Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
anthony
anthony
Proper noun
name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in New Mexico
A town in Texas
apohyal
apohyal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
athodyd
athodyd
noun
A simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engine is expected to be able to provide cruising speeds at Mach numbers of around 5 to 7 (5 to 7 times the speed of sound).
atrophy
atrophy
noun
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
verb
(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
behoney
behoney
verb
(transitive) To cover or smear with honey.
(transitive) To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words.
bhotiya
blotchy
blotchy
adj
Covered in blotches.
bothway
boychik
boychik
noun
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar.
boyhood
boyhood
noun
The state or period of being a boy.
boyship
brython
brython
Noun
A (historical) Briton: a member of that people that spoke Brythonic languages.
bushboy
bushboy
noun
A young bushman; a boy who lives or camps in the bush.
cashboy
chanoyu
chanoyu
noun
A traditional Japanese tea ceremony in which matcha is prepared and presented.
charpoy
charpoy
noun
(India) A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
chayota
chayote
chayote
noun
Sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
chicory
chicory
noun
(chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
(chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
chimayo
chloryl
chloryl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent radical ClO₂- or cation ClO₂⁺
chogyal
choisya
choisya
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.
chokeys
chokeys
noun
plural of chokey
choltry
choltry
noun
(India, historical) A Hindu caravanserai.
chomsky
choosey
choosey
adj
Alternative spelling of choosy
choragy
choregy
chorley
chorley
Proper noun
a market town and borough in Lancashire, England.
choryos
chromyl
chromyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The divalent radical CrO₂: or cation CrO₂²⁺
churoya
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chylous
chylous
adj
(physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
chymous
chymous
adj
Of or pertaining to chyme.
chytroi
ciphony
ciphony
noun
The process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
cockshy
cockshy
noun
A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To pelt; to throw things at.
coothay
corypha
coshery
coshery
noun
(historical) The ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.
couthly
crotchy
cyathos
cychosz
dahomey
dahomey
Proper noun
A former country in Africa, located in present-day Benin.
dayhoit
dhooley
doherty
dohnnyi
dorothy
doughty
doughty
adj
(dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
noun
(archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.
droshky
droshky
noun
An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
drouthy
drouthy
adj
(Scotland, US) Droughty, dry.
(Scotland, US) Thirsty.
dyphone
ecphory
ecphory
noun
An automatic memory retrieval process engaged when a specific, proximal cue interacts with information stored in memory. The recovered product of that interaction can be the result of a strategic memory search, or it could act as fuel for subsequent strategic retrieval processes.
ekphory
ekphory
noun
Alternative form of ecphoria
eophyte
eophyte
noun
(botany, paleontology) A fossil plant from the Silurian age
ethoxyl
ethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol
euphony
euphony
noun
A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Pleasant phonetic quality of certain words.
euphory
euphory
noun
Synonym of euphoria
eyehole
eyehole
noun
The hole in a helmet, skull, etc. corresponding to the position of the eye.
The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
eyehook
eyehook
noun
Alternative form of eye hook
eyeshot
eyeshot
noun
(archaic) A brief glance.
(photography) Range.
Range of vision, a distance in which something is visible.
fogyish
fogyish
adj
Characteristic of a fogy
forhooy
forsyth
forsyth
Proper noun
A city in Georgia, USA
A city in Montana, USA
forthby
forthby
adv
Obsolete form of forby.
foughty
froughy
froughy
adj
(UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.
ghostly
ghostly
adj
(archaic) Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
Spooky; frightening.
grouchy
grouchy
adj
(originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
gryphon
gryphon
noun
Alternative form of griffin
haemony
haemony
noun
(rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments.
halcyon
halcyon
adj
(figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
noun
(poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
hallboy
harmony
harmony
noun
(music) The academic study of chords.
(music) The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously.
(music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
Agreement or accord.
hautboy
hautboy
noun
(dated, music) An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.
(music) A reed stop on an organ giving a similar sound.
A tall-growing strawberry, Fragaria elatior, having a musky flavour.
haybote
haybote
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote.
haycock
haycock
noun
A small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack.
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayloft
hayloft
noun
The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.
haymows
haymows
noun
plural of haymow
haywood
helotry
helotry
noun
(Ancient Greece) The helots collectively; slaves; bondsmen.
hemocry
herdboy
herdboy
Noun
A boy who herds animals.
heroify
heroify
verb
To raise someone to the status of a hero by overlooking the person's flaws.
heronry
heronry
noun
A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
heywood
hickory
hickory
adj
Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.
noun
(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya.
(countable, golf, informal) A club made from this wood.
(uncountable) The wood of these trees.
A coarse, durable cotton fabric.
Carya illinoinensis is the source of pecan nuts.
highboy
highboy
noun
(dated) A political highflier.
(dated) One who enjoys the high life.
A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs.
history
history
noun
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
(countable) A set of events involving an entity.
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
(informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
(uncountable) Shared experience or interaction.
The aggregate of past events.
The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).
verb
(obsolete) To narrate or record.
hoarily
hoarily
adv
In a hoary manner.
hockday
hockday
Proper noun
Hocktide
hockeys
hockeys
noun
plural of hockey
hockley
hockley
Proper noun
a large village in District, Essex, England,
an inner city area in Birmingham, England.
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Virginia, USA.
a village in the town of Ontario, Canada.
hockney
hodaddy
hodaddy
noun
(surfing, slang) Synonym of hodad
hoggery
hoggery
noun
A place where pigs are kept.
Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
hogyard
hokerly
holiday
holiday
noun
(chiefly UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
(chiefly UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
(finance) A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
verb
(Britain, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.
(intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study.
holyday
holyday
noun
Obsolete form of holiday.
holyoke
holyoke
Proper noun
a home rule municipality in Colorado, USA, and the county seat of Named after Holyoke in Massachusetts.
a city in Massachusetts, USA, named after
homelyn
homelyn
noun
Raia maculata, the European sand ray.
homonym
homonym
noun
(loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both), technically called a homophone (same sound, different spelling) or a homograph (same spelling, different sound), or if both are the same, a homonym.
(semantics, strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
(taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
honeoye
honesty
honesty
noun
(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.
(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.