(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
amphinomus
amphipnous
anchesmius
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anischuria
anthriscus
antichorus
antilochus
antimachus
athanasius
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
blanchinus
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boethusian
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
branchipus
brinehouse
bringhurst
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
buchmanism
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
burnishers
burnishers
noun
plural of burnisher
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushmaking
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.
cerianthus
cetorhinus
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.
chelyuskin
chironomus
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chopunnish
chorussing
chosunilbo
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
conorhinus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
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.
cruikshank
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
decarhinus
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
delphinius
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
dichronous
dinophilus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
disulphone
dithionous
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.
elychnious
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.
erimanthus
erythrinus
eunuchised
eunuchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eunuchise
euornithes
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
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.
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.
extinguish
extinguish
verb
(intransitive) To die out.
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
fumishness
fumishness
noun
(obsolete) fretfulness; passion
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
furnishing
furnishing
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
(of an animal, in the plural) A portion of longer hair within the coat of a dog, rabbit, etc.
verb
present participle of furnish
fustianish
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gesundheit
gesundheit
intj
(Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
(humorous) Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
gluishness
gluttonish
gluttonish
adj
gluttonous
gumshoeing
gumshoeing
verb
present participle of gumshoe
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
gynethusia
haimsucken
harlequins
harlequins
noun
plural of harlequin
harmonious
harmonious
adj
Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
Melodious; in harmony.
Showing accord in feeling or action.
harmoniums
harmoniums
noun
plural of harmonium
hegumenies
helianthus
helianthus
noun
Any plant, of the genus Helianthus, having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; the sunflowers
heliconius
hemofuscin
henhussies
henhussies
noun
plural of henhussy
herigonius
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
himantopus
hindustani
hinoideous
homoousian
homoousian
adj
Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
noun
(historical) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father.
homoousion
homoousion
Noun
The inclusion of the term in the to describe the principle that the Son is ‘of one substance’ with the Father (as opposed to the Homoiousion).
hortensius
houghsinew
housatonic
houselling
houselling
verb
present participle of housel
housepaint
humanising
humanising
verb
present participle of humanise
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
humanities
humanities
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.
plural of humanity
humanizers
humanizers
noun
plural of humanizer
humankinds
humankinds
noun
plural of humankind
humdingers
humdingers
noun
plural of humdinger
hunchakist
hungarians
hungriness
hungriness
noun
The characteristic of being hungry; hunger.
huntsville
huntsville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
a city in Arkansas, USA, and the county seat of Arkansas'
a community in Connecticut, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a city in Missouri, USA
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a town in Tennessee, USA
a city in Texas, USA
a town in Utah, USA.
an unincorporated community in Washington, USA.
a former community in West Virginia, USA.
a town in the region of Ontario, Canada.
hurricanes
hurricanes
noun
plural of hurricane
hursinghar
hurtingest
hurtingest
adj
(colloquial) superlative form of hurting: most hurting
husbanding
husbanding
verb
present participle of husband
husserlian
husserlian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1859–1938), philosopher who founded phenomenology.