(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
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buddhism
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
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.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dochmius
dochmius
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
dumbfish
elmhurst
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
euphemus
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fumishly
galumphs
galumphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
gumshoes
gumshoes
noun
plural of gumshoe
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
hafniums
hahniums
halimous
hamburgs
hametugs
hamulose
hamulose
adj
Bearing a small hook at the end
hamulous
hamulous
adj
Shaped like a little hook, or hamule.
hanumans
hanumans
noun
plural of hanuman
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
hausmann
haustrum
haustrum
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
heligmus
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hempbush
hinduism
holmiums
holmiums
noun
plural of holmium
homburgs
homburgs
noun
plural of homburg
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.
hoodlums
hoodlums
noun
plural of hoodlum
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
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.
humashim
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humblest
humblest
adj
superlative form of humble: most humble
humdrums
humdrums
noun
plural of humdrum
humerals
humerals
noun
plural of humeral
humeston
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
humifuse
humifuse
adj
(botany) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
hummuses
hummuses
noun
plural of hummus
humorers
humorism
humorism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist
humorist
noun
(medicine, now rare, historical) Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
(obsolete) Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.
humorous
humorous
adj
(obsolete) Damp or watery.
(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
humpless
humpless
adj
Without humps.
humstrum
humstrum
noun
(uncountable) Music badly played.
A hurdy-gurdy.
An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed.
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
hurtsome
hurtsome
adj
Characterised or marked by hurt; causing injury or pain
hussydom
hussydom
noun
The realm or sphere of hussies.
hutments
hutments
noun
plural of hutment
huysmans
hylasmus
hymettus
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
limebush
lithiums
lithiums
noun
plural of lithium
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
lymphous
macushla
macushla
noun
(Ireland) My darling, my dear.
madhouse
madhouse
noun
(by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
mahuangs
manhours
manhours
noun
plural of manhour
manhunts
manhunts
noun
plural of manhunt
manyoshu
matchups
matchups
noun
plural of matchup
matthaus
mattheus
maturish
maturish
adj
Quite mature, reasonably mature.
meshugah
meshugga
meshugge
meshugge
adj
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
mezuzahs
mezuzahs
noun
plural of mezuzah
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
mintbush
mintbush
noun
Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
mispunch
mispunch
noun
An act or result of mispunching (any sense).
verb
To punch a ball or similar object so that it does not go to the intended destination.
To punch a hole in the wrong place.
To punch the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, keypunch, or similar device.
mistouch
mistouch
noun
Incorrect touch.
verb
To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
mistruth
mistruth
noun
A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.
Untruth; falsehood.
misvouch
misvouch
verb
(archaic) To vouch falsely.
morpheus
morpheus
Proper noun
The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
morphous
mosquish
moulrush
mouthers
mouthers
noun
plural of mouther
muchness
muchness
noun
Greatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.
Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
mudholes
mudholes
noun
plural of mudhole
mughouse
mughouse
noun
(obsolete) An alehouse; a pothouse.
muishond
muishond
noun
A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
muleshoe
muleshoe
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
mulhouse
mulhouse
Proper noun
A city in Alsace, France
mulishly
mulishly
adv
In a mulish manner.
mumhouse
munchers
munchers
noun
plural of muncher
munchies
munchies
noun
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
murphies
murphies
noun
plural of murphy
murthers
murthers
noun
plural of murther
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of murther
muscotah
mushhead
mushhead
Noun
A stupid person.
mushiest
mushiest
adj
superlative form of mushy: most mushy
mushroom
mushroom
adj
Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
noun
(architecture) A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.
(figurative) Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
(obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
Ellipsis of mushroom cloud.
verb
(ballistics, of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target.
(intransitive, figurative) To grow quickly to a large size.
To form the shape of a mushroom.
To gather mushrooms.
mushrump
mushrump
noun
(archaic) Mushroom, fungus.
(archaic, derogatory, sometimes attributively) Upstart, a person who has quickly and undeservedly gained their position, power or wealth.
musquash
musquash
noun
The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus.
mustache
mustache
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of moustache.
nonhumus
nonhumus
noun
That which is not humus (certain organic compounds in soil).
numbfish
numbfish
noun
An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.