinone
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chinsing
chinsing
verb
present participle of chinse
chintses
chintses
noun
plural of chints
chintzes
chintzes
noun
plural of chintz
chitlins
chitlins
noun
Pronunciation spelling of chitterlings.
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
chlorins
chlorins
noun
plural of chlorin
chnuphis
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
cholines
cholines
noun
plural of choline
cholones
chondrus
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
chorions
chorions
noun
plural of chorion
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisney
christan
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.
christin
chronics
chronics
noun
plural of chronic
chronist
chronist
noun
A chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account.
chronons
chronons
noun
plural of chronon
chrysene
chrysene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
ciniphes
citherns
citherns
noun
plural of cithern
cithrens
cithrens
noun
plural of cithren
clachans
clachans
noun
plural of clachan
clannish
clannish
adj
Of or related to a clan.
Socially exclusive.
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clashing
clashing
adj
Producing a clash or series of clashes.
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
noun
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
verb
present participle of clash
cleanish
cleanish
adj
Somewhat clean (all senses).
clenches
clenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clench
clinches
clinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
cohanims
cohesion
cohesion
noun
(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.
(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
(software engineering) Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
State of cohering, or of working together.
conchies
conchies
noun
plural of conchy
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowsharn
cranches
cranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cranch
crankish
crankish
adj
(informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
(informal) pseudoscientific
crashing
crashing
noun
The sound or action of something that crashes.
verb
present participle of crash
crenshaw
cropshin
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
cushions
cushions
noun
plural of cushion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cushion
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
cynthius
dainchas
disbench
disbench
verb
(transitive) To drive from a bench or seat.
(transitive, UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
disniche
diswench
drenches
drenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drench