A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
arthemis
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
birchism
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
brahmans
brahmans
noun
plural of brahman
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
brahmism
brechams
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
camphors
camphors
noun
plural of camphor
carsmith
caschrom
caschrom
noun
The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.
cashmere
cashmere
noun
(chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.
(chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.
chalmers
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
charisma
charisma
noun
(Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
Personal charm or magnetism.
The ability to influence without the use of logic.
charisms
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
chartism
chartism
noun
(finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists.
cheremis
chermish
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chiromys
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chremsel
chremsel
noun
(Judaism) A fried dumpling made of matzo meal and filled with fruit, typically prunes, and eaten on Passover.
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chrismal
chrismal
adj
Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
noun
A veil used in christening.
A vessel for holding chrism; a chrismatory.
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromyls
chromyls
noun
plural of chromyl
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
damrosch
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
drachmas
drachmas
noun
plural of drachma
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
elmhurst
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
emperish
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
erethism
erethism
noun
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
etherism
etherism
noun
(medicine, archaic) The state of intoxication caused by ether.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
freshmen
freshmen
noun
plural of freshman
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
gascromh
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
grimmish
grimmish
adj
Somewhat grim.
groomish
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
hagstrom
hamburgs
hamshire
hamsters
hamsters
noun
plural of hamster
haremism
haremism
noun
The practice of keeping a harem.
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
harmless
harmless
adj
(obsolete) Unharmed.
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
harshman
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haustrum
haustrum
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.
hebraism
hebraism
Noun
the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
herdsman
herdsman
noun
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdsmen
herdsmen
noun
plural of herdsman
heroisms
heroisms
noun
plural of heroism
heterism
himwards
homagers
homagers
noun
plural of homager
homburgs
homburgs
noun
plural of homburg
homerist
homester
homester
noun
(sports, slang) A player for the home team.
hormones
hormones
noun
(LGBT, slang) Hormone replacement therapy.
plural of hormone
hornsman
hornsman
noun
A snake, the horned viper (Bitis cornuta).
One who plays a horn.
horsedom
horsedom
noun
The world or sphere of horses.
horseman
horseman
noun
(UK, agriculture, obsolete) A man in charge of work horses.
(archaic) Any fish of the genus Equetus.
(archaic) Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
A man skilled in horsemanship.
A man who rides a horse.
A soldier on horseback.
horsemen
horsemen
noun
plural of horseman
horsyism
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humdrums
humdrums
noun
plural of humdrum
humerals
humerals
noun
plural of humeral
humidors
humidors
noun
plural of humidor
humorers
humorism
humorism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist
humorist
noun
(medicine, now rare, historical) Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
(obsolete) Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.
humorous
humorous
adj
(obsolete) Damp or watery.
(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
humstrum
humstrum
noun
(uncountable) Music badly played.
A hurdy-gurdy.
An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed.
hurtsome
hurtsome
adj
Characterised or marked by hurt; causing injury or pain
hydromys
imperish
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
irishism
irishism
Noun
A word, phrase, idiom, or expression chiefly said in Ireland.
irishman
irishman
Noun
A man from Ireland.
irishmen
isarithm
isarithm
noun
An isoline, or contour line.
isomorph
isomorph
noun
Anything that exhibits isomorphism
isorithm
isotherm
isotherm
noun
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.
kashmiri
kashmirs
kersmash
lehrsman
lehrsmen
machrees
machrees
noun
plural of machree
machzors
machzors
noun
plural of machzor
madrasah
madrasah
noun
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
maharshi
malmarsh
manhours
manhours
noun
plural of manhour
marashio
marblish
marblish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of marble.
marchers
marchers
noun
plural of marcher
marchesa
marchesa
noun
An Italian marchioness.
marchese
marchese
noun
An Italian marquis.
marchesi
marchesi
noun
plural of marchese
marishes
marishes
noun
plural of marish
markhors
markhors
noun
plural of markhor
markshot
marshall
marshall
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of marshal
marshals
marshals
noun
plural of marshal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marshal
marshier
marshier
adj
comparative form of marshy: more marshy
marshite
marshite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing copper and iodine.
marshman
marshman
noun
An inhabitant of a marshy area or piece of marshland.