(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
affamish
affamish
verb
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
amathist
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
amersham
amersham
Proper noun
a market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
amethist
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amollish
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amphissa
amphoras
anthemas
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
apachism
apathism
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
arthemis
ashelman
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
baalshem
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
bathmats
bathmats
noun
plural of bathmat
bathmism
bathmism
noun
(obsolete) A supposed "growth force" in vitalism.
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
beshamed
beshamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshame
beshames
beshames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshame
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmooth
besmooth
Verb
To make smooth.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bimbashi
bimbashi
noun
Alternative spelling of binbashi
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
birchism
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bitheism
bitheism
noun
A form of dualism that recognizes two deities which are not in conflict or opposition (as good vs evil) but rather are in two exclusive forms or states (like male and female).
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
boehmist
bohemias
bohemias
noun
plural of bohemia
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
brahmans
brahmans
noun
plural of brahman
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
brahmism
brechams
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buddhism
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
camphols
camphols
noun
plural of camphol
camphors
camphors
noun
plural of camphor
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
campshot
camshach
camshaft
camshaft
noun
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
carsmith
caschrom
caschrom
noun
The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.
cashment
cashmere
cashmere
noun
(chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.
(chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.
cathisma
cathisma
noun
(Christianity) A portion of the psalter; a troparion or short hymn used as a response.
chalmers
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamisal
chamisal
noun
Dated form of chamise. (American shrub)
chamises
chamises
noun
plural of chamise
chamisos
chamisos
noun
plural of chamiso
chammies
chammies
noun
plural of chammy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chammy
champacs
champacs
noun
plural of champac
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
charisma
charisma
noun
(Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
Personal charm or magnetism.
The ability to influence without the use of logic.
charisms
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
chartism
chartism
noun
(finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists.
chasidim
chatsome
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chefdoms
chemises
chemises
noun
plural of chemise
chemisms
chemisms
noun
plural of chemism
chemists
chemists
noun
plural of chemist
chemoses
chemoses
noun
plural of chemosis
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
cheremis
chermish
chessdom
chessdom
noun
The world of chess.
chessman
chessman
noun
(chess) A chess piece.
chessmen
chessmen
noun
plural of chessman
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chiasmal
chiasmal
Adjective
Relating to chiasma.
Relating to chiasmus.
chiasmas
chiasmic
chiasmic
adj
Relating to chiasma
Relating to chiasmus
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chiemsee
chiliasm
chiliasm
noun
Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chiromys
chishima
chisholm
chloasma
chloasma
noun
(medicine) melasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spots
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chremsel
chremsel
noun
(Judaism) A fried dumpling made of matzo meal and filled with fruit, typically prunes, and eaten on Passover.
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chrismal
chrismal
adj
Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
noun
A veil used in christening.
A vessel for holding chrism; a chrismatory.
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromyls
chromyls
noun
plural of chromyl
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
chymists
chymists
noun
plural of chymist
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
clammish
clammish
adj
secretive; uncommunicative
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
cohanims
combfish
combfish
noun
An Australasian wrasse, Coris picta, having a comb-like stripe
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
copemish
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
damrosch
demolish
demolish
verb
(figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
(literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
diminish
diminish
verb
(intransitive) To become less or smaller.
(intransitive) To disappear gradually.
(intransitive) To taper.
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
(transitive) To make smaller.
(transitive) To take away; to subtract.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
dishelms
dishelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishelm
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
ditheism
ditheism
noun
A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other.