(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
akhnaton
allthorn
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
amaethon
amythaon
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
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.
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthodia
anthodia
noun
plural of anthodium
anthonin
anthozoa
anthozoa
noun
plural of anthozoon
anthroic
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.
antiphon
antiphon
noun
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
A response or reply.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
arathorn
asherton
ashstone
asthorin
astonish
astonish
verb
To surprise greatly.
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
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
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autophon
bethorns
biathlon
biathlon
noun
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.
bilithon
bitanhol
bitanhol
noun
The tropical tree Calophyllum inophyllum.
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.
boithrin
bonaught
boothian
boothman
boothman
noun
(archaic or chiefly dialectal) A corn merchant, especially one in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
(rare) One who mans a booth, such as at a fair or (historically) a Thing.
A projectionist at a movie theater.
bosthoon
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bothnian
bothnian
Adjective
Of or relating to Bothnia, a former country of northern Europe, or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic Sea.
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
bountith
bountith
noun
(Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
brighton
brochant
brotchen
brushton
canchito
cashtown
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.
chalfont
chancito
chantors
chantors
noun
plural of chantor
chariton
chariton
Proper noun
the in Iowa and Missouri, USA, which is a tributary of the
a city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Named after a French trader.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA, named after the river.
charlton
charlton
Proper noun
Any of many place names in England, Australia and the United States, including:
a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, England, and the home of Charlton Athletic F.C.
a village between Shepperton and Ashford, Surrey, England.
derived from the English place name.
Charlton Athletic football club.
chaumont
cheriton
chingtao
chinotti
chinotto
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
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
chronist
chronist
noun
A chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account.
chthonic
chthonic
adj
Dwelling within or under the earth.
clothing
clothing
noun
(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
verb
present participle of clothe
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.
cohocton
conchate
conchita
conchite
conchite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
connacht
connacht
Proper noun
The western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
contchar
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couchant
couchant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.
(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
crichton
cutcheon
danforth
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.
dolhenty
donought
doughnut
doughnut
noun
(Britain, colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.
(Canada, US) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(attributive) A circular life raft.
(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.
(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
A kind of tyre for an airplane.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
doughton
downwith
doxantha
dozenths
dozenths
noun
plural of dozenth
emathion
enclothe
enclothe
verb
(transitive) To cover with clothing.
endothia
endothys
enthrone
enthrone
verb
(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture
(transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
enthrong
entohyal
entrough
enworthy
eophyton
erythron
erythron
noun
All the erythrocytes circulating in the bloodstream together with their precursors
esthonia
esthonia
Proper noun
form of. The spelling "Estonia" had become more popular in English by about 1930.
ethanols
ethanols
noun
plural of ethanol
ethanoyl
ethenoid
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
etherion
ethionic
ethionic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to ethionic acid and its derivatives
ethnicon
ethnicon
noun
name of a tribe; ethnonym
ethnoses
ethnoses
noun
plural of ethnos
ethonone
fenthion
fenthion
noun
An organothiophosphate insecticide, avicide, and acaricide.
forehent
forthink
forthink
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To repent, be sorry for.
(reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent.
(transitive, obsolete) To change one's mind about; to renounce.
(transitive, obsolete) To regret.
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
fortranh
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
franchot
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
ghosting
ghosting
noun
(colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
(computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
(computing) Ghost imaging.
(electronics, television) The blurry appearance of a television picture resulting from interference caused by multipath reception.
A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
verb
present participle of ghost
gnathion
gnathion
noun
A craniometric point, being the lowest part of the middle line of the mandible.
goethean
goethean
Adjective
Of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.
goethian
gothonic
gronseth
grothine
gunshots
gunshots
noun
plural of gunshot
gytheion
hagstone
hagstone
noun
(Wicca) A ceremonial stone with a hole drilled into used to ward off evil or see into other worlds
hagueton
halation
halation
noun
The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.
The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.
halftone
halftone
noun
(art) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
verb
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
halltown
hamilton
hamilton
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hamilton (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).
handbolt
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hanotaux
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
haqueton
harleton
hathorne
haughton
hawthorn
hawthorn
noun
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
haythorn
hazelton
hazelton
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A city in Idaho
A town in Indiana
A city in Kansas
A city in North Dakota
A city in Pennsylvania
hazleton
hconvert
headnote
headnote
noun
(law) A summary of the relevant aspects of a legal case, usually found at the beginning of a case report.