Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
adolphus
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alehouse
alehouse
noun
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.
alkahest
alkahest
noun
(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
allheals
allheals
noun
plural of allheal
alphonsa
alphonse
alphonso
alphonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alphosis
alphosis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Albinism.
alsworth
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altschin
amollish
anesthyl
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anhelose
anhelose
adj
Alternative form of anhelous
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
aphelops
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
arsehole
arsehole
noun
(Britain, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada (regional), vulgar) The anus.
(UK, vulgar, uncountable) A variant of the card game big two.
(vulgar) Alternative form of asshole (“anything unpleasant or undesirable”)
(vulgar, offensive) An inconsiderate or mean-spirited person. Less vulgar and intense than fucker or cunt.
ashelman
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
ashlared
ashlared
adj
Built with ashlars.
ashleigh
ashleigh
Proper noun
name; variant of Ashley.
ashlered
ashlered
adj
Alternative form of ashlared
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
ashuelot
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
asphalts
asphalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphalt
asphodel
asphodel
noun
(Greek mythology) The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
Flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flowers of these plants.
assholes
assholes
noun
plural of asshole
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
athletes
athletes
noun
plural of athlete
baalshem
babblish
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
balkhash
balochis
baltheus
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
bashless
bashless
adj
(obsolete) shameless
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
behalves
behalves
noun
plural of behalf
belchers
belchers
noun
plural of belcher
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
besplash
besplash
verb
(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
bleakish
bleakish
adj
Somewhat bleak.
blenches
blenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blench
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blindish
blindish
adj
As if blind; characteristic of blindness.
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blondish
blondish
adj
Similar to a stereotypical dumb blonde.
Somewhat blond in colour.
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bluebush
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bogglish
bogglish
adj
Uncertain, doubtful; skittish
bohuslav
bolshies
bolshies
noun
plural of bolshie
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushlet
bubblish
bubblish
adj
(economics) Resembling or characteristic of an economic bubble.
Filled with bubbles.
Resembling or characteristic of bubbles.
bueschel
bullrush
bullrush
noun
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Alternative spelling of bulrush
bullshit
bullshit
adj
(vulgar, slang) absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.)
intj
(vulgar, slang) An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard.
noun
(card games, possibly vulgar) A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations.
(philosophy) Statements made without regard for their truth value.
(rhetoric) Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not.
(vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.
(vulgar, slang) Statements that are transparently or offensively false.
(vulgar, slang) Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity).
(vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
verb
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To come up with on the spot; to improvise.
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze.
(transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
bullshot
bullshot
noun
(neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
busheled
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushkill
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
bushless
bushless
adj
Without bushes.
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
bushnell
bushnell
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a small town in South Dakota, USA.
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
calabash
calabash
noun
(music) A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.
A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
calashes
calashes
noun
plural of calash
calathos
calathos
noun
A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
caleches
caleches
noun
plural of caleche
caliches
caliches
noun
plural of caliche
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
camphols
camphols
noun
plural of camphol
cascalho
cascalho
noun
(South America) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found.
cashable
cashable
adj
Able to be converted into cash
cashgirl
cashless
cashless
adj
Having no money.
Operating without the need for cash.
ceorlish
ceorlish
adj
Characteristic of a ceorl
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chadless
chadless
adj
Not having or producing chads.
chakales
chalazas
chalcids
chalcids
noun
plural of chalcid
chaldese
chalices
chalices
noun
plural of chalice
challahs
challahs
noun
plural of challah
challies
chalmers
chalones
chalones
noun
plural of chalone
chalybes
chamisal
chamisal
noun
Dated form of chamise. (American shrub)
chancels
chancels
noun
plural of chancel
channels
channels
noun
Formal lines of command and procedure.
plural of channel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channel
chapless
chapless
adj
(obsolete) Having no lower jaw; fleshless.
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
charales
charleys
charleys
noun
plural of charley
charlies
charlies
noun
plural of charlie
charnels
charnels
noun
plural of charnel
chasable
chasable
adj
Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
chaseley
chassell
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.