(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
baghouse
baghouse
noun
A fabric filter; an air pollution control device that removes particulates out of air or gas released from commercial processes or combustion for electricity generation.
baltheus
bearbush
bearhugs
bearhugs
noun
plural of bearhug
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beehouse
beehouse
noun
A beehive or apiary.
behistun
beshouts
beshouts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshout
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bluchers
bluchers
noun
plural of blucher
bluebush
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
blushers
blushers
noun
plural of blusher
boethius
bouchees
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
brushers
brushers
noun
plural of brusher
brushier
brushier
adj
comparative form of brushy: more brushy
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
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
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.
bueschel
bughouse
bughouse
adj
(US, slang) Crazy, insane.
noun
(South Africa, slang) A cheap and dirty cinema.
(US, slang) A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
(US, slang) A hospital, especially a lunatic asylum.
burghers
burghers
noun
plural of burgher
burthens
burthens
noun
plural of burthen
bushbeck
busheled
busheler
busheler
noun
Alternative form of busheller
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushiest
bushiest
adj
superlative form of bush: most bush
bushless
bushless
adj
Without bushes.
bushlike
bushlike
adj
Resembling a bush; bushly.
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.
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
Alternative form of butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang).
plural of butcher
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butcher
chasuble
chasuble
noun
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
dushanbe
dushanbe
Proper noun
The capital of Tajikistan.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
enbusshe
forebush
habitues
habitues
noun
plural of habitue
hauberks
hauberks
noun
plural of hauberk
hempbush
houseboy
houseboy
noun
(chiefly historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
(chiefly historical, derogatory, offensive) A non-white adult male domestic servant.
housebug
hubertus
hubrises
hubrises
noun
plural of hubris
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humblest
humblest
adj
superlative form of humble: most humble
hushable
hushable
adj
Capable of being hushed.
ketubahs
ketubahs
noun
plural of ketubah
limebush
lotebush
lotebush
noun
A shrub native to dry, scrubby areas in the southwestern US and Mexico, with thorny branches and an edible fruit, Ziziphus obtusifolia
pinebush
redbrush
reedbush
reimbush
rosebush
rosebush
noun
The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant.
sagebush
schubert
schubert
Proper noun
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer
shabeque
shelburn
sherburn
sherburn
Proper noun
a village in England
a village in district, North Yorkshire, England
a small city in Minnesota, USA.
shrubbed
shrubbed
adj
Having shrubs.
shrublet
shrublet
noun
A little shrub.
sloebush
sloebush
noun
The blackthorn.
stubchen
subchela
subchief
subchief
noun
A lesser or secondary chief.
subepoch
subepoch
noun
(geology) A geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.
subheads
subheads
noun
plural of subhead
subhouse
subniche
subniche
noun
A niche making up part of a larger niche.
subphase
subphase
noun
(chemistry) The liquid upon which a film or layer floats
A subsection of a phase
subshell
subshell
noun
(chemistry, physics) Atomic orbitals for which the values of the n and l quantum numbers are the same, such as the three 2p or five 3d atomic orbitals.
(computing) A child process launched by a shell.
subshire
subtheme
subtheme
noun
A specific theme within a larger theme
sunbathe
sunbathe
noun
A sunbathing session: a sunbath.
verb
(intransitive) To expose one's body to the sun in order to relax or to obtain a suntan.