Any of the order Lophiiformes of anglerfish, such as Lophius piscatorius.
amahuaca
ambushed
ambushed
adj
(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
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
ancohuma
armuchee
atheneum
athyrium
audhumla
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
azohumic
badmouth
badmouth
verb
(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
baughman
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bhumibol
bhumidar
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
blechnum
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buchheim
buddhism
buhrmill
burhmoot
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
chamouni
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
chaumont
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.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimacum
chimakum
chimique
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chronium
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chummily
chummily
adv
In a chummy manner
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumpaka
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
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.
couchman
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
damanhur
dihelium
dihelium
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two helium atoms in a molecule.
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.
dogmouth
doughman
doughmen
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
drumhead
drumhead
noun
Alternative spelling of drum head
dumbfish
dumbhead
dumbhead
Noun
A stupid person.
duomachy
durkheim
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
dzhambul
elmhurst
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
ephebeum
ephebeum
noun
A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise
euaechme
euchrome
euphemia
euphemie
euphemus
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
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.
eurythmy
eurythmy
noun
(medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
euthamia
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
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
gatherum
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gulmohar
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
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.
gurmukhi
gurmukhi
Proper noun
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language, and subsequently also adapted to write other lects, such as Braj Bhasha, Hindi, Sanskrit and Sindhi.
habendum
habendum
noun
(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
hafniums
hahniums
halimous
halutzim
halutzim
noun
plural of halutz
hamburgs
hametugs
hamulate
hamulate
adj
Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped
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
harrumph
harrumph
intj
Alternative spelling of harumph
hartmunn
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haulmier
hausmann
haustrum
haustrum
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.
hegumene
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
hegumeny
helenium
helenium
noun
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
heligmus
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hempbush
heredium
higganum
hinduism
hiranuma
holmiums
holmiums
noun
plural of holmium
homagium
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.