A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
anatherum
antehuman
aposthume
athenaeum
athenaeum
noun
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
atheneums
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
autohemic
beamhouse
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
bellmouth
bellmouth
noun
A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bummerish
burghemot
burghmote
burghmote
noun
(historical) A court or meeting of a burgh or borough, held three times a year.
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushmaker
cauchemar
cauchemar
noun
(folklore) A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.
cerithium
chalumeau
chalumeau
noun
(music) A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B♭ (B flat) above middle C.
charmeuse
charmeuse
noun
A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
chaumiere
chautemps
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
chemakuan
chempaduk
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
chummiest
chummiest
adj
superlative form of chummy: most chummy
churchmen
churchmen
noun
plural of churchman
cleithrum
cleithrum
noun
(ichthyology) A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from the base of the pectoral fin and anchors to the cranium above the gills, forming the posterior edge of the gill chamber.
conemaugh
couchmate
couchmate
noun
A person with whom one shares a couch.
creambush
creambush
noun
Holodiscus discolor, a North American shrub.
cumaphyte
demihague
demihaque
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demirhumb
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
diushambe
drumheads
drumheads
noun
plural of drumhead
dyushambe
elaphrium
embaphium
ephippium
ephippium
noun
(anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
(zoology) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
ephymnium
ethbinium
euchymous
euhemerus
eumorphic
eumorphic
adj
In which the original (normal) shape is preserved
eunuchism
eunuchism
noun
The condition of being a eunuch.
eupheemia
euphemiah
euphemian
euphemise
euphemise
verb
Alternative spelling of euphemize
euphemism
euphemism
noun
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
euphemist
euphemist
noun
One who uses euphemisms.
euphemize
euphemize
verb
(intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
(transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.
euphemous
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
euphremia
euphuisms
euphuisms
noun
plural of euphuism
eurhythmy
eurhythmy
noun
Alternative form of eurythmy
europhium
eurytherm
eurytherm
noun
(biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that can function at a wide range of temperatures.
eurythmic
eurythmic
adj
(music) harmonious
of, or relating to, eurythmics
of, or relating to, eurythmy
euthermic
euthermic
adj
Relating to, having, or producing an optimum temperature
euthycomi
exhumated
exhumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhumate
exhumator
exhumator
noun
One who exhumes or disinters.
farmhouse
farmhouse
noun
(traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gemutlich
gemutlich
adj
Alternative spelling of gemütlich
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guelphism
gumchewer
gumshield
gumshield
noun
(UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity.
haemuloid
hamburger
hamburger
noun
(US, colloquial, somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
(graphical user interface) Short for hamburger button.
(uncountable) Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
The patty used in such a sandwich.
verb
To badly injure or damage.
hamulites
haulmiest
headmould
headmould
noun
Britain standard spelling of headmold.
hedrumite
hedychium
hedysarum
hedysarum
noun
Any of the sweetvetches of the genus Hedysarum.
hegumenes
hegumenes
noun
plural of hegumene
hegumenos
hegumenos
noun
Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”)
helmsburg
hemagogue
hematuria
hematuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of blood in the urine
hematuric
hematuric
adj
(pathology) having hematuria
hemiauxin
hemigalus
hemiganus
hemimelus
hemimerus
heracleum
herbarium
herbarium
noun
A building or institution where such a collection is kept.
A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
hermeneut
hermeneut
noun
(philosophy) A practitioner of hermeneutics: someone who interprets a text.
hieracium
hilversum
holosteum
homebound
homebound
adj
Confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.
Heading homeward, homeward bound.
homebuild
homespuns
homespuns
noun
plural of homespun
homologue
homologue
noun
(biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
(cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.
(linguistics) A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
(organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
homoneura
homopause
homopause
noun
The level of an atmosphere below which its constituent molecules are well mixed
homosteus
homuncule
homuncule
noun
Obsolete form of homunculus.
hordeolum
hordeolum
noun
stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.
housemaid
housemaid
noun
(derogatory) A housewife.
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.
verb
To be a housemaid.
To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them.
housemate
housemate
noun
Someone living in the same house.
houseroom
houseroom
noun
(countable) A room dedicated for the use of a particular house at a boarding school.
(uncountable) Room or place in a house.
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
huddledom
humanised
humanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanise
humaniser
humaniser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanizer.
humanises
humanises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanise
humanized
humanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanize
humanizer
humanizer
noun
One who humanizes.
humanizes
humanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
humanness
humanness
noun
The condition or quality of being human.
humblebee
humblebee
noun
(obsolete) A bumblebee.
humblesse
humblesse
noun
(obsolete) Humility, humbleness.
humblesso
humbugged
humbugger
humbugger
noun
(dated) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.
humdinger
humdinger
noun
(informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
humectant
humectant
noun
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
humectate
humectate
verb
(obsolete) To moisten.
humective
humective
adj
(obsolete) Tending to moisten.
noun
(obsolete) A humectant.
humermeri
humidfied
humidfies
humidness
humidness
Noun
humidity
humiliate
humiliate
verb
(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
(transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
humorless
humorless
adj
(American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
humorsome
humorsome
adj
Alternative form of humoursome
humourize
humourize
verb
Oxford British English spelling of humorize
humphreys
humpiness
humpiness
noun
The quality of being humpy.
humuslike
humuslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of humus (compounds in soil).
hunkerism
hunkerism
noun
(US, politics) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.