(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.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
acolhuan
acushnet
alchuine
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
ancohuma
anorchus
auchenia
bechuana
bechuana
Noun
A member of the Tswana people.
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
blechnum
bouchons
branchus
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
buchanan
buchanan
Proper noun
from Scotland.
a small city in Georgia, USA
buchnera
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
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
busching
caanthus
cachunde
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.
cenchrus
chadburn
chamouni
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chanukah
chapourn
charruan
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
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.
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).
chazanut
cheneaus
cheneaux
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequinn
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chnuphis
chondrus
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chronium
chuchona
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
chugging
chugging
noun
The sound of something that chugs.
verb
present participle of chug
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chundari
chunichi
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churinga
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
churnful
churnful
noun
As much as a churn will hold.
churning
churning
noun
The act by which something is churned.
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
verb
present participle of churn
churoyan
churring
churring
verb
present participle of churr
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cloghaun
clubhand
clubhand
noun
(medicine) A short, distorted hand.
conchucu
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couchant
couchant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.
(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
The act of one who couches.
verb
present participle of couch.
couchman
coughing
coughing
noun
A cough; the act of coughing.
verb
present participle of cough
coughlin
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
crunched
crunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crunch
cruncher
cruncher
noun
A person or thing that crunches.
crunches
crunches
noun
plural of crunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch
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
cushions
cushions
noun
plural of cushion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cushion
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
cutcheon
cuxhaven
cynthius
dhunchee
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
duchesne
duchesne
Proper noun
A small city in Utah, USA
The in Utah.
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
elenchus
elenchus
noun
(rhetoric) A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.
enchodus
enchurch
euchenor
euchring
euchring
verb
present participle of euchre
euchrone
euchrone
noun
(chemistry) A blue compound obtained from euchroic acid.
eulachan
eulachon
eulachon
noun
Synonym of candlefish
eunuchal
eunuchry
eunuchry
noun
The state of being a eunuch.
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euthenic
flaunche
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
fuchsine
fuchsine
noun
A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
fuchsins
fuchsins
noun
plural of fuchsin
fuchsone
gachupin
glunched
glunches
gulancha
gunarchy
gunarchy
noun
Archaic form of gynarchy.
gunreach
handcuff
handcuff
noun
One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
verb
(figuratively) to restrain or restrict.
To apply handcuffs to
haunched
haunched
adj
Fitted with haunches (squat vertical support structures).
hauncher
haunches
haunches
noun
plural of haunch
hobucken
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
homuncio
homuncle
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
hunching
hunching
noun
The motion by which something is hunched.
verb
present participle of hunch
hungaric
hunnican
hurcheon
hurcheon
noun
(obsolete, dialectal) A hedgehog.
hutching
hutching
verb
present participle of hutch
hutchins
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
inchurch
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kechuans
kerchunk
kerchunk
adv
With a sudden heavy blow or thump.
noun
A sudden heavy blow or thump.
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.