(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.
accouche
accouche
verb
(transitive) To aid in an accouchement.
achatour
achatour
noun
(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
acheirus
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acolhuan
acushnet
alchuine
amahuaca
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
ancohuma
anorchus
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
archaeus
archaeus
noun
Alternative form of archeus
archduke
archduke
noun
(history) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.
(history) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
archduxe
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
arhauaco
armuchee
ateuchus
auchenia
auerbach
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
ayacucho
azohumic
babouche
babouche
noun
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backhaus
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
baluchis
barouche
barouche
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
blechnum
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bouchard
bouchees
bouchier
bouchons
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchus
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchheim
buchnera
buchwald
buckbush
buckbush
noun
(Australia) A prickly annual shrub, Salsola australis
(Canada, US) Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
buckhead
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
buckshee
buckshee
adj
(slang) Extra, spare.
noun
A gift or bribe.
A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.
An extra portion, ration etc.
buckshot
buckshot
noun
(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]
buckwash
bueschel
bulfinch
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
burchard
burchett
busching
bushbeck
bushbuck
bushbuck
noun
(informal) Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
butchers
butchers
noun
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
butzbach
caanthus
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
cachucha
cachucha
noun
A dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia
A kind of sweet pepper grown in the Caribbean.
cachucho
cachunde
cahuilla
cahuilla
Noun
A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.
Proper noun
Their Uto-Aztecan language.
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
carhouse
carhouse
noun
(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.
(US, dated) A storage depot for streetcars.
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
catchups
catchups
noun
plural of catchup
catechus
catechus
noun
plural of catechu
cathetus
cathetus
noun
(geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
catochus
catochus
noun
The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
cenchrus
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chabutra
chabutra
noun
(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
chadburn
chaetura
chaloupe
chalukya
chamouni
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chanukah
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
chapeaus
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chapourn
chappaul
chaqueta
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
charquid
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
charruan
charruas
chartula
chartula
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.
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.
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
chateaus
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
chauchat
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaufers
chauffer
chauffer
noun
(chemistry) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.
A chafing dish
A small, portable stove
Misspelling of chauffeur.
chaumont
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
chaunter
chaunter
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.
chaussee
chausses
chausses
noun
plural of chausse
chausson
chausson
noun
(historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
(historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
A French turnover (food).
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chazanut
chebulic
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
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.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chedreux
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheerful
cheerful
adj
Bright and pleasant.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.