A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
acushnet
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altschin
anasitch
anesthyl
anethols
anethols
noun
plural of anethol
anhistic
anthemas
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antheses
antheses
noun
plural of anthesis
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthills
anthills
noun
plural of anthill
antiphas
antiphus
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
ashantee
asherton
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
ashstone
asthenia
asthenia
noun
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
asthorin
astonish
astonish
verb
To surprise greatly.
astrahan
ataghans
ataghans
noun
plural of ataghan
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
bethanks
bethanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethank
caanthus
cashment
cashtown
chanters
chanters
noun
plural of chanter
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
chanties
chanties
noun
plural of chantie
plural of chanty
chantors
chantors
noun
plural of chantor
chastain
chastens
chastens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
christan
dahlsten
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.
dunseath
enchants
enchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchant
ensheath
ensheath
verb
Alternative spelling of ensheathe
enswathe
enswathe
verb
(transitive) To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.
entheasm
entheasm
noun
inspiration; enthusiasm
enthrals
enthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthral
eranthis
esthonia
esthonia
Proper noun
form of. The spelling "Estonia" had become more popular in English by about 1930.
etchants
etchants
noun
plural of etchant
ethanols
ethanols
noun
plural of ethanol
faintish
faintish
adj
Somewhat faint.
fasnacht
gahnites
gahnites
noun
plural of gahnite
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
gathings
giantish
giantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
noun
(fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
habitans
habitans
noun
plural of habitan
hagstone
hagstone
noun
(Wicca) A ceremonial stone with a hole drilled into used to ward off evil or see into other worlds
hairnets
hairnets
noun
plural of hairnet
haitians
hanaster
hanaster
noun
(UK, historical) A person paying the entrance fee of the guild merchant, and admitted as a freeman of the city of Oxford.
handfast
handfast
adj
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
verb
(transitive) To pledge; to bind.
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
handiest
handiest
adj
superlative form of handy: most handy
handlist
handlist
noun
A list for easy reference.
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
handrest
handrest
noun
Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.
handsets
handsets
noun
plural of handset
hangnest
hangnest
noun
A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.
A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hangtags
hangtags
noun
plural of hangtag
hanksite
hanksite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
hansteen
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
haptenes
hastened
hastened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hasten
hastener
hastener
noun
A stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
Agent noun of hasten; one who hastens.
hastings
hastings
noun
Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
hatbands
hatbands
noun
plural of hatband
hatstand
hatstand
adj
(UK, slang) Crazy, insane.
noun
(UK) A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats.
haunters
haunters
noun
plural of haunter
heartens
heartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearten
heathens
heathens
noun
plural of heathen
heatsman
hematins
hematins
noun
plural of hematin
heptanes
heptanes
noun
plural of heptane
hesitant
hesitant
adj
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
hiestand
hindcast
hindcast
noun
(mathematics) A test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.
verb
To test a mathematical model by using data from a past event.
histamin
histamin
noun
Dated form of histamine.
histonal
hoastman
hoastman
noun
(historical) A member of an old merchant guild in Newcastle, in charge of coal shipping, etc.
hoatzins
hoatzins
noun
plural of hoatzin
hoistman
hoistman
noun
(mining) A person who operates the hoisting machinery.
hornstay
hortensa
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanist
humanist
adj
(typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
noun
(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
huntsman
huntsman
noun
(UK) A fox hunter.
A hunter.
Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
hydrants
hydrants
noun
plural of hydrant
inearths
inearths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inearth
inhabits
inhabits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inhabit
insheath
inswathe
inswathe
verb
Archaic spelling of enswathe.
inthrals
inthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inthral
isthmian
isthmian
adj
Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.
noun
A native or inhabitant of an isthmus.
jacinths
jacinths
noun
plural of jacinth
khanates
khanates
noun
plural of khanate
kohistan
kohistan
Proper noun
a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
landshut
lathings
lathings
noun
plural of lathing
lithsman
lothians
manchets
manchets
noun
plural of manchet
manhunts
manhunts
noun
plural of manhunt
manihots
mansholt
matheson
meschant
methanes
methanes
noun
(organic chemistry) Derivatives of methane. plural of methane
nahuatls
naismith
naphthas
naphthas
noun
plural of naphtha
naphtols
naphtols
noun
plural of naphtol
nashotah
nashport
natascha
nathless
nathless
adv
Alternative form of natheless
nautches
nautches
noun
plural of nautch
nonshaft
nonshaft
adj
Not of or relating to a shaft.
pachston
pansmith
pansmith
noun
A person who makes and repairs metal pans.
pantheas
panthers
panthers
noun
plural of panther
panthous
pentheas
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phantasm
phantasm
noun
(philosophy) A impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.
Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
phantast
phantast
noun
Alternative form of fantast
phantasy
phantasy
noun
(psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.
Dated form of fantasy.
phantoms
phantoms
noun
plural of phantom
pheasant
pheasant
noun
A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
phenates
phenates
noun
plural of phenate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
phytanes
phytanes
noun
plural of phytane
resnatch
resnatch
verb
(transitive) To snatch again.
sahaptin
sahaptin
Noun
A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.