(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
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.
anesthyl
apsychia
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archytas
ashberry
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
ayrshire
ayrshire
Proper noun
A traditional county in Scotland.
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
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.
bayshore
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
bushbaby
bushbaby
noun
An small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
bushbody
busyhead
byronish
cassytha
chaityas
chaityas
noun
plural of chaitya
chalybes
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
charleys
charleys
noun
plural of charley
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
chaseley
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chastity
chastity
noun
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
cheesery
cheesery
noun
(US) A bakery, cooking house, plant or other factory that specializes in making cheese.
cheesily
cheesily
adv
In a cheesy manner
chertsey
chertsey
Proper noun
A town in Surrey, England.
A town in New Zealand.
A municipality in Quebec, Canada.
cheskeys
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
cheyneys
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chiromys
chiselly
chrisney
christly
christly
Adjective
Christlike
christye
chromyls
chromyls
noun
plural of chromyl
chrysaor
chryseis
chryseis
Proper noun
Character of the book The Iliad.
chrysene
chrysene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings
chrysler
chrysler
Noun
An automobile of the make definition.
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
chrysopa
chrysops
chryssee
chrystal
chrystal
noun
Obsolete spelling of crystal
chrystel
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
chylosis
chylosis
noun
(pathology) The formation and subsequent digestion and transport of chyle
chymists
chymists
noun
plural of chymist
chymosin
chymosin
noun
(biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin
cochylis
corythus
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crowshay
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
cychreus
cynthius
cyphosis
cyphosis
noun
Dated form of kyphosis.
dandyish
dandyish
adj
Characteristic of or resembling the style of a dandy.
dashedly
dashedly
adv
damnably; confoundedly
dayblush
dayshine
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
deyhouse
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
drybrush
drybrush
noun
(painting) A form of brushwork that involves stroking lightly with a minimally loaded brush to create a textured look.
dryhouse
dudishly
dudishly
adv
In a dudish manner.
dyehouse
dyehouse
noun
A building where dyeing takes place.
dysaphia
dyschroa
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
earlyish
earlyish
adj
Somewhat early
elfishly
elfishly
adv
In an elfish manner; mischievously.
elvishly
elvishly
adv
In an elvish manner.
endothys
enhydris
enhydros
enhydros
noun
A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.
erysiphe
erytheis
essayish
essayish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an essay.
ethinyls
ethinyls
noun
plural of ethinyl
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
ethynyls
ethynyls
noun
plural of ethynyl
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
eyeholes
eyeholes
noun
plural of eyehole
eyehooks
eyehooks
noun
plural of eyehook; alternative form of eye hooks
eyeshade
eyeshade
noun
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
eyeshine
eyeshine
noun
A visible effect of the tapetum lucidum, causing the pupil to appear to glow when a light is shone into the eye.
eyeshots
eyeshots
noun
plural of eyeshot
eyesight
eyesight
noun
View or the range of vision.
Vision or the faculty of sight.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fetishry
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishyard
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flybrush
flysches
flysches
noun
plural of flysch
forsythe
forsythe
Proper noun
A Scottish and Northern Irish surname from the Gaelic Fearsithe meaning "man of peace".
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
fumishly
garishly
garishly
adv
In a garish manner.
ghastily
ghostily
ghostily
adv
In a ghostlike manner.
giddyish
giddyish
adj
Somewhat giddy.
gipsyish
gipsyish
adj
Like a gipsy.
goodyish
grayfish
greyfish
greyhens
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
guytrash
guytrash
noun
Alternative form of gytrash
gypsyish
gypsyish
adj
Like a gypsy.
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
halcyons
halcyons
noun
plural of halcyon
hallways
hallways
noun
plural of hallway
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
hardesty
harynges
hassocky
hassocky
adj
Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.