(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
(UK, dialectal, archaic) A children's smock or pinafore.
(US, archaic) A bustle.
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
(dialectal) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.
(obsolete) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.
(obsolete) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.
(religion, nonstandard) A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.
A flowering plant of the genus Bifora.
A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
verb
(Christianity) To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
(Christianity) To make a bishop.
(Christianity, rare) To provide with bishops.
(UK, colloquial, obsolete) To murder by drowning.
(UK, dialectal) To permit food (especially milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quotation below, of horses).
(by extension, jocularly, obsolete) To confirm (in its other senses).
(by extension, of equestrianism) To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth.
bohlin
borghi
borish
borith
bothie
bothie
noun
Alternative form of bothy
boyish
boyish
adj
Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
People disliked his boyish and juvenile behaviour.
chaori
chibol
chibol
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of cibol (“spring onion; Welsh onion”)
chicos
chicos
noun
plural of chico
chicot
chigoe
chigoe
noun
A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
chillo
chilon
chinoa
chinol
chinos
chinos
noun
Trousers made from chino
chione
chione
Proper noun
The goddess of snow and winter winds. She is the daughter of Boreas, (the North Wind), and Oreithyia, (an Athenian princess whom he had abducted). Her siblings are Zetes, Calaides and Cleopatra, (the wife of Phineus).
A nymph.
chiron
chiros
chiros
noun
plural of chiro
chiton
chiton
noun
(historical) A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
chlori
chobie
chobie
noun
Synonym of tripletail
choiak
choiak
Proper noun
The fourth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Choiak has been in roughly December.
choice
choice
adj
(obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
Especially good or preferred.
intj
(slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.
noun
(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
(obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
(set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice..
(uncountable) The power to choose.
(usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
Anything that can be chosen.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
choicy
choicy
adj
Choice; select.
Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
choile
choirs
choirs
noun
plural of choir
choise
choise
noun
Obsolete spelling of choice
chokio
cholic
cholic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to cholic acid or its derivatives.
Of or pertaining to bile.
noun
Obsolete spelling of colic (“abdominal distress”).
chopin
chopin
noun
(obsolete) A liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
chorai
chorei
chorgi
choric
choric
adj
(poetry) Intended to be sung by a choir or chorus (e.g. a hymn)
Including or involving a Greek chorus
chorio
chorio
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Short for chorioamnionitis.
chorti
cochin
cochin
Proper noun
form of (city in India)
coheir
coheir
noun
One of several who are heirs to an estate
coniah
cowish
cowish
adj
timorous; fearful; cowardly
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
coyish
coyish
adj
Somewhat coy.
dhobie
dhobis
dhobis
noun
plural of dhobi
dhooti
dhotis
dhotis
noun
plural of dhoti
dihalo
dihalo
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two halogen atoms in a compound
dotish
dotish
adj
(archaic) foolish; weak; imbecile
dovish
dovish
adj
(figurative) Peaceful, conciliatory.
Disfavoring increasing interest rates; inclined against increasing interest rates.
Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
droich
echion
echoic
echoic
adj
Imitative of a sound; onomatopoeic.
Of or pertaining to an echo
elohim
elohim
Proper noun
God;
The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.
A name for God in the Mormon religion.
eoiths
eolith
eolith
noun
(petrology) Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
ephori
ephori
noun
plural of ephorus
ethion
ethion
noun
(organic chemistry) An organophosphate insecticide, [(dethoxyphosphinothioylthio)methylthio]-diethoxy-thioxophosphorane, that is known to neutralise the neural enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
ethiop
ethiop
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
Any black-skinned person.
foeish
foxish
foxish
adj
Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.
frothi
gohila
gothic
gothic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Gothic
goyish
goyish
adj
of or relating to a goy, not Jewish
hairdo
hairdo
noun
A hairstyle.
hairof
haloid
haloid
adj
(chemistry) Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes the fluorides and cyanides.
noun
(chemistry) Any haloid substance.
haoris
harico
harico
noun
Archaic form of haricot.
havior
havior
noun
(obsolete) behaviour; demeanor
heigho
heigho
intj
Dated form of hey ho.
heirlo
helion
helion
noun
(physics) A helium ion, the nucleus of a helium-3 atom. Formula: ³He⁺² ; Symbol: h
helios
helios
noun
(historical) A sunroom or solarium of the Ancient Greeks.
plural of helio
hemoid
hemoid
adj
Alternative form of haemoid
heriot
heriot
noun
(archaic) A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant.
(dated) A tribute.
(obsolete) The return of military equipment.
heroic
heroic
adj
(sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
Courageous; displaying heroism.
Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
noun
A heroic verse.
heroid
heroin
heroin
noun
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria. Classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
hesiod
hesiod
Proper noun
an Ancient Greek poet and a rhapsodist
hexoic
hexoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
hibito
hicaco
hickok
hideyo
hieron
hieron
noun
A consecrated place, especially a temple.
hieros
hierro
higdon
hilloa
hilloa
intj
Obsolete spelling of hello
verb
(obsolete) To holler, shout loudly
hillos
hillos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hillo
hilton
himrod
hindoo
hinoid
hinoki
hinoki
noun
A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
hinson
hinton
hiodon
hippos
hippos
noun
plural of hippo
hirmos
hiroko
hirudo
hiruko
hissop
histon
hixson
hixton
hloise
hoagie
hoagie
noun
(US, Pennsylvania) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
hoazin
hoazin
noun
Alternative form of hoatzin
hobbie
hobbil
hobbit
hobbit
noun
(archaic) An old unit of volume (2+¹⁄₂ bushels, the volume of 168 pounds of wheat).
A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds
A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
An extinct species of hominin, Homo floresiensis, with a short body and relatively small brain, fossils of which have been recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores.
hobits
hobits
noun
plural of hobit
hoddin
hoeing
hoeing
noun
The act of digging, weeding, etc. with a hoe.
verb
present participle of hoe
hoenir
hoggie
hoggin
hoggin
noun
A mixture of clay, gravel and sand, used as a base for laying pavements and paths
hogtie
hogtie
verb
Alternative spelling of hog-tie
hoicks
hoicks
intj
Alternative form of yoicks (“hunting cry”)
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoick
hoiden
hoiden
noun
Alternative form of hoyden
verb
To romp rudely or indecently.
hoisch
hoised
hoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoise
hoises
hoises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoise
hoists
hoists
noun
plural of hoist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoist
hokier
hokier
adj
comparative form of hokey: more hokey
hokily
hokily
adv
In a hokey way.
hoking
hoking
verb
present participle of hoke
holier
holier
adj
comparative form of holey: more holey; more full of holes.
comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred.
holies
holies
noun
plural of holy. Used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
holily
holily
adv
In a holy way; with sanctity.
holing
holing
noun
(mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.
verb
present participle of hole
holism
holism
noun
A practice based on such a theory or belief.
A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
holist
holist
adj
(education, of a learning strategy) That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.
noun
(education) One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic.
(sociology) One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context.
A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.
hollie
hollin
hollin
noun
(Britain, archaic) holly
hollis
holmia
holmia
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The rare earth holmium oxide
holmic
holmic
adj
(chemistry, rare) Relating to holmium.
homier
homier
adj
comparative form of homey: more homey
homily
homily
adv
In a homey manner.
noun
(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
A moralizing lecture.
homing
homing
verb
present participle of home
hominy
hominy
noun
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.
homish
homish
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to home; domestic.
Characteristic of a home; cosy.
homrai
homrai
noun
(archaic) A bird, the great hornbill (Buceros bicornis).