A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
acushnet
adherant
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
advehent
advehent
adj
(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
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.
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
amaethon
anaphyte
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
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
anesthyl
anethene
anethene
noun
A hydrocarbon with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₆, found in oil of dill.
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antebath
antehall
antethem
anthelae
anthelae
noun
plural of anthela
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
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.
antheral
antheral
adj
Relating to an anther.
antherid
antheses
antheses
noun
plural of anthesis
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthinae
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.
antithet
antithet
noun
(archaic) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
ashantee
asherton
ashstone
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
atcheson
atechnic
atechnic
adj
(dated) Without technical or artistic knowledge; untechnical.
atheling
atheling
noun
A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
athenaea
atheneum
athenian
athenian
Noun
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.
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.
athonite
athonite
Adjective
of or relating to Athos
Noun
Someone from Athos
banthine
banthine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of methantheline
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
behenate
behenate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of behenic acid.
behistun
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
benchlet
benchlet
noun
(literally) A small bench
A stool
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
bestench
bethania
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
bethanna
bethanne
bethinks
bethinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethink
bethorns
bethwine
bewhiten
biethnic
biethnic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of two ethnic groups.
noun
A member of two ethnic groups.
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.
boughten
boughten
adj
(archaic or regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade).
verb
(archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy
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
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
brotchen
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
calanthe
calanthe
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe.
cashment
catechin
catechin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
catherin
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cathleen
cathleen
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Kathleen.
cathlene
cathrine
catnache
cenanthy
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cerinthe
cerinthe
noun
Any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.
chainlet
chainlet
noun
A small chain.
changteh
chantage
chantage
noun
blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations
chanters
chanters
noun
plural of chanter
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
chantier
chanties
chanties
noun
plural of chantie
plural of chanty
charente
charente
Proper noun
One of the départements of Poitou-Charentes, France (INSEE code 16)
A river in western France
chastens
chastens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten
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.
chavante
cheating
cheating
adj
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Unsporting or underhand.
noun
(cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
verb
present participle of cheat
chemnitz
chengteh
cheriton
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
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.
chiltern
chiltern
Proper noun
a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, named after the Chiltern Hills (the Chilterns).
a town in Victoria, Australia.
chimkent
chinfest
chinfest
noun
(colloquial) A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag.
chintses
chintses
noun
plural of chints
chintzes
chintzes
noun
plural of chintz
choanate
choanate
adj
(biology) Having a choana
choanite
choanite
noun
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
Any of genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
chretien
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.
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
citherns
citherns
noun
plural of cithern
cithrens
cithrens
noun
plural of cithren
cleantha
cohenite
cohenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellowish white mineral containing carbon, cobalt, iron, and nickel.
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.
conchate
conchite
conchite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
cutcheon
dahlsten
dainteth
daphnite
deknight
depthing
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.
(obsolete, often capitalized) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.
dunreith
dunseath
dunseith
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
earthian
earthian
Adjective
Of or from the planet Earth.
Noun
A person from planet Earth.
A language from Earth.
earthing
earthing
noun
(holism) The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality.
The act or process of placing (something) in the earth; planting; burying
verb
present participle of earth
earthkin
earthman
earthman
noun
Alternative form of Earthman
earthmen
earthmen
noun
plural of earthman
earthnut
earthnut
noun
A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa)
Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.
echinate
echinate
adj
prickly; bristly
noun
(botany) A bristly grain or pollen
echinite
echinite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil echinoid.
eighteen
eighteen
num
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.