(mineralogy) A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
arachic
arachic
adj
(organic chemistry) Synonym of arachidic
arachin
arachin
noun
(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of arachidic acid
arachis
archaic
archaic
adj
(archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and are still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
noun
(archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
archias
archils
archils
noun
plural of archil
archine
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
archive
archive
noun
(ecology) Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
verb
(transitive) To put (something) into an archive.
archsin
ardrigh
arryish
arshile
arshine
arshine
noun
Alternative form of arshin
arshins
arshins
noun
plural of arshin
asherim
ashiver
ashiver
adj
Shivering.
ashrafi
ashrafi
noun
(historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.
asiarch
asiarch
noun
Alternative form of Asiarch
atheris
athirst
athirst
adj
(archaic) Thirsty.
(figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
athrill
athrill
adj
Thrilled, feeling a thrill; trembling or vibrating (with an emotion, movement, etc.).
athrive
athyria
athyrid
athyris
avarish
averish
azariah
azariah
Proper noun
name of modern usage.
bahrain
bahrain
Proper noun
country in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain.
bahrein
bardish
bardish
adj
Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards.
barfish
barfish
noun
A black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A white bass, Morone chrysops
A yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis
barimah
bashkir
bearish
bearish
adj
(by extension) Pessimistic about the future.
(stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by falling prices.
Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
beheira
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bishari
boarish
boarish
adj
swinish; brutal; cruel
bothria
bothria
noun
plural of bothrium
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
brigham
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
carlish
carlish
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of churlish
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)
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.
chainer
chainer
noun
One who chains.
chaired
chaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chair
chairer
chaitra
chaitra
Proper noun
The first month of the Hindu lunar calendar.
chakari
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
cherian
cherida
chhatri
chhatri
noun
(India) An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
chiarra
chicora
chikara
chikara
noun
A Hindu musical instrument of the violin class.
An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).
The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
chimars
chimera
chimera
noun
(Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
(figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
(figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.
(figurative) Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.
(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
(mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
(zoology) Alternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.
chirata
chiripa
chivari
chivari
noun
Alternative form of shivaree
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
chorial
chorial
adj
Relating to a chorion
chrisma
chrissa
christa
chunari
cithara
cithara
noun
(music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar
cochair
cochair
noun
Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
verb
(transitive) To chair (a meeting) jointly.
craichy
czarish
czarish
adj
of, or resembling a czar; tsarish
darghin
daribah
darkish
darkish
adj
Somewhat dark.
dashier
dashier
adj
comparative form of dashy: more dashy
dharani
dharani
noun
A Buddhist chant or incantation.
dharmic
dharmic
adj
Alternative form of Dharmic
diarchy
diarchy
noun
A state under the rule of two people; the form of government of such state.
Rule by two people.
dibrach
diehard
diehard
adj
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
noun
A person with such an attitude.
digraph
digraph
noun
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(divination of the Taixuanjing) a sequence of two lines, each of which may be unbroken, broken once, or broken twice.
(graph theory) A directed graph.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
dirhams
dirhams
noun
plural of dirham
dishrag
dishrag
noun
(slang) An unclean person; used in similes.
A piece of cloth used for washing dishes.
earlish
ehretia
enchair
ephraim
etheria
fairish
fairish
adj
Of hair: somewhat fair.
Of moderate quality, size, etc.
farinha
farinha
noun
Alternative form of farina
farrish
gaither
garfish
garfish
noun
(especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
(especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
garnish
garnish
noun
(US, slang) Cash.
(cooking) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
(slang, historical) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.
(slang, obsolete) Fetters.
A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.
Pewter vessels in general.
Something added for embellishment.
verb
(archaic) To furnish; to supply.
(cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
(law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.
(law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
(slang, archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter.
To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
ghaffir
ghaffir
noun
(Egypt, Palestine, historical) A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
gharial
gharial
noun
A gavial.
gharris
gharris
noun
plural of gharri
graniah
granthi
granthi
noun
The person who reads the sacred scripture at a Sikh religious ceremony.
graphic
graphic
adj
(geology) Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
Drawn, pictorial.
Vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
noun
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
A drawing or picture.
graphis
grayish
grayish
adj
somewhat gray
guarish
guarish
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To heal or cure.
hadarim
hadrian
hadrian
Proper noun
The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.