An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
baddishness
baddishness
noun
The state or quality of being baddish.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
barrelheads
barrelheads
noun
plural of barrelhead
basehearted
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
becushioned
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bedlamitish
behindsight
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
blindfishes
blindfishes
noun
plural of blindfish
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
bloodhounds
bloodhounds
noun
plural of bloodhound
bloodstanch
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
blossomhead
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
bolshevized
bolshevized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bolshevize
bondholders
bondholders
noun
plural of bondholder
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
branchstand
brandishers
brandishers
noun
plural of brandisher
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bredestitch
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
britishhood
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
bubbleheads
bubbleheads
noun
plural of bubblehead
buffleheads
buffleheads
noun
plural of bufflehead
bulldoggish
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
busybodyish
busybodyish
adj
Like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
chubbedness
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
deshabilles
deshabilles
noun
plural of deshabille
dihybridism
disbenching
disbenching
verb
present participle of disbench
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
dishabilles
dishabilles
noun
plural of dishabille
disinhibits
disinhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinhibit
dithyrambos
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
dorsibranch
dukhobortsy
embellished
embellished
adj
Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embellish
established
established
adj
(Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of establish
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
haberdasher
haberdasher
noun
(Britain) A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.
(US) A men's outfitter.
A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
halberdsman
halberdsman
noun
Alternative form of halberdman
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
hardinsburg
harrodsburg
hebecladous
hellbenders
hellbenders
noun
plural of hellbender
hemibasidii
highbinders
highbinders
noun
plural of highbinder
hippoboscid
hippoboscid
noun
Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies.
hornblendes
hornblendes
noun
plural of hornblende
houndsberry
houndsberry
noun
The common dogwood.
hubbardston
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
husbandable
husbandable
adj
Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy.
husbandhood
husbandhood
noun
The condition of being a husband
husbandland
husbandland
noun
(historical) A unit of land corresponding to a single farmstead; around 26 acres.
(historical) The landholding of a husbandman, that is, a manorial tenant.
husbandless
husbandless
adj
Without a husband.
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
husbandress
husbandries
husbandries
noun
plural of husbandry
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
hybridising
hybridising
verb
present participle of hybridise
hybridities
hybridities
noun
plural of hybridity
hybridizers
hybridizers
noun
plural of hybridizer
hydrobiosis
hydrosorbic
judophobism
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
misbeholden
misbeholden
adj
(archaic) Disobliging; offensive or unkind.
monohybrids
monohybrids
noun
plural of monohybrid
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
phlebitides
phlebitides
noun
plural of phlebitis
pseudobchia
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
refurbished
refurbished
adj
Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refurbish
republished
republished
verb
past participle of republish
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeres
noun
plural of rhabdomere
rhabdomonas
rhabdosophy
rhabdovirus
rhabdovirus
noun
Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae.
rhomboideus
rhomboideus
noun
(anatomy) Any of the rhomboid muscles.
schedulable
schedulable
adj
Able to be scheduled.
screechbird
shadberries
shadberries
noun
plural of shadberry
shadowboxed
shadowboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shadowbox
shadowboxes
shadowboxes
noun
plural of shadowbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shadowbox
sherbetzide
shieldboard
shipbuilder
shipbuilder
noun
A firm that specializes in building ships.
A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats.
shoebindery
shoebinding
shortbreads
shortbreads
noun
plural of shortbread
shovelboard
shovelboard
noun
Alternative form of shuffleboard
smoothbored
smoothbored
adj
(firearms) Synonym of smoothbore
soldierbush
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
splashboard
splashboard
noun
A guard towards the front of a horse-drawn vehicle, to prevent splashing by mud or water from the road.
starchboard
subbranched
subchloride
subchloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chloride that contains a smaller proportion of chlorine than the normal / typical chloride of a particular metal
subchondral
subchondral
adj
(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.
subchorioid
subheadings
subheadings
noun
plural of subheading
subhyoidean
subhyoidean
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone
subjecthood
subjecthood
noun
(linguistics) The condition or state of a word or expression, such as a noun phrase, being the subject of a sentence.
(political science) The condition or state of a person being a subject of a nation or a monarch.
The condition or state of being a subject.
subrhomboid
subrhomboid
adj
(mycology) Somewhat rhomboid.
subschedule
subschedule
noun
A schedule forming part of a greater schedule.
subsphenoid
subsulphide
subsulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of subsulfide
subtrahends
subtrahends
noun
plural of subtrahend
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.