(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.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
acolhuan
acushnet
alchuine
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
ancohuma
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anheuser
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
anorchus
antihuff
antihuff
noun
(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
antiphus
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
ashippun
atheneum
auchenia
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
baughman
bauhinia
bauhinia
noun
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
behistun
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
bhikkuni
bhungini
blechnum
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bonaught
bouchons
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.
branchus
bronaugh
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
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
brunhild
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brushton
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchnera
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
bukharin
bulfinch
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
buphonia
burhinus
burnight
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
busching
bushings
bushings
noun
plural of bushing
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
bushnell
bushnell
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a small town in South Dakota, USA.
bushongo
caanthus
cachunde
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
cenchrus
chadburn
chamouni
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chanukah
chapourn
charruan
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaumont
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
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.
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).
chazanut
cheneaus
cheneaux
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequinn
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
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.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chnuphis
chondrus
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chronium
chuchona
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
chugging
chugging
noun
The sound of something that chugs.
verb
present participle of chug
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chundari
chunichi
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churinga
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
churnful
churnful
noun
As much as a churn will hold.
churning
churning
noun
The act by which something is churned.
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
verb
present participle of churn
churoyan
churring
churring
verb
present participle of churr
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cloghaun
clubhand
clubhand
noun
(medicine) A short, distorted hand.
conchucu
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
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.
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
The act of one who couches.
verb
present participle of couch.
couchman
coughing
coughing
noun
A cough; the act of coughing.
verb
present participle of cough
coughlin
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
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
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.
cutcheon
cuxhaven
cynthius
damanhur
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
dehradun
dhunchee
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.
donaghue
donoghue
donought
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
doughman
doughmen
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.