(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
achesoun
acushnet
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anorchus
bouchons
branchus
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
busching
caanthus
cenchrus
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).
cheneaus
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chnuphis
chondrus
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
cushions
cushions
noun
plural of cushion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cushion
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
cynthius
duchesne
duchesne
Proper noun
A small city in Utah, USA
The in Utah.
elenchus
elenchus
noun
(rhetoric) A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.
enchodus
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
fuchsine
fuchsine
noun
A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
fuchsins
fuchsins
noun
plural of fuchsin
fuchsone
glunches
haunches
haunches
noun
plural of haunch
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
hutchins
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
kechuans
kutchins
launches
launches
noun
plural of launch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of launch
lunchers
lunchers
noun
plural of luncher
mispunch
mispunch
noun
An act or result of mispunching (any sense).
verb
To punch a ball or similar object so that it does not go to the intended destination.
To punch a hole in the wrong place.
To punch the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, keypunch, or similar device.
muchness
muchness
noun
Greatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.
Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
munchers
munchers
noun
plural of muncher
munchies
munchies
noun
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
nautches
nautches
noun
plural of nautch
nonesuch
nonesuch
noun
A person or thing with no equal.
Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica)
paunches
paunches
noun
plural of paunch
penuches
penuchis
punchers
punchers
noun
plural of puncher
quenches
quenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quench
rhonchus
rhonchus
noun
(medicine) A dry rattling sound heard during breathing, due to deposits in the bronchial tubes.
ruchings
ruchings
noun
plural of ruching
schoenus
schoenus
noun
(historical) An ancient unit of length and area based on the knotted cords first used in Egyptian surveying.
schouten
schulein
schulman
schumann
schurman
scraunch
scrunchs
scrunchy
scrunchy
adj
(informal) scrunched up; creased or wrinkled
noun
Alternative spelling of scrunchie
sechuana
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
shuckins
shuckpen
sithcund
sithcund
adj
Synonym of gesithcund
skutchan
souchong
souchong
noun
Any of several varieties of aromatic black tea from China.
speuchan
stubchen
subniche
subniche
noun
A niche making up part of a larger niche.
subpunch
suchness
suchness
noun
(philosophy, chiefly Buddhism) Existence per se.
synochus
synochus
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A continuous fever.
uncashed
uncashed
adj
Not presented for payment; unredeemed.
unchains
unchains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchain
unchased
unchased
adj
Not chased (decorated by embossing).
Not chased (pursued).
unchaste
unchaste
adj
Not chaste; not continent
unchokes
unchokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unchoke
unchosen
unchosen
adj
Not chosen.
unchrist
unschool
unschool
verb
(transitive) To educate (a child) in an alternative to the regular school method, focused on the learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning.
unscotch
unsnatch
unstanch
unstarch
unstarch
verb
(transitive) To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.
unstitch
unstitch
verb
(transitive) To take out stitches from.
(transitive, figurative) To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart.