(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
chamouni
chaumont
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chronium
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
couchman
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
damanhur
doughman
doughmen
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gunsmith
gunsmith
noun
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
habendum
habendum
noun
(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
hafniums
hahniums
hanumans
hanumans
noun
plural of hanuman
hartmunn
hausmann
hegumene
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
hegumeny
helenium
helenium
noun
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
higganum
hinduism
hiranuma
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
homuncio
homuncle
houndman
houseman
houseman
noun
(chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
(now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
housemen
housemen
noun
plural of houseman
huberman
humanate
humanate
adj
(obsolete) Imbued with humanity.
humanely
humanely
adv
in a humane way
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humanify
humanify
verb
(transitive) To give humanity to; to make human or relatable.
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanish
humanish
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
humanism
humanism
noun
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
humanist
humanist
adj
(typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
noun
(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
humanity
humanity
noun
Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.
Humankind; human beings as a group.
The human condition or nature.
The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
humanize
humanize
verb
(intransitive) To become humane or civilized.
(transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
(transitive) To make sympathetic or relatable.
(transitive, medicine) To convert into something human or belonging to humans.
To make humane.
humanoid
humanoid
adj
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
noun
A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
humation
humation
noun
(archaic) burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
humbling
humbling
adj
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
noun
An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
verb
present participle of humble
humeston
humoring
humoring
verb
present participle of humor
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
humulene
humulene
noun
A naturally-occurring monocyclic sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of Humulus lupulus (hops).
humulone
humulone
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).
huntsman
huntsman
noun
(UK) A fox hunter.
A hunter.
Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
huntsmen
huntsmen
noun
plural of huntsman
hutments
hutments
noun
plural of hutment
huysmans
hymenium
hymenium
noun
(mycology) The sporebearing surface of a fungus.
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
inhumane
inhumane
adj
Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
inhumate
inhumate
verb
To inhume; to bury.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
inhuming
inhuming
verb
present participle of inhume
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
konomihu
krumhorn
krumhorn
noun
Alternative form of krummhorn
loughman
mahuangs
maithuna
maithuna
noun
tantric sexual union
manchaug
manhours
manhours
noun
plural of manhour
manhunts
manhunts
noun
plural of manhunt
manyoshu
mathurin
mathurin
Noun
A member of the Trinitarian order.
menehune
menehune
Noun
A member of a hidden race in Hawaiian mythology, often described as very small and having magical powers
metuchen
mintbush
mintbush
noun
Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
mispunch
mispunch
noun
An act or result of mispunching (any sense).
verb
To punch a ball or similar object so that it does not go to the intended destination.
To punch a hole in the wrong place.
To punch the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, keypunch, or similar device.
monmouth
monmouth
Proper noun
A town in Monmouthshire, Wales.
A city in Illinois, USA
monohull
monohull
noun
A boat that has a single hull.
morrhuin
mouching
mouching
verb
present participle of mouch
mouedhin
mouthing
mouthing
noun
Ranting; passionate speech devoid of meaning.
The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
verb
present participle of mouth
muchness
muchness
noun
Greatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.
Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
muishond
muishond
noun
A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
mulching
mulching
adj
(agriculture) Used as a mulch.
(agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
noun
(agriculture) The act of preparing/applying a mulch.
verb
present participle of mulch
mulhacen
muncheel
munchers
munchers
noun
plural of muncher
munchies
munchies
noun
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
munching
munching
noun
The sound of one who munches.
gerund of munch: the action of one who munches.
verb
present participle of munch
munchkin
munchkin
noun
(informal) A child.
(informal) A person of very short stature.
(informal, slang) Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin trademark "Munchkin")
(role-playing games) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
Alternative form of Munchkin (a domestic cat breed).
munychia
murrhine
murrhine
adj
Made of the stone or material called murrha by the Ancient Romans; applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups.
noun
Alternative form of murrine
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
naumachy
naumachy
noun
(obsolete) A place built to stage a mock sea-battle, or the show performed therein.
nonhuman
nonhuman
adj
Not human; not of the human race.
noun
A creature or thing that is not human.
nonhumus
nonhumus
noun
That which is not humus (certain organic compounds in soil).
northumb
numbfish
numbfish
noun
An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.
nympheum
omadhaun
omadhaun
noun
(Ireland) A fool, someone who is out of their senses, simpleton.
onychium
onychium
noun
A little claw.
panhuman
panhuman
adj
Applying to all human beings.
pantheum
prehuman
prehuman
adj
Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens.
noun
One of the human-like creatures prior to Homo sapiens.
prohuman
pushmina
rammohun
rheniums
rheniums
noun
plural of rhenium
schulman
schumann
schurman
sphagnum
sphagnum
noun
Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
subhuman
subhuman
adj
Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human.
noun
Anything which is less than human.
thamnium
thionium
thumbing
thumbing
noun
The act by which something is thumbed.
verb
present participle of thumb
thumbkin
thumbkin
noun
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
thumbnut
thumbnut
noun
(engineering) A nut with a knurled rim which can be turned with thumb and forefinger.
Synonym of wingnut
thumping
thumping
adj
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
noun
(sports) A heavy defeat.
A dull, heavy sound.
verb
present participle of thump
thurmann
thurmond
thurmont
truchman
truchman
noun
(archaic) An interpreter.
turnheim
umteenth
umteenth
adj
Alternative spelling of umpteenth
unambush
underhum
unhamper
unhamper
verb
(transitive) To free from hindrances.
unharmed
unharmed
adj
which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged