(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
amaethon
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.
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.
apholate
apothece
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
archetto
archpoet
asherton
ashstone
ashuelot
atcheson
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
atherton
atherton
Proper noun
A town in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England.
derived from the placename.
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
athonite
athonite
Adjective
of or relating to Athos
Noun
Someone from Athos
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
bathorse
bathorse
noun
A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. Also spelt bat-horse and bat horse.
bathoses
bathoses
noun
plural of bathos
bathrobe
bathrobe
noun
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.
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
bedworth
behemoth
behemoth
noun
(biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
berthold
berthold
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
berthoud
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
besmooth
besmooth
Verb
To make smooth.
besoothe
besoothe
verb
(transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bethalto
bethorns
bethroot
bethroot
noun
Alternative form of birthroot
betroths
betroths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betroth
betrough
beyrouth
bioethic
bioethic
noun
A principle or system of bioethics.
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
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
boathead
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
boehmist
boehmite
boehmite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
boethian
boethian
Adjective
Of or relating to (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, c. 480–524 or 525 AD), philosopher of the early 6th century.
boethius
bolthead
bolthead
noun
(chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
The head of a bolt.
bolthole
bolthole
noun
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
boothage
boothale
bootheel
bootheel
noun
An area of land protruding south of the eastern or western end of a southern border.
The heel of a boot.
boothite
boothite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing cobalt, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.
boothose
boothose
noun
An item of clothing worn over the stockings, in fashion in the seventeenth century.
borchert
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
bothered
bothered
adj
Caused to show discomposure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bother
botherer
botherer
noun
Agent noun of bother; one who bothers.
bothlike
bothwell
botteghe
botteghe
noun
plural of bottega
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
brotchen
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brothers
brothers
noun
plural of brother
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brother
brothier
brothier
adj
comparative form of brothy: more brothy
cachepot
cachepot
noun
An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
cacothes
catechol
catechol
noun
(organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
cathodes
cathodes
noun
plural of cathode
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
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.
challote
chamotte
chamotte
noun
A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.
charoset
charoset
noun
Alternative form of haroseth
chatsome
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checotah
chelator
chelator
noun
(chemistry) A chelating agent
chemotic
chemotic
adj
Relating to chemosis.
cheriton
cheroots
cheroots
noun
plural of cheroot
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
cheviots
cheviots
noun
plural of cheviot
chilcote
chimbote
chiolite
chiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
chirotes
chloette
chlorate
chlorate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.
chlorite
chlorite
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
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.
choicest
choicest
adj
superlative form of choice: most choice
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
cholates
cholates
noun
plural of cholate
choleate
choleate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of choleic acid
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
chordate
chordate
adj
Of such animals.
noun
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
chortler
chortler
noun
Someone who chortles
chortles
chortles
noun
plural of chortle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chortle
chouette
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chromate
chromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
verb
To treat with a chromate solution
chromite
chromite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.
chrotoem
clothier
clothier
noun
A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
coachlet
coachlet
noun
A little coach (vehicle).
cochlite
cofather
cohasset
cohasset
Proper noun
a CDP in California, USA.
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a city in Minnesota, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
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.
cohlette
cohobate
cohobate
noun
The concentrated distillate so formed
verb
(chemistry, alchemy) To treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.
cohosted
cohosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohost
colchyte
comaetho
comether
comether
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither
comptche
conchate
conchite
conchite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
cophetua
cosheath
cothouse
cothouse
noun
(Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.
couthest
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
cowheart
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crochets
crochets
noun
plural of crochet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crochet
crotched
crotched
adj
(UK, dialect) cross; peevish
(billiards) Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
Having a crotch or fork; forked.
Misspelling of crocheted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crotch
crotches
crotches
noun
plural of crotch
crotchet
crotchet
noun
(archaic) A whim or a fancy.
(military) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
(military, historical) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
(obsolete) A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(printing) A square bracket.
(surgery, now chiefly historical) A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.