(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.
bonaught
branchus
bronaugh
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchnera
bukharin
buphonia
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
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.
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
chuchona
chundari
churinga
churoyan
cloghaun
clubhand
clubhand
noun
(medicine) A short, distorted hand.
couchant
couchant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.
(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
couchman
cuxhaven
damanhur
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
dehradun
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
doughman
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
dunseath
dushanbe
dushanbe
Proper noun
The capital of Tajikistan.
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.
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.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
enhaulse
eulachan
eulachon
eulachon
noun
Synonym of candlefish
eunuchal
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
fanhouse
flashgun
flashgun
noun
(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
flaunche
fraughan
fraughan
noun
(Ireland) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
gachupin
gandurah
gandurah
noun
Alternative form of gandoura
garshuni
guahiban
gulancha
gunarchy
gunarchy
noun
Archaic form of gynarchy.
gunreach
gunwhale
habendum
habendum
noun
(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
habenula
habenula
noun
(anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
hafniums
hagueton
hahniums
halfungs
halinous
handcuff
handcuff
noun
One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
verb
(figuratively) to restrain or restrict.
To apply handcuffs to
handfuls
handfuls
noun
plural of handful
handguns
handguns
noun
plural of handgun
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handsful
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hanotaux
hanukkah
hanukkah
Proper noun
An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
hanumans
hanumans
noun
plural of hanuman
haqueton
harangue
harangue
noun
A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
hartmunn
harunobu
haughton
haunched
haunched
adj
Fitted with haunches (squat vertical support structures).
hauncher
haunches
haunches
noun
plural of haunch
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
hausmann
hauynite
hauynite
noun
Alternative form of haüynite
havenful
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.
herulian
higganum
hiranuma
hirasuna
honaunau
honduran
honduras
hortulan
hortulan
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
houndman
hourigan
hourihan
houseman
houseman
noun
(chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
(now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
huberman
hudsonia
hufnagel
humanate
humanate
adj
(obsolete) Imbued with humanity.
humanely
humanely
adv
in a humane way
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humanify
humanify
verb
(transitive) To give humanity to; to make human or relatable.
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanish
humanish
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
humanism
humanism
noun
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
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.