A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
anheuser
anorchus
aphareus
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
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.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
bahadurs
bahadurs
noun
plural of bahadur
bathurst
bathurst
Proper noun
a regional city in New South Wales, Australia.
bearbush
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
branchus
brauhaus
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
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
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
brushers
brushers
noun
plural of brusher
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushier
brushier
adj
comparative form of brushy: more brushy
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushite
brushite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
brushlet
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
brushton
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
bullrush
bullrush
noun
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Alternative spelling of bulrush
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
burghers
burghers
noun
plural of burgher
burhinus
burrfish
burrfish
noun
Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
cenchrus
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
charruas
chasseur
chasseur
noun
(cooking) A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine.
A hotel messenger, especially in France.
A hunter or huntsman.
A servant or attendant.
A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
chaufers
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
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.
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
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chuddars
chuddars
noun
plural of chuddar
chudders
chudders
noun
plural of chudder
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
chukkars
chukkars
noun
plural of chukkar
chukkers
chukkers
noun
plural of chukker
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churches
churches
noun
plural of church
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of church
churlish
churlish
adj
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
Stingy or grudging.
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
clathrus
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
corythus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couchers
couchers
noun
plural of coucher
coughers
coughers
noun
plural of cougher
courbash
cretheus
crouches
crouches
noun
plural of crouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crouch
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
crushers
crushers
noun
plural of crusher
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
crutches
crutches
noun
plural of crutch
currachs
currachs
noun
plural of currach
curraghs
curraghs
noun
plural of curragh
cychreus
dewhurst
dhourras
dhurries
dhurries
noun
plural of dhurrie
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
droughts
droughts
noun
plural of drought
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
druthers
druthers
noun
(US, informal, often humorous) Wishes, preferences, or ways.
drybrush
drybrush
noun
(painting) A form of brushwork that involves stroking lightly with a minimally loaded brush to create a textured look.
dryhouse
durtschi
dushehra
dussehra
dusserah
echiurus
elmhurst
enshroud
enshroud
verb
(transitive) to cover with (or as if with) a shroud
eschrufe
etherous
eucharis
eucharis
noun
A type of plant of the genus Eucharis, found in Central and South America and with white flowers.
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
euphroes
euphroes
noun
plural of euphroe
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
flourish
flourish
noun
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
An ornamentation.
verb
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
(intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
flushers
flushers
noun
plural of flusher
flybrush
forebush
fraughts
fraughts
noun
plural of fraught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught
frubbish
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fuehrers
fuehrers
noun
plural of fuehrer
fulshear
furthers
furthers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of further
furthest
furthest
adj
Most distant in time, space or degree.
superlative form of far: most far
adv
To the greatest degree or extent.
To, at or over the greatest distance in space, time or other extent.
futharcs
futharks
futharks
noun
plural of futhark
futhorcs
futhorcs
noun
plural of futhorc
futhorks
futhorks
noun
plural of futhork
garshuni
gracchus
gracchus
Proper noun
definition
grouches
grouches
noun
plural of grouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grouch
gruffish
gruffish
adj
Somewhat gruff.
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
grutches
grutches
noun
plural of grutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grutch
gurdfish
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
guytrash
guytrash
noun
Alternative form of gytrash
habsburg
hachures
hachures
noun
plural of hachure
haircuts
haircuts
noun
plural of haircut
hamburgs
hapsburg
harbours
harbours
noun
plural of harbour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harbour
harpalus
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.