(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
ashippun
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
buphagus
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
catchups
catchups
noun
plural of catchup
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chapeaus
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chnuphis
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.
chuppahs
chuppahs
noun
plural of chuppah
chutzpas
chutzpas
noun
plural of chutzpa
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
cophouse
cophouse
noun
(slang) A police station.
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
eohippus
eohippus
noun
An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum, ancestral to the modern horse.
euphemus
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
euphroes
euphroes
noun
plural of euphroe
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.
euphuist
euphuist
noun
One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
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
gunships
gunships
noun
plural of gunship
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
haapsalu
haapsalu
Proper noun
A town on the west coast of Estonia.
hallopus
hapsburg
harpalus
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hempbush
hepialus
hesperus
hippalus
hippuris
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.
hopefuls
hopefuls
noun
plural of hopeful
hotspurs
hotspurs
noun
plural of hotspur
housetop
housetop
noun
The roof of a house.
huipiles
huipiles
noun
plural of huipil
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
humpless
humpless
adj
Without humps.
hutzpahs
hyssopus
ispaghul
jodhpurs
jodhpurs
noun
Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
josephus
josephus
Proper noun
Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer
judgship
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
lymphous
matchups
matchups
noun
plural of matchup
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.
morpheus
morpheus
Proper noun
The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
morphous
murphies
murphies
noun
plural of murphy
mushrump
mushrump
noun
(archaic) Mushroom, fungus.
(archaic, derogatory, sometimes attributively) Upstart, a person who has quickly and undeservedly gained their position, power or wealth.
nishapur
omphalus
omphalus
noun
Alternative form of omphalos
ophiucus
outshape
outshape
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To give external form to.
outsharp
pachucos
pachucos
noun
plural of pachuco
panthous
paunches
paunches
noun
plural of paunch
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
pentheus
penuches
penuchis
phaedrus
phaestus
phaseout
phaseout
noun
The action of phasing out; an incremental removal or reduction.
phousdar
phyllous
phyllous
adj
(botany) homologous with a leaf
physique
physique
noun
(bodybuilding) The trained muscular structure of a person's body.
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
phytalus
piehouse
pinebush
pishogue
pishogue
noun
Magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
pishquow
pithecus
pittheus
plumpish
plumpish
adj
Somewhat plump.
adv
(informal) In a blunt and direct fashion.
plushest
plushest
adj
superlative form of plush: most plush
plushier
plushier
adj
comparative form of plushy: more plushy
plushily
plushily
adv
In a plushy manner.
pondbush
portheus
posthuma
posthume
pothouse
pothouse
noun
Alternative spelling of pot-house
proudish
proudish
adj
Somewhat proud.
punchers
punchers
noun
plural of puncher
punished
punished
adj
That has been the object of punishment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of punish
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
punishes
punishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punish
punyship
puppyish
puppyish
adj
With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.
purchase
purchase
noun
(law, dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
(rock climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
(uncountable, also figuratively) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
verb
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
purplish
purplish
adj
Somewhat purple in colour/color.
pushball
pushball
noun
(countable) The large ball used for this game.
(uncountable) A team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal.
pushcard
pushcard
noun
A punchboard.
pushcart
pushcart
noun
A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.
pushdown
pushdown
adj
(computing) Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
noun
A pushdown automaton.
pushiest
pushiest
adj
superlative form of pushy: most pushy
pushmina
pushover
pushover
noun
Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply.
Someone who lets him/herself be picked or bullied on without defending or standing up for him/herself.
Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
pushpins
pushpins
noun
plural of pushpin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pushpin
pushrods
pushrods
noun
plural of pushrod
putscher
putsches
putsches
noun
plural of putsch
pyrrhous
pyrrhous
adj
reddish; ruddy
quedship
quippish
quippish
adj
joky; quippy
raphanus
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
rhizopus
schlumps
schlumps
noun
plural of schlump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of schlump
scyphula
shakeups
shakeups
noun
plural of shakeup
shapeful
shapeful
adj
Having a distinct form; not shapeless.
Having an attractive shape; shapely.
shapeups
shapeups
noun
plural of shapeup
sheepnut
shipfuls
shlumped
shlumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shlump
sholapur
shopfuls
shopfuls
noun
plural of shopful
shuckpen
shunpike
shunpike
noun
A side road or route.
verb
To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.
silphium
silphium
noun
(historical) A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
sisyphus
sisyphus
Proper noun
tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.