(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
acanthurus
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acanthuthi
achenodium
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
akhundzada
allenhurst
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amianthium
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
anabathrum
anacahuita
anacahuite
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
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.
anchesmius
angletouch
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anhalonium
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anischuria
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antechurch
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthonomus
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antilochus
antimachus
archeunuch
archgunner
arthroncus
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
ashburnham
athamaunte
athanasius
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
auchinleck
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autobahnen
autochthon
autochthon
noun
(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.
The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
azthionium
blanchinus
blumenthal
boethusian
bouchaleen
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brachyuran
brachyuran
adj
Of or pertaining to crabs.
noun
(zoology) A crab.
branchipus
branchiura
brunanburh
brunnichia
buchenwald
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
bundesrath
burhinidae
burlingham
burthenman
bushmaking
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.
canephorus
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.
catechumen
catechumen
noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cerianthus
chadbourne
changuinan
channelure
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chapacuran
chapournet
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
chaucerian
chaucerian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings.
Noun
A poet influenced by Chaucer.
chaumontel
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chichituna
chinquapin
chinquapin
noun
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
chiriguano
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
churnstaff
chutzpanik
claughting
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
cothurnian
couchantly
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
cruikshank
crunchable
crunchable
adj
That can be crunched.
cuchulainn
cuchullain
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cunningham
cunningham
noun
(nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
cyclanthus
dachshound
dachshound
noun
Archaic form of dachshund.
dachshunde
dachshunde
noun
Alternative form of dachshund
dachshunds
dachshunds
noun
plural of dachshund
dadupanthi
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
decarhinus
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
desmanthus
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
draughtman
draughtman
noun
Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans)
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dunderhead
dunderhead
noun
(dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
duryodhana
duryodhana
Proper noun
A major character in the Hindu epic , the eldest of the Kauravas.
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
echinulate
echinulate
adj
(biology) Having small spines or similar projections
elaphurine
enthusiasm
enthusiasm
noun
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
enthusiast
enthusiast
noun
(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
eranthemum
erimanthus
erymanthus
euharmonic
euharmonic
adj
(rare) Pleasingly melodious or harmonious — applied especially to the euharmonic organ invented by Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890), in whose design mathematical principles of harmony were employed.
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euryhaline
euryhaline
adj
Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.
eustachian
eustachian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian
eustathian
euthanasia
euthanasia
noun
(obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life.
euthanasic
euthanasic
adj
Of, or pertaining to euthanasia
euthenasia
euthenasia
noun
Misspelling of euthanasia.
euthyneura
euxanthate
euxanthate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of euxanthic acid.
euxanthone
euxanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) A naturally occurring xanthonoid with the molecular formula C₁₃H₈O₄.
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.