(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
acanthuthi
achenodium
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
amianthium
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
anacahuita
anacahuite
anchesmius
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
anischuria
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antilochus
antimachus
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
athanasius
auchinleck
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
azthionium
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
blanchinus
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boethusian
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
branchipus
branchiura
brinehouse
bringhurst
brunnhilde
brunnichia
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchbinder
buchmanism
buchmanite
buchnerite
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.
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
burhinidae
burlingham
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushmaking
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
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.
cerianthus
cetorhinus
changuinan
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.
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.
chebulinic
chebulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chebulinic acid or its derivatives
chelyuskin
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
cherubicon
cherubikon
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
chironomus
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chopunnish
chorussing
chosunilbo
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chuckingly
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
chutzpanik
claughting
conchylium
conorhinus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
cothurnian
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
cousinhood
cousinhood
noun
(uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Relationship as of cousins.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
cruikshank
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
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.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
dadupanthi
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
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.
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
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.
dichronous
dinophilus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
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.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
disulphone
dithionous
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
dudishness
dudishness
noun
The quality of being dudish.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
echinulate
echinulate
adj
(biology) Having small spines or similar projections
elaphurine
elychnious
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.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
erimanthus
erythrinus
euchlorine
euchlorine
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.
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.
eunuchised
eunuchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eunuchise
eunuchized
eunuchized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eunuchize
euornithes
euornithic
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphonious
euphonious
adj
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise