(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.
acushnet
antihuff
antihuff
noun
(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
antiphus
atheneum
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autophon
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
behistun
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
bonaught
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.
brushton
burnight
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.
caanthus
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaumont
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.
chazanut
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.
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
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.
cutcheon
cynthius
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.
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
dunreith
dunseath
dunseith
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
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.
enthused
enthused
verb
past participle of enthuse
enthuses
enthuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthuse
entrough
euthenic
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
guenther
gunfight
gunfight
noun
A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
verb
To engage in battle using small arms.
gunshots
gunshots
noun
plural of gunshot
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hagueton
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hanotaux
haqueton
hartmunn
haughton
haunters
haunters
noun
plural of haunter
haunting
haunting
adj
Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
noun
A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
verb
present participle of haunt
hauriant
hauriant
adj
(heraldry) Of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base).
haurient
haurient
adj
Alternative spelling of hauriant
hauynite
hauynite
noun
Alternative form of haüynite
hazelnut
hazelnut
noun
The fruit of the hazel tree.
hazzanut
headhunt
headhunt
verb
(baseball) To pitch at a batter's head.
(ice hockey) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.
To actively recruit executive personnel.
To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
heartnut
heartnut
noun
The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.
hereunto
hereunto
adv
(archaic) Unto this; up until now; hereto.
hindguts
hindguts
noun
plural of hindgut
hornpout
hornpout
noun
Synonym of horned pout
hortulan
hortulan
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
houghton
houghton
Proper noun
a city on the of Michigan, USA
hueytown
huguenot
hultgren
hultgren
Proper noun
originating from Sweden.
humanate
humanate
adj
(obsolete) Imbued with humanity.
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanist
humanist
adj
(typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
noun
(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
humanity
humanity
noun
Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
Humankind; human beings as a group.
The human condition or nature.
The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
humation
humation
noun
(archaic) burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
humeston
huntable
huntable
adj
Capable of being hunted.
huntaway
huntaway
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Huntaway
huntedly
huntedly
adv
In a hunted manner; as though being hunted.
huntings
huntings
noun
plural of hunting
huntland
huntress
huntress
noun
(dated) A female hunter.
huntsman
huntsman
noun
(UK) A fox hunter.
A hunter.
Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
huntsmen
huntsmen
noun
plural of huntsman
hurtling
hurtling
noun
The act of something being hurtled or thrown.
verb
present participle of hurtle
hustings
hustings
noun
(by extension) An election campaign.
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
plural of husting
hustling
hustling
noun
Act of one who hustles.
verb
present participle of hustle
hutching
hutching
verb
present participle of hutch
hutchins
huterian
hutments
hutments
noun
plural of hutment
infought
infought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infight
inhumate
inhumate
verb
To inhume; to bury.
inthrust
inthrust
verb
To thrust in or inward.
iwurthen
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kutchins
landshut
laughton
laughton
Proper noun
One of three villages in England.
luthanen
lutheran
lutherns
lutherns
noun
plural of luthern
maithuna
maithuna
noun
tantric sexual union
manhunts
manhunts
noun
plural of manhunt
mathurin
mathurin
Noun
A member of the Trinitarian order.
metuchen
mintbush
mintbush
noun
Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
monmouth
monmouth
Proper noun
A town in Monmouthshire, Wales.
A city in Illinois, USA
mouthing
mouthing
noun
Ranting; passionate speech devoid of meaning.
The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
verb
present participle of mouth
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
nahuatls
nautches
nautches
noun
plural of nautch
nerthrus
neuchtel
nieshout
nieshout
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of sneezewood
nontruth
nontruth
noun
That which is not true; a lie or falsehood.
northrup
northumb
notchful
noughtly
nuthatch
nuthatch
noun
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.
nuthouse
nuthouse
noun
(informal, offensive) A hospital for the mentally ill.
nutshell
nutshell
noun
(nautical) A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.
A short book summarizing an area of law.
The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
verb
(transitive) To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).
olynthus
olynthus
Proper noun
An ancient city of Chalcidice
oughting
outhunts
outhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outhunt
outnight
outnight
verb
(transitive) To surpass in telling tales of nights one has experienced.
outpunch
outpunch
verb
(transitive) To punch harder or better than.
outshine
outshine
verb
(literary) To shine forth.
To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
To shine brighter than something else
outshone
outshone
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outshine
outshown
outshown
verb
past participle of outshow
outthank
outthank
verb
(transitive) To surpass in thanking; to give more thanks than.
outthink
outthink
verb
To best an opponent by thinking.
overhunt
overhunt
verb
(transitive) To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.
pantheum
panthous
penchute
pentheus
pinchgut
pinchgut
noun
Alternative form of pinch-gut
plunther
prehaunt
rathenau
ruthanne
ruthenia
ruthenic
ruthenic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ruthenium