(botany) A flower or, more commonly, a floret that has the simplest, most basic type of structure.
antioch
antioch
Proper noun
the name of a number of cities founded by kings of the Seleucid dynasty, the most famous being "Antioch on the Orontes" in ancient Syria (modern-day Antakya in south-eastern Turkey).
A city in California.
A village in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana, USA
An unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
A ghost town in Nebraska.
A village in Ohio.
aphonia
aphonia
noun
(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
aphonic
aphonic
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
noun
A person who has aphonia.
bhowani
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bothnia
bothnic
bothnic
Adjective
Bothnian
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
cashion
cathion
chainon
chainon
noun
(geology) A secondary range of mountains.
chatino
chatino
Noun
A member of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico.
Proper noun
Their indigenous Mesoamerican language.
cheiron
chicano
chiffon
chiffon
noun
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chilion
chillon
chilson
chilton
chilton
Proper noun
Any of several villages in
An in
A and unincorporated community in
A city in that is the of
A town in Calumet County, Wisconsin, partially within which the city is.
chincof
chinois
chinois
noun
(cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer.
chinone
chinone
noun
(chemistry) Dated form of quinone.
chinook
chinook
noun
(Canada, US, physics, meteorology) The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
chionis
chiopin
chireno
chirino
chitons
chitons
noun
plural of chiton
chlorin
chlorin
noun
(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
Archaic form of chlorine.
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
choline
choline
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.
chondri
chondri
noun
plural of chondrus
chopine
chopine
noun
(historical, footwear) A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
chopins
chopins
noun
plural of chopin
choppin
chorine
chorine
noun
A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorion
chorion
noun
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
(biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg.
(botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
chosing
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
chronic
chronic
adj
(informal) Extremely serious.
(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
(slang) Good, great; "wicked".
(slang) Very bad, awful.
Inveterate or habitual.
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
noun
(medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
(slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
ciphony
ciphony
noun
The process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
cochins
cohanim
cohanim
noun
plural of cohen
cominch
conchie
conchie
noun
Alternative spelling of conchy
corinth
corinth
noun
(obsolete) A small fruit; a currant.
cornish
cornish
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of cornice
One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
coshing
coshing
verb
present participle of cosh
cronish
cushion
cushion
noun
(figuratively) a sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective.
(finance, countable, uncountable) Money kept in reserve.
(historical) A pad supporting a woman's hair.
(historical) The dancer in the cushion dance who currently holds the cushion, or the dance itself.
(historical) The rubber of an electrical machine.
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
A mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston.
A pad on which gilders cut gold leaf.
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc.
An engraver's pad.
The pillow used in making bone lace.
verb
To absorb or deaden the impact of.
To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
To furnish with cushions.
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
dighton
dighton
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA
a town in Massachusetts, USA.
dishorn
dishorn
verb
(transitive) To remove the horns of.
dithion
dohnnyi
dolphin
dolphin
noun
(heraldry) A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.
(history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.
(military, obsolete) One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.
(nautical) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.
(nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
(nautical) A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice or floating logs.
(nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
donnish
donnish
adj
(of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.
Characteristic of a (university) don.
donship
donship
noun
The position or role of a don.
dotchin
dotchin
noun
(India, obsolete) A steelyard or balance.
dronish
dronish
adj
Like a drone; slow; sluggish.
echoing
echoing
noun
The act of something that echoes.
verb
present participle of echo
einhorn
enochic
ethions
fashion
fashion
noun
(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
(countable) A style or manner in which something is done.
(dated) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding.
(uncountable) Popular trends.
The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.
verb
(dated) To fit, adapt, or accommodate to.
(dated) To make in a standard manner; to work.
(obsolete) To forge or counterfeit.
To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
fondish
fondish
adj
Somewhat or rather fond.
fonnish
gnocchi
gnocchi
noun
Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
gnomish
gnomish
adj
(fantasy) Belonging to a race of gnomes.
Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
aphoristic; gnomic
gronchi
hallion
hallion
noun
A rascal.
haloing
haloing
verb
present participle of halo
hapiton
healion
hedonic
hedonic
adj
Of or relating to pleasure
Of or relating to the hedonists or to hedonism
Pursuing pleasure in a devoted manner
heinous
heinous
adj
Totally reprehensible.
heisson
helicon
helicon
noun
(music) A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
(physics) A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
hellion
hellion
adj
Cursed, ill-fated.
noun
An evil person.
An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person.
The larva of the dobsonfly.
helonia
helonin
henotic
henotic
adj
Of or pertaining to the production of peace and harmony; unifying
henrico
henrion
heroine
heroine
noun
A female hero.
A female lead character.
heroins
heroins
noun
plural of heroin
hesione
hexonic
hiation
hiation
noun
(obsolete) The act of gaping; a gap.
hijoung
hilborn
hiltons
hindoos
hiodont
hipbone
hipbone
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of hip bone
hirundo
hispano
histone
histone
noun
(biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
hoaming
hoatzin
hoatzin
noun
A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
hobbian
hobbing
hobbing
verb
present participle of hob
hobnail
hobnail
noun
(obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic.
A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
verb
(transitive) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
To fit with hobnails.
hoboing
hoboing
verb
present participle of hobo
hocking
hocking
verb
present participle of hock
hodding
hodding
verb
present participle of hod
hoddins
hodgkin
hoeshin
hogging
hogging
adj
(nautical, engineering) Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.
noun
(slang) The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of low self-esteem.
Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
verb
present participle of hog
hoggins
hoggins
noun
plural of hoggin
hogling
hogling
noun
A young, immature, or diminutive hog.
hogskin
hogskin
noun
Leather tanned from a hog's skin.
hoidens
hoidens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoiden
hoising
hoising
verb
present participle of hoise
hokiang
holbein
holding
holding
noun
(in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).
(obsolete) Logic; consistency.
(obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
(obsolete, rare) That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.
A determination of law made by a court.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
verb
present participle of hold
holguin
holking
holking
verb
present participle of holk
hollins
homalin
hominal
hominem
homines
hominid
hominid
adj
Of the Hominidae.
noun
Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
homonid
honiara
honiara
Proper noun
The capital of the Solomon Islands.
honiton
honiton
Proper noun
a market town in East Devon district, England.
a locality on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, apparently named after Honiton, Devon.
honkies
honkies
noun
plural of honkie
plural of honky
honking
honking
adj
(informal) Having a bad smell.
Alternative spelling of honkin'
noun
A sound that honks.
verb
present participle of honk
honobia
honoria
honoria
Proper noun
name, the Latinized feminine of Honorius.
hontish
hooding
hooding
noun
The expansion of the neck of an elapid called hood.
verb
present participle of hood
hoofing
hoofing
verb
present participle of hoof
hooking
hooking
noun
(ice hockey, bandy, floorball) The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.
The act of catching or fastening something on a hook.
verb
present participle of hook
hooping
hooping
verb
present participle of hoop
hooting
hooting
noun
The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound.
verb
present participle of hoot
hopbind
hopbind
noun
Alternative form of hopbine
hopbine
hopbine
noun
The climbing stem of the hop.
hopkins
hopping
hopping
adj
(US, slang) Of a location, crowded with people.
noun
(Britain) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
(countable, physics) A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.
The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.
The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent
verb
present participle of hop
hopvine
hopvine
noun
The stock or stem of the hop.
hordein
hordein
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.
hording
hording
verb
present participle of horde
horicon
horizon
horizon
noun
(archaeology, chiefly US) A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period.
(chess) The point at which a computer chess algorithm stops searching for further moves.
(figuratively) The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold.
(geology) A specific layer of soil, or stratum
Any level line or surface.
The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists.
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.