(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.
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acolhuan
adolphus
ahousaht
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
allmouth
allmouth
noun
Any of the order Lophiiformes of anglerfish, such as Lophius piscatorius.
although
although
conj
But, except.
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
ancohuma
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anorchus
aphodius
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
arhauaco
arthrous
arthrous
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
(specifically, of a term or phrase) Used with or headed by a grammatical article.
ashuelot
athrough
aunthood
aunthood
noun
The quality or state of being an aunt.
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autobahn
autobahn
noun
By analogy, any wide, high-speed road.
The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
autolith
autolith
noun
(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
autophon
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.
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
ballahou
ballahou
noun
Alternative form of ballahoo
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.
beehouse
beehouse
noun
A beehive or apiary.
berthoud
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
besmouch
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
betrough
beyrouth
bhojpuri
bhumibol
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bluehole
boethius
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
bohuslav
bonaught
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bouchard
bouchees
bouchier
bouchons
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
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.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
bronaugh
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughta
brouhaha
brouhaha
noun
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
brushton
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.]
budworth
bughouse
bughouse
adj
(US, slang) Crazy, insane.
noun
(South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.
(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bullhoof
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bullough
bullshot
bullshot
noun
(neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
bunghole
bunghole
noun
Alternative spelling of bung-hole
buphonia
burhmoot
bushbody
bushgoat
bushidos
bushongo
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
bushwood
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachucho
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
catochus
catochus
noun
The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chaloupe
chamouni
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
chapourn
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaumont
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).
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.
chemulpo
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chiquero
chiquito
chlorous
chlorous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
(obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chocorua
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chondrus
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
chouette
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
choushes
choushes
noun
plural of choush
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chronium
chubasco
chubasco
noun
(nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
chuchona
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
chuppoth
churchgo
churoyan
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
cloghaun
clougher
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
coahuila
coahuila
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
coauthor
coauthor
noun
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
verb
To write something in collaboration with another author.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.