(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.
achesoun
acushnet
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anheuser
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
anorchus
antiphus
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
ashippun
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
behistun
bluntish
bluntish
adj
Somewhat blunt.
They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
bouchons
branchus
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brushton
burhinus
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
busching
bushings
bushings
noun
plural of bushing
bushland
bushland
noun
(chiefly Australia) An area of land in a natural, uncultivated state; wilderness, open forest.
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
bushnell
bushnell
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
a city in Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a small town in South Dakota, USA.
bushongo
caanthus
cenchrus
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).
cheneaus
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.
chnuphis
chondrus
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
churners
churners
noun
plural of churner
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cornhusk
cornhusk
noun
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
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.
cynthius
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
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.
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
duchesne
duchesne
Proper noun
A small city in Utah, USA
The in Utah.
dunseath
dunseith
dushanbe
dushanbe
Proper noun
The capital of Tajikistan.
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.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
enbusshe
enchodus
enhaulse
enshroud
enshroud
verb
(transitive) to cover with (or as if with) a shroud
enthused
enthused
verb
past participle of enthuse
enthuses
enthuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthuse
fanhouse
flashgun
flashgun
noun
(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
flushing
flushing
noun
(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
A surface formed of floating threads.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
The act by which something is flushed.
verb
present participle of flush
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
garshuni
ginhouse
ginhouse
noun
A building where cotton is ginned.
glunches
gunhouse
gunhouse
noun
(naval) The rotating part of a gun turret seen above deck.
gunships
gunships
noun
plural of gunship
gunshots
gunshots
noun
plural of gunshot
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hafniums
hahniums
halfungs
halinous
handfuls
handfuls
noun
plural of handful
handguns
handguns
noun
plural of handgun
handouts
handouts
noun
plural of handout
handsful
hangouts
hangouts
noun
plural of hangout
hanumans
hanumans
noun
plural of hanuman
haunches
haunches
noun
plural of haunch
haunters
haunters
noun
plural of haunter
hausmann
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
henhouse
henhouse
noun
A small house or hutch for chickens or, more specifically, hens to live in.
henhussy
henhussy
noun
(archaic) A housewife.
(obsolete) A girl or woman who tends chickens.
(obsolete, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman.
hindguts
hindguts
noun
plural of hindgut
hinduism
hirasuna
hirudins
hirudins
noun
plural of hirudin
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
honduras
honorius
honorius
Proper noun
name, notably borne by a Roman emperor and several popes
honorous
honorous
adj
honorable, honourable.
hounders
hounders
noun
plural of hounder
houndish
houndish
adj
Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine.
hounslow
hounslow
Proper noun
a town in west London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
houseman
houseman
noun
(chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
(now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
housemen
housemen
noun
plural of houseman
housings
housings
noun
plural of housing
housling
housling
adj
sacramental
hudsonia
hugeness
hugeness
noun
the quality of being huge; immensity
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanish
humanish
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
humanism
humanism
noun
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
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.
humeston
hunanese
hunanese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Hunan, a province of south-central China.
Proper noun
The Xiang language.
hundreds
hundreds
noun
plural of hundred
huntings
huntings
noun
plural of hunting
huntress
huntress
noun
(dated) A female hunter.
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.
huntsmen
huntsmen
noun
plural of huntsman
hurlings
hurlings
noun
plural of hurling
husbands
husbands
noun
plural of husband
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of husband
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
huskened
huskings
huskings
noun
plural of husking
hustings
hustings
noun
(by extension) An election campaign.
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
plural of husting
hustling
hustling
noun
Act of one who hustles.
verb
present participle of hustle
hutchins
hutments
hutments
noun
plural of hutment
huyghens
huysmans
ilyushin
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
inrushes
inrushes
noun
plural of inrush
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
inthrust
inthrust
verb
To thrust in or inward.
inukshuk
inukshuk
noun
A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
ironbush
junefish
karshuni
kechuans
kutchins
landshut
languish
languish
verb
(intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
(intransitive, now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.
(transitive, obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
launches
launches
noun
plural of launch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of launch