(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
acheirus
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
ahmadpur
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
anheuser
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
anorchus
aphareus
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.
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
arhauaco
armuchee
arthrous
arthrous
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
(specifically, of a term or phrase) Used with or headed by a grammatical article.
athrough
athyrium
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).
authored
authored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of author
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
backrush
backrush
noun
A rushing backward; a retreat.
bahadurs
bahadurs
noun
plural of bahadur
bardulph
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.
barukhzy
bathurst
bathurst
Proper noun
a regional city in New South Wales, Australia.
bayreuth
bearbush
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
berthoud
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
betrough
beyrouth
bhojpuri
bhumidar
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
boroughs
boroughs
noun
plural of borough
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bouchard
bouchier
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchus
brauhaus
breughel
brochure
brochure
noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
bronaugh
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
broughta
brouhaha
brouhaha
noun
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
brueghel
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
brunhild
brushcut
brushcut
noun
Alternative form of brush cut
brushers
brushers
noun
plural of brusher
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushier
brushier
adj
comparative form of brushy: more brushy
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
brushite
brushite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral formed by the interaction of guano with calcite and clay at a low pH, believed to be a precursor of apatite.
brushlet
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
brushton
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
bucchero
bucchero
noun
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
buchnera
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
budworth
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhrmill
bukharin
bullhorn
bullhorn
noun
(chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
bullrush
bullrush
noun
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Alternative spelling of bulrush
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
buraydah
burchard
burchett
burghers
burghers
noun
plural of burgher
burghley
burhinus
burhmoot
burkhard
burkhart
burleigh
burleigh
Proper noun
Any of various towns in the English-speaking world.
burnight
burrfish
burrfish
noun
Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
burrhead
burrhead
noun
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
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.
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
cenchrus
chabutra
chabutra
noun
(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
chadburn
chaetura
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
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.
chapourn
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.
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.
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.
chedreux
cheerful
cheerful
adj
Bright and pleasant.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
cherubic
cherubic
adj
Of, or like a baby; infantile
Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chicquer
chiquero
chiriqui
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chirrupy
chirrupy
adj
making chirruping noises
chirurgy
chirurgy
noun
(archaic) surgery.
chlorous
chlorous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
(obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
chocorua
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chondrus
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.