(historical) A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. [14th–18th c.]
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
achromat
achromat
noun
(optics) A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
ackworth
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
archdolt
archetto
archhost
archpoet
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
atrochal
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
bartosch
birrotch
borchert
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchier
botchier
adj
comparative form of botchy: more botchy
brochant
brotchen
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
chantors
chantors
noun
plural of chantor
chariots
chariots
noun
plural of chariot
chariton
chariton
Proper noun
the in Iowa and Missouri, USA, which is a tributary of the
a city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Named after a French trader.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA, named after the river.
charlton
charlton
Proper noun
Any of many place names in England, Australia and the United States, including:
a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, England, and the home of Charlton Athletic F.C.
a village between Shepperton and Ashford, Surrey, England.
derived from the English place name.
Charlton Athletic football club.
charoset
charoset
noun
Alternative form of haroseth
chaworth
chayroot
chelator
chelator
noun
(chemistry) A chelating agent
cheriton
cheroots
cheroots
noun
plural of cheroot
chirotes
chlorate
chlorate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.
chlorite
chlorite
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
chordata
chordate
chordate
adj
Of such animals.
noun
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
chortler
chortler
noun
Someone who chortles
chortles
chortles
noun
plural of chortle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chortle
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
choyroot
christos
chroatol
chromate
chromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
verb
To treat with a chromate solution
chromite
chromite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.
chronist
chronist
noun
A chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account.
chrotoem
clothier
clothier
noun
A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
coauthor
coauthor
noun
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
verb
To write something in collaboration with another author.
cofather
coherent
coherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.
(mathematics, of a sheaf) Belonging to a specific class of sheaves having particularly manageable properties closely linked to the geometrical properties of the underlying space.
(physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.
Aesthetically ordered.
Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.
Orderly, logical and consistent.
Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
comether
comether
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither
commorth
contchar
corythus
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
cowheart
crichton
crochets
crochets
noun
plural of crochet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crochet
crotched
crotched
adj
(UK, dialect) cross; peevish
(billiards) Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
Having a crotch or fork; forked.
Misspelling of crocheted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crotch
crotches
crotches
noun
plural of crotch
crotchet
crotchet
noun
(archaic) A whim or a fancy.
(military) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
(military, historical) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
(obsolete) A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(printing) A square bracket.
(surgery, now chiefly historical) A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.
A forked support; a crotch.
verb
(obsolete) to play music in measured time
Archaic form of crochet (knit by looping)
ditrocha
forthcut
forthcut
verb
(obsolete) To cut; plow.
fourchet
franchot
futhorcs
futhorcs
noun
plural of futhorc
harcourt
haricots
haricots
noun
plural of haricot
hathoric
hconvert
hectored
hectored
verb
past participle of hector
simple past tense of hector
hectorer
hectorer
noun
One who hectors or bullies.
hectorly
hectorly
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
heretoch
heretoch
noun
(historical) Alternative form of heretog
hidrotic
hidrotic
adj
(pharmacology) Producing hidrosis.
(physiology) Relating to hidrosis.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that causes perspiration.
historic
historic
adj
(grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
(now uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
noun
(obsolete) A historian.
(obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
hobrecht
hormetic
hormetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to hormesis or to a hormetin
hydrotic
hydrotic
adj
Causing a discharge of water or phlegm.
noun
(medicine) A hydrotic medicine.
kootchar
kootchar
noun
A stingless Australian bee Trigona australis
lockhart
lockhart
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
notchers
notchers
noun
plural of notcher
ochreate
ochreate
adj
(botany) Provided with ochrea, or sheath-formed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.
octarchy
octarchy
noun
A government of eight people.
A group of eight states.
orchanet
orchanet
noun
Alternative form of alkanet
orchitic
orchitic
adj
Relating to orchitis.
orchitis
orchitis
noun
(pathology) A painful inflammation of one or both testes.
ornithic
ornithic
adj
Of or pertaining to birds.
orthicon
orthicon
noun
An early TV camera tube. (Abbreviation of orthoconoscope.)
orthitic
orthocym
orthotic
orthotic
adj
(typography) Of Greek typography: having an upright form, distinct from the cursive and chancery types.
Of or pertaining to orthotics.
noun
An orthopedic appliance designed to support, straighten or improve the functioning of a body part; an orthosis.
outcharm
outcharm
verb
To surpass in charm; to be more charming than
outmarch
outmarch
verb
(transitive) To surpass in marching; to march further or faster than.
outporch
outreach
outreach
noun
The act of reaching out.
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.
The extent or length of one's reach.
verb
(intransitive) To go too far.
(intransitive) To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.
(transitive) To reach further than.
(transitive) To surpass or exceed.
phthoric
protheca
racahout
racahout
noun
A Middle Eastern dish made from acorns.
reclothe
reclothe
verb
(transitive) To clothe again or anew.
(transitive) To give a new form or appearance to.
rheocrat
rheocrat
noun
(dated) A kind of motor speed controller permitting gradual variation in speed, and reversal. It is especially suitable for use with motor-driven machine tools.
rhetoric
rhetoric
adj
Synonym of rhetorical.
noun
Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
rhigotic
rhizotic
ricochet
ricochet
noun
(military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
verb
(military) To operate upon by ricochet firing.
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
rocheted
rochette
scotcher
scotcher
noun
One who scotches.
scouther
scowther
scrootch
scrootch
verb
Alternative spelling of scrooch
shortcut
shortcut
noun
(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.
A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation.
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
verb
To take or use a shortcut
strophic
strophic
adj
(music) Of a song, composed so that every stanza is set to the same music.
(prosody) Using or containing strophes.
tanchoir
terborch
thackoor
theocrat
theocrat
noun
(politics, religion) A proponent of theocracy.
(politics, religion) The ruler of a theocracy, a priest-king.
theorica
theorica
Proper noun
In Athens in Ancient Greece, a fund of money expended on festivals, sacrifices, public entertainments, and largesse given to the people.
theorics
theorics
noun
plural of theoric
thoracal
thoracal
adj
thoracic
thoraces
thoraces
noun
plural of thorax
thoracic
thoracic
adj
(anatomy) Of the thorax.
noun
(zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
throucht
thurrock
thurrock
noun
(nautical, obsolete) The hold of a ship; also, the bilge.
tocharic
tochered
tochered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tocher
toparchy
toparchy
noun
A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.
torchere
torchier
torchier
adj
comparative form of torchy: more torchy
noun
Alternative form of torchiere
torching
torching
noun
A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.
An act of arson.
verb
present participle of torch
torchlit
torchlit
adj
Lit by one or more torches.
torchman
torchman
noun
(forestry) A member of a firefighting team who ignites back fires.
(slang) A cutting-torch wielder, a possible member of a safe-cracking team.
(slang) An arsonist who specifically ignites fires.
Someone who carries a torch.
torchons
torchons
noun
plural of torchon
touchers
touchers
noun
plural of toucher
touchier
touchier
adj
comparative form of touchy: more touchy
tovarich
tovarich
noun
Alternative form of tovarish
trabucho
trachoma
trachoma
noun
(medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
trichion
trichion
noun
The point where the hairline meets the centre of the forehead.
trichode
trichoid
trichoid
adj
Resembling hair; hairlike
trichoma
trichoma
noun
(medicine, rare) A trichomatose condition of the hair; plica.
(medicine, rare) Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
trichome
trichome
noun
(biology) Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
(botany) A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
(pathology, cell biology) A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
trichord
trichord
noun
(music) any set of three different pitch classes
A musical instrument with three strings, such as a lyre or harp.
triconch
trochaic
trochaic
adj
Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.