(transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
(transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
achamoth
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achomawi
achomawi
Proper noun
The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
achorion
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
achromat
achromat
noun
(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
ackworth
acolhuan
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acronych
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
agalloch
agalloch
noun
The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha).
aircoach
aircoach
noun
(aviation) An airliner offering relatively cheap but cramped passenger flights.
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alichino
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
anchinoe
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
ancohuma
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorchus
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
apocryph
apothece
approach
approach
noun
(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
(also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
(archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.
(aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
(bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
(climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
(golf, tennis) Short for approach shot.
A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
verb
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
(intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
(transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
(transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
(transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
(transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
(transitive, archaic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
(transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
archaeol
archaeol
noun
(organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
archbold
archdolt
archeion
archelon
archetto
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
archhost
archmock
archpoet
archsnob
arhauaco
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
atrochal
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
ayacucho
azohumic
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
baiocchi
baiocchi
noun
plural of baiocco
balochis
bamboche
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
bartosch
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beblotch
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
becoresh
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
besmouch
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
binchois
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
birrotch
blachong
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blotched
blotched
adj
Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blotch
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
bobachee
bobachee
noun
(India, historical) A male cook.
bobeches
bobeches
noun
plural of bobeche
boeschen
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
bokchito
bonchief
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
borchers
borchert
borracha
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
boschbok
bosnisch
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchier
botchier
adj
comparative form of botchy: more botchy
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouchard
bouchees
bouchier
bouchons
bowditch
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
bozovich
brioches
brioches
noun
plural of brioche
brioschi
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broacher
broacher
noun
A broach, a spit.
One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first promoter or publisher.
broaches
broaches
noun
plural of broach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach
brochant
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
brodench
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
bronchos
bronchos
noun
plural of broncho
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brooched
brooched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brooch
brooches
brooches
noun
plural of brooch
brotchen
browache
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
caboched
caboched
adj
Alternative form of caboshed
cabochon
cabochon
noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cachalot
cachalot
noun
The sperm whale.
cachepot
cachepot
noun
An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachucho
cacothes
calathos
calathos
noun
A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.