(now historical) A universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
alsworth
althaeas
althaeas
noun
plural of althaea
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altschin
anesthyl
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
ashuelot
asphalts
asphalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphalt
athletes
athletes
noun
plural of athlete
baltheus
bathless
bathless
adj
Without a bath (tub for bathing).
blathers
blathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blather
blethers
blethers
noun
plural of blether
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blether
blithers
blithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blither
blithest
blithest
adj
superlative form of blithe: most blithe
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
brothels
brothels
noun
plural of brothel
brushlet
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.
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.
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chattels
chattels
noun
plural of chattel
chelates
chelates
noun
plural of chelate
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
chilcats
chiliast
chiliast
noun
(Christianity, typically derogatory) Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
chilitis
chilkats
chillest
chillest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of chill
chitlins
chitlins
noun
Pronunciation spelling of chitterlings.
cholates
cholates
noun
plural of cholate
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
chortles
chortles
noun
plural of chortle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chortle
christal
christel
christly
christly
Adjective
Christlike
chrystal
chrystal
noun
Obsolete spelling of crystal
chrystel
claithes
clarseth
clathrus
claughts
clutches
clutches
noun
(usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
plural of clutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clutch
cultches
cultches
noun
plural of cultch
dahlsten
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
eliathas
elmhurst
elsewhat
elsewhat
pron
(obsolete) Something else; anything else.
elsworth
enthrals
enthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthral
eschalot
eschalot
noun
Archaic form of shallot.
ethanols
ethanols
noun
plural of ethanol
ethicals
ethicals
noun
plural of ethical
ethinyls
ethinyls
noun
plural of ethinyl
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
ethynyls
ethynyls
noun
plural of ethynyl
fasthold
felspath
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishtail
fishtail
noun
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Short for fishtail palm.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
flatfish
flatfish
noun
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
flattish
flattish
adj
Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
flatwash
flaughts
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
fletches
fletches
noun
plural of fletch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fletch
flirtish
flirtish
adj
of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
flitches
flitches
noun
plural of flitch
flushest
flushest
adj
superlative form of flush: most flush
foothils
forsloth
forsloth
verb
(transitive) To lose, miss, neglect, spoil, or waste through sloth.
frithles
gaslight
gaslight
noun
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
verb
(chiefly transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
ghastful
ghastful
adj
(archaic) Causing fear; terrifying; dreadful; fit to make one aghast; exceedingly dismal.
(archaic) Terrified, frightened.
ghastily
ghostily
ghostily
adv
In a ghostlike manner.
ghostlet
ghostlet
noun
A little ghost.
glitches
glitches
noun
plural of glitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glitch
goethals
goliaths
goliaths
noun
plural of goliath
gtersloh
hailshot
hailshot
noun
(obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones.
halakist
halakist
noun
Alternative form of halakhist
halberts
halberts
noun
plural of halbert
halibuts
halibuts
noun
plural of halibut
haliotis
hallcist
halmstad
halstead
halteres
halteres
noun
plural of haltere
haltless
haltless
adj
Without halting or pausing; ceaseless; continual.
handlist
handlist
noun
A list for easy reference.
haplites
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
hardsalt
harshlet
harslets
harslets
noun
plural of harslet
hasteful
hasteful
adj
(dated) hasty; rapid; speedy
hastifly
hatchels
hatchels
noun
plural of hatchel
hateless
hateless
adj
Free from hate.
haulster
haustral
haustral
adj
Relating to the haustra.
haylofts
haylofts
noun
plural of hayloft
heatless
heatless
adj
Without heat.
heelpost
heelpost
noun
(carpentry) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
(nautical) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
The quoin post of a lock gate.
heeltaps
heeltaps
noun
plural of heeltap
heiltsuk
heliasts
heliasts
noun
plural of heliast
helistop
helistop
noun
A place where a helicopter can land.
hellcats
hellcats
noun
plural of hellcat
helotism
helotism
noun
(zoology) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit
The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
helvtius
hilliest
hilliest
adj
superlative form of hilly: most hilly
hillsite
hilltops
hilltops
noun
plural of hilltop
hiltless
hiltless
adj
Without a hilt.
histonal
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
holdouts
holdouts
noun
plural of holdout
holibuts
holibuts
noun
plural of holibut
holistic
holistic
adj
Related to holism.
Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.
holostei
holstein
holstein
noun
(rare) Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
holsters
holsters
noun
plural of holster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holster
homilist
homilist
noun
One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.
honestly
honestly
adv
(manner) In an honest manner.
Frankly, to be honest.
intj
Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.
hooklets
hooklets
noun
plural of hooklet
hoplites
hoplites
noun
plural of hoplite
hospital
hospital
adj
(obsolete) Hospitable.
noun
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
hosteled
hosteler
hosteler
noun
Alternative form of hosteller
hostelry
hostelry
noun
(countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
(uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.