(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them.
ahmadi
ahmadi
Noun
A follower of the Ahmadiyya religion (sometimes labelled a denomination of Islam).
Proper noun
definition
ahmedi
ahmeek
ainhum
ainhum
noun
(medicine) A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.
alchem
almach
almahs
almahs
noun
plural of almah
almehs
almehs
noun
plural of almeh
amathi
ambach
ambash
ambush
ambush
noun
An attack launched from a concealed position.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
The concealed position or state from which a surprise attack is launched.
The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
verb
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
amdahl
amethi
amhara
amhran
amidah
amidah
Proper noun
An important daily prayer that is said while standing.
amorph
amorph
noun
(genetics) a mutation that causes a complete loss of gene function.
(genetics) a null mutation.
amphib
amphid
amphid
noun
(nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
amsath
anhima
anhima
noun
A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Anhima cornuta).
anthem
anthem
noun
(archaic) Antiphon.
(informal) A very popular song or track.
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
verb
(transitive, poetic) To celebrate with anthems.
armagh
armagh
Proper noun
a town in Northern Ireland, which is the county town of County Armagh.
one of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, known as County Armagh.
arnhem
ascham
ascham
noun
A cupboard or case for holding bows and other archery equipment.
aschim
ashame
ashame
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To feel shame; to be ashamed.
(transitive, rare) To make ashamed; to shame.
ashkum
ashman
ashman
noun
(obsolete) One employed to collect ash.
ashmen
ashmen
noun
plural of ashman
ashram
ashram
noun
(Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.
asthma
asthma
noun
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
athymy
athymy
noun
Archaic form of athymia.
bahama
bahima
bahuma
bamoth
basham
begohm
begohm
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billion ohms.
behaim
behmen
behymn
benham
bhumij
bimahs
bimahs
noun
plural of bimah
bochum
bochum
Proper noun
a city in western Germany
boehme
bohman
bonham
bonham
noun
(Ireland, rural) A piglet.
boomah
bpharm
braham
brahma
brahmi
brahmi
Noun
A script once used in south and central Asia
brahms
brahms
Adjective
Pissed, drunk.
bramah
bumphs
campho
canham
chacma
chacma
noun
A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.
chamal
chamal
noun
The Angora goat.
chamar
chamar
noun
A member of a Tribe who works in leather and Agriculture; a tanner or leather-worker.
chamdo
chamma
chammy
chammy
noun
Alternative form of shammy
chamos
champa
champa
Proper noun
A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.
champe
champe
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of champ
champs
champs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champ
champy
charms
charms
noun
plural of charm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charm
chasma
chasma
noun
(astronomy, geology) A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than Earth), a moon, or another body in the Solar System.
(astronomy, obsolete, rare) An aurora.
Obsolete form of chasm.
chasms
chasms
noun
plural of chasm
chasmy
chasmy
adj
Of or pertaining to a chasm; abounding in chasms.
chatom
chayma
chelem
chelem
noun
(card games) The act or contract for winning all, or almost all, of the possible tricks.
(sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
chemar
chemic
chemic
adj
(archaic) Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these sciences.
(now rare) Chemical.
(obsolete) Produced through alchemy; counterfeit.
noun
(now rare) A chemist or (earlier) an alchemist.
(obsolete) A solution of chloride of lime, used in bleaching.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bleach with a solution of chloride of lime.
chemin
chemis
chemmy
chemmy
noun
(UK, slang, card games) The card game called chemin de fer.
cherem
cherem
noun
(Judaism) Alternative form of herem
chiasm
chiasm
noun
Alternative form of chiasma
Alternative form of chiasmus
chimar
chimbe
chimbs
chimbs
noun
plural of chimb
chimed
chimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chime
chimer
chimer
noun
A bell that chimes.
A person who rings chimes on bells.
Alternative form of chimere (“bishop's robe”)
chimes
chimes
noun
plural of chime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chime
chimin
chimla
chimla
noun
(Scotland, possibly obsolete) Chimney.
chimps
chimps
noun
plural of chimp
chimus
chirms
chirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirm
chiurm
cholam
cholum
chomer
chomer
noun
(historical units of measure) Alternative form of homer: a former Hebrew unit of volume.
chomps
chomps
noun
plural of chomp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chomp
chrism
chrism
noun
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
chroma
chroma
noun
(music) A note in a chromatic scale
The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
chrome
chrome
noun
(US, slang, collective) handguns
(graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
verb
(transitive) To plate with chrome.
(transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
chromo
chromo
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to the chromodomain, a protein structural domain associated with chromatin production
noun
(chiefly Australia) A prostitute.
(chiefly historical) A color print produced by chromolithography.
chromy
chumar
chumar
noun
Alternative spelling of chamar
chummy
chummy
adj
(informal) Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms.
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a low crown.
(law enforcement slang) Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal.
(obsolete) A boy who works for a chimney sweep.
Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”)
chumpa
chumps
chumps
noun
plural of chump
chumpy
chumpy
adj
(slang, mildly insulting) Like a chump; annoying.
(slang, of a person) Blockheaded; dim-witted.
Short and fat, particularly in comparison with something of more favourable dimensions.
chunam
chunam
noun
A type of plaster used in India, made from shell-lime and sand.
verb
(transitive) To plaster or waterproof with chunam.
chymes
chymes
noun
plural of chyme
chymia
chymic
chymic
adj
(obsolete) chemic
cobham
cobham
Proper noun
A village in Gravesham borough, Kent, England.
A village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England.
An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
cometh
cometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of come
cotham
cotham
Proper noun
An inner suburb of Bristol, England between Clifton, Redland and St Pauls
cumbha
cumhal
cumsha
cumsha
noun
Alternative form of cumshaw
dakhma
dakhma
noun
(Zoroastrianism) Synonym of tower of silence (“a low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary”)
damanh
dedham
dedham
Proper noun
a village in borough, Essex, England
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Maine, USA.
a town in Massachusetts, USA
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
demuth
denham
denham
Proper noun
A large village in Buckinghamshire, England.
derham
derham
noun
Archaic form of dirham.
dhaman
dhamma
dhamma
noun
(Buddhism) The teachings of Buddha.
dharma
dharma
noun
(Buddhism) The teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.
(Buddhism) The teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment.
(Hinduism) One's obligation in respect to one's position in society, or the universe; one's duty, societally or cosmically.
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
dhiman
dhumma
dirham
dirham
noun
(historical units of measurement) Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.
A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
dirhem
dirhem
noun
(chiefly historical Turkish contexts) Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.
(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
dokhma
dokhma
noun
Alternative form of dakhma
domash
donmeh
drachm
drachm
noun
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
(obsolete, numismatics) Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.