(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
amersham
amersham
Proper noun
a market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
amethist
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
anthemas
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
armholes
armholes
noun
plural of armhole
arthemis
ashelman
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
atheisms
atheisms
noun
plural of atheism
baalshem
bashment
bashment
noun
(slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
(slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
beshamed
beshamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshame
beshames
beshames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshame
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmooth
besmooth
Verb
To make smooth.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
bitheism
bitheism
noun
A form of dualism that recognizes two deities which are not in conflict or opposition (as good vs evil) but rather are in two exclusive forms or states (like male and female).
boehmist
bohemias
bohemias
noun
plural of bohemia
brechams
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
cashment
cashmere
cashmere
noun
(chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.
(chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.
chalmers
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamises
chamises
noun
plural of chamise
chammies
chammies
noun
plural of chammy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chammy
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
chatsome
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chefdoms
chemises
chemises
noun
plural of chemise
chemisms
chemisms
noun
plural of chemism
chemists
chemists
noun
plural of chemist
chemoses
chemoses
noun
plural of chemosis
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
cheremis
chermish
chessdom
chessdom
noun
The world of chess.
chessman
chessman
noun
(chess) A chess piece.
chessmen
chessmen
noun
plural of chessman
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chiemsee
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chremsel
chremsel
noun
(Judaism) A fried dumpling made of matzo meal and filled with fruit, typically prunes, and eaten on Passover.
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
copemish
demolish
demolish
verb
(figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
(literally) To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
dishelms
dishelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishelm
ditheism
ditheism
noun
A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other.
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
echoisms
echoisms
noun
plural of echoism
elmhurst
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
emperish
emphases
emphases
noun
plural of emphasis
emphasis
emphasis
noun
(phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
(typography) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
enfamish
enfamish
verb
To famish; to starve.
enmeshed
enmeshed
adj
tangled or twisted together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enmesh
enmeshes
enmeshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enmesh
entheasm
entheasm
noun
inspiration; enthusiasm
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
erethism
erethism
noun
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
eshelman
etherism
etherism
noun
(medicine, archaic) The state of intoxication caused by ether.
ethicism
ethicism
noun
The application of ethics.
ethmoids
ethmoids
noun
plural of ethmoid
euphemus
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
famished
famished
adj
Extremely hungry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of famish
famishes
famishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
freshmen
freshmen
noun
plural of freshman
gamashes
gamashes
noun
(Scotland) Short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing.
High boots or buskins.
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
gumshoes
gumshoes
noun
plural of gumshoe
halesome
halesome
adj
healthy
wholesome
hambones
hambones
noun
plural of hambone
hametugs
hammiest
hammiest
adj
superlative form of hammy: most hammy
hamshire
hamsters
hamsters
noun
plural of hamster
hamulose
hamulose
adj
Bearing a small hook at the end
handsome
handsome
adj
(now of a man or boy) Attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
(now of a woman) Statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
(obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful.
(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
Ample; moderately large.
Generous or noble in character.
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To render handsome.
haremism
haremism
noun
The practice of keeping a harem.
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
harmless
harmless
adj
(obsolete) Unharmed.
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
hasseman
hawseman
headmost
headmost
adj
Closest to the front of a group or pack
headsman
headsman
noun
(mining, historical) A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
(nautical) One in command of a whaling vessel.
(obsolete or Scotland) A chief person; a head man
An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
headsmen
headsmen
noun
plural of headsman
healsome
healsome
adj
(dialectal, Scotland) Wholesome; healthful.
heatsman
hebraism
hebraism
Noun
the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew
hedonism
hedonism
noun
(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
(ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
heligmus
helmless
helmless
adj
Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).
helmsman
helmsman
noun
(figuratively) A leader.
(nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
helmsmen
helmsmen
noun
plural of helmsman
helotism
helotism
noun
(zoology) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit
The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
helpsome
helpsome
adj
(UK dialectal) Marked by a readiness or a willingness to help; characteristically helpful.
hemagogs
hematics
hematics
noun
plural of hematic
hematins
hematins
noun
plural of hematin
hematose
hemiasci
hemiepes
hemiolas
hemiolas
noun
plural of hemiola
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hemisect
hemisect
verb
(anatomy, transitive) To divide along the mesial plane.
hemlines
hemlines
noun
plural of hemline
hemlocks
hemlocks
noun
plural of hemlock
hemostat
hemostat
noun
(medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.
hempbush
hempiest
hempseed
hempseed
noun
A gallows bird; a person hanged.
The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.
herdsman
herdsman
noun
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.