(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
archeunuch
archgunner
athamaunte
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
auchinleck
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
autobahnen
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blumenthal
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
boethusian
boozehound
boozehound
noun
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard
bouchaleen
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
brinehouse
brunnhilde
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchbinder
buchenwald
buchmanite
buchnerite
bufflehorn
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bundesrath
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
burhinidae
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
burthenman
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
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.
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
buttonhole
buttonhole
noun
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
(chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(lightly vulgar) anus, batty hole.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
The mouth and/or nose and/or eyes if appearing tiny.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
canephorus
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
cetorhinus
chadbourne
channelure
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chapournet
chaucerian
chaucerian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings.
Noun
A poet influenced by Chaucer.
chaumontel
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
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
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.
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crunchable
crunchable
adj
That can be crunched.
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crunchweed
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dachshunde
dachshunde
noun
Alternative form of dachshund
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
desmanthus
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
disulphone
doublehung
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
dudishness
dudishness
noun
The quality of being dudish.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dunderhead
dunderhead
noun
(dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
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
elychnious
enhungered
enhungered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enhunger
enschedule
enschedule
verb
(transitive) To insert into a schedule.
enshrouded
enshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enshroud
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.
eranthemum
erimanthus
erymanthus
erythrinus
escutcheon
escutcheon
noun
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
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
euphonized
euphonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonize
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
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.
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
euphuizing
euphuizing
verb
present participle of euphuize
euryhaline
euryhaline
adj
Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.
eustachian
eustachian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian
eustathian
eusynchite
eutechnics
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.
evtushenko
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.