(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
alcelaphus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anchesmius
anischuria
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
anthriscus
antichorus
antilochus
antimachus
archemorus
archidamus
archiereus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
arthroncus
ascalaphus
asphyctous
ausgleiche
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autarchist
autarchist
noun
A proponent of autarchy.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blanchinus
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
boucherism
brachyurus
branchipus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
buchmanism
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktooths
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
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.
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
cashcuttee
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catharsius
cathetusti
catholicus
cattlebush
cedarhurst
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
cerianthus
cetorhinus
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
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
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chauliodes
chaussures
chaussures
noun
plural of chaussure
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.
cheesecurd
chelyuskin
chemopause
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherubfish
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chihuahuas
chihuahuas
noun
plural of chihuahua
chikamatsu
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
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
chopunnish
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
chosunilbo
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chrysippus
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
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
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
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
cleruchies
cleruchies
noun
plural of cleruchy
cliquishly
cliquishly
adv
In a cliquish manner.
clockhouse
clockhouse
noun
(architecture) A house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
(architecture) A part of a building featuring such a clock; the section of a clocktower in which the clock is housed.
closemouth
clubhouses
clubhouses
noun
plural of clubhouse
cochliodus
coffeebush
conolophus
conorhinus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
cookhouses
cookhouses
noun
plural of cookhouse
coonhounds
coonhounds
noun
plural of coonhound
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
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.
cottonbush
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
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.
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.
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
cushewbird
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
cutcheries
cutcheries
noun
plural of cutchery
cutthroats
cutthroats
noun
plural of cutthroat
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened