(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bolshoi
boobish
boobish
adj
Like a boob; foolish, silly.
bookish
bookish
adj
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
boorish
boorish
adj
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
boothia
bothies
bothies
noun
plural of bothie
bothnia
bothnic
bothnic
Adjective
Bothnian
bothria
bothria
noun
plural of bothrium
bothroi
bothroi
noun
plural of bothros
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boychik
boychik
noun
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar.
boyship
brachia
brachia
noun
plural of brachium
brahmic
brahmic
Adjective
Related or belonging to a certain family of abugidas used to write many languages of South and Southeast Asia, descended from the
brahmin
brahmin
adj
Scholarly.
noun
(chiefly US, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
branchi
bravish
brephic
brichen
brigham
brighid
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brinish
brinish
adj
Like brine; somewhat salty.
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
brither
british
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
bruchid
bruchid
noun
(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
brutish
brutish
adj
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Of, or in the manner of a brute
buchite
buckish
buckish
adj
(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.
(obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
buddhic
buddhic
Adjective
Buddhist.
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bulchin
bulchin
noun
(obsolete) A little bull; a bull calf.
bulkish
bulkish
adj
bulky; large
bullish
bullish
adj
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.
Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded
Having a muscular physique, built 'like a bull'
Optimistic; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful
burfish
burfish
noun
A spinose plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (especially Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
burnish
burnish
noun
(uncountable) The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; (countable) an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
verb
(by extension) Of a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.
(figuratively) To appear positive and highly respected.
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
Of a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burrish
burrish
adj
rough; prickly; burry
bushido
bushido
noun
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
bushier
bushier
adj
comparative form of bushy: more bushy
bushily
bushily
adv
In a bushy manner.
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushire
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
bushtit
bushtit
noun
A North American long-tailed tit, of the genus Psaltriparus, that has mostly grey plumage
Any of the long-tailed tits of the family Aegithalidae
busyish
busyish
adj
Somewhat busy.
byhalia
cablish
cablish
noun
(obsolete) Wind-blown fallen wood.
cachila
cachina
caching
caching
verb
present participle of cache
caddish
caddish
adj
Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable.
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
cahilly
cahnite
cahnite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
cahokia
cahuita
cainish
calathi
calathi
noun
plural of calathus
calfish
calfish
adj
(dated) Silly and awkward through immaturity.
caliche
caliche
noun
(mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
caliphs
caliphs
noun
plural of caliph
calvish
calvish
adj
Like a calf; stupid.
cantish
cantish
adj
canting; preaching falsely
caphite
capicha
carlish
carlish
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of churlish
cashibo
cashier
cashier
noun
One who works at a till or receives payments.
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.
verb
(transitive) To annul.
(transitive) To discard, put away.
(transitive, now rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment)
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
cashion
catchie
catfish
catfish
noun
(Internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
(Internet) Such a fake profile.
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
verb
(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).
To fish for catfish.
cathari
catheti
catheti
noun
plural of cathetus
cathine
cathine
noun
A psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine classes which acts as a stimulant.
cathion
cathrin
cattish
cattish
adj
catlike; in the manner of a cat
sly and spiteful; marked by malice
stealthy
cchakri
ceilidh
ceilidh
noun
An informal social gathering where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.
verb
To dance a ceilidh
celtish
cepheid
cepheid
adj
(astronomy) Relating to cepheid variables.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
noun
(astronomy) A cepheid variable.
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
ceriphs
ceriphs
noun
plural of ceriph
certhia
ceviche
ceviche
noun
(cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
verb
(reflexive, obsolete, rare) To be vexed or annoyed.
(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
chaiken
chaille
chained
chained
adj
(computing, of data items) Linked in a chain.
Bound with chains.
Wearing or adorned with a chain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chain
chainer
chainer
noun
One who chains.
chaines
chaines
noun
plural of chaine
chainey
chaingy
chainon
chainon
noun
(geology) A secondary range of mountains.
chaired
chaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chair
chairer
chaises
chaises
noun
plural of chaise
chaitra
chaitra
Proper noun
The first month of the Hindu lunar calendar.
chaitya
chaitya
noun
A Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa.
chakari
chakazi
chakazi
noun
A variety of copal.
chalcid
chalcid
noun
Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.
chalcis
chalice
chalice
noun
A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.
A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
chalina
challie
challis
challis
noun
A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
Misspelling of chalice.
chamian
chamise
chamise
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
chamiso
chamiso
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
chamite
chamkis
chamois
chamois
adj
Chamois-colored.
noun
(cycling) A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
Short for chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
verb
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
chamoix
chamsin
chamsin
noun
Alternative form of khamsin
chandui
chaotic
chaotic
adj
(mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
(role-playing games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
filled with chaos.
noun
(role-playing games) A character having a chaotic alignment.
chaouia
chapati
chapati
noun
A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.
chaplin
chaplin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.
chappie
chappie
noun
Alternative spelling of chappy
chappin
charcia
chardin
charier
charier
adj
comparative form of chary: more chary
charily
charily
adv
In a chary manner.
charing
charing
verb
present participle of chare
chariot
chariot
noun
(xiangqi) rook
A (two-wheeled) horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
verb
(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
charism
charism
noun
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
charita
charity
charity
noun
(archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
charlie
charlie
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Charlie
charpai
charpai
noun
Alternative form of charpoy.
charpie
charpie
noun
(medicine, now historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
charpit
charqui
charqui
noun
(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chasmic
chasmic
adj
Like a chasm.
chassin
chassin
Proper noun
A town in Saint Lucia
chassis
chassis
noun
(slang) A woman's buttocks.
A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
The base frame of a motor vehicle.
chatino
chatino
Noun
A member of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico.