Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
afterhours
agathyrsus
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
allenhurst
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amphiaraus
amphimarus
amphoterus
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anischuria
anthriscus
antichorus
archemorus
archidamus
archiereus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
arthroncus
ashburnham
austrophil
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autarchist
autarchist
noun
A proponent of autarchy.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
bargehouse
beerhouses
beerhouses
noun
plural of beerhouse
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bitterbush
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
bluehearts
boucherism
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
brachyurus
branchipus
brauhauser
bravuraish
breakshugh
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridehouse
brinehouse
bringhurst
brodehurst
brookhouse
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
buckwasher
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bullrushes
bullrushes
noun
plural of bullrush
bundesrath
burgheress
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
burrobrush
burrobrush
noun
an allergenic perennial shrub of species Hymenoclea salsola, found in the deserts of Arizona and neighboring states.
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
burushaski
burushaski
Proper noun
A language of northwestern Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
bushbeater
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
bushweller
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
butterbush
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
canephorus
carruthers
carthusian
carthusian
Noun
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.
A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)
Adjective
Of, or relating to this order.
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catharsius
cedarhurst
cerianthus
cetorhinus
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charadrius
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chartreuse
chartreuse
adj
Of a bright yellowish-green colour.
noun
(art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
(color) A greenish-yellow color.
(cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
chartreuse (HTML):
chaucerism
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chaussures
chaussures
noun
plural of chaussure
cheesecurd
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherubfish
chironomus
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
choraguses
choreguses
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chorussing
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chrysippus
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chuprassie
churchiest
churchiest
adj
superlative form of churchy: most churchy
churchless
churchless
adj
Who does not attend church
Without a church
churchscot
churchscot
noun
A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of grain or other crops.
churchshot
churchwise
churlishly
churlishly
adv
In a churlish manner.
churnstaff
churubusco
cleruchies
cleruchies
noun
plural of cleruchy
conorhinus
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
criophorus
cruikshank
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
cryophorus
cryophorus
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
cushewbird
cutcheries
cutcheries
noun
plural of cutchery
cutthroats
cutthroats
noun
plural of cutthroat
daggerbush
decarhinus
deflourish
dichronous
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.