A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
chiou
choup
chous
chous
noun
A squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
chout
chout
noun
(British India, history) An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
choux
choux
noun
plural of chou
chyou
cohue
couch
couch
noun
(art, painting and gilding) A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
(brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
(metonymically, usually as "the couch") Psychotherapy.
A bed, a resting-place.
An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
Couch grass, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
The den of an otter.
verb
(archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.
(ophthalmology, transitive) In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
(paper-making, transitive) To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.
(sewing, transitive) To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.
(transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
(transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
(transitive) To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.
(transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.
To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
cough
cough
noun
A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame.
verb
(intransitive) To make a noise like a cough.
(intransitive) To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
(transitive, sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.
couth
couth
adj
(obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
Agreeable, friendly, pleasant.
Comfortable; cosy, snug.
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
noun
(rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
dhoul
dough
dough
noun
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
(derogatory, slang) A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritising economic concerns.
(mythology, Arabic demonology) A demon said to feed on corpses.
A graverobber.
A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.
gough
hocus
hocus
noun
(obsolete) A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand.
(obsolete) Drugged liquor.
(obsolete) One who cheats or deceives.
Trick; trickery.
verb
(obsolete) To adulterate (food).
(obsolete) To drug (liquor).
(obsolete) To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them).
To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
hodur
hofuf
hogue
hokku
hokku
noun
(poetry) Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”)
hokum
hokum
noun
(countable, informal) A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material.
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.
(countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
(uncountable, music) A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
holgu
holub
honus
honus
noun
plural of honu
horus
houck
hough
hough
noun
Alternative form of hoe
Obsolete spelling of hoe
The hollow behind the knee.
verb
Archaic spelling of hoe.
To hamstring.
hoult
hoult
noun
(obsolete) A wood; copse.
houma
hound
hound
noun
(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
(by extension) Someone who seeks something.
(nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop
A despicable person.
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
A houndfish.
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
Any canine animal.
verb
(transitive) To persistently harass.
(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
houri
houri
noun
(Islam) A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
(by extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.
hours
hours
noun
plural of hour
house
house
noun
(Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building within a public housing estate.
(US, dialect) A small stand of trees in a swamp.
(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
(cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.
(chess, now rare) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
(figurative) A place of rest or repose.
(historical) A workhouse.
(music) House music.
(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
(sudoku) A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.
(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
(uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.
A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
A theatre.
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
Lotto; bingo.
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
The people who live in a house; a household.
verb
(Canada, US, slang, transitive) To eat.
(nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
(obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
(obsolete) To drive to a shelter.
(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.
(transitive) To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.
(transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.
(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
(transitive, astrology) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
houss
houss
noun
(obsolete) A covering, usually of textile (or mail) and attached to a saddle; a saddlecloth.
Obsolete spelling of house (“abode”)
housy
housy
adj
Alternative form of housey
houve
huaco
hucho
hugon
hullo
hullo
intj
(UK, New Zealand) Alternative form of hello (Greeting.)
(UK, dated, New Zealand) Alternative form of hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery)
noun
(UK) Alternative form of hello
humbo
humor
humor
noun
US spelling of humour
hurok
huron
husho
hutto
jough
jough
noun
A traditional herbal beer from the Isle of Man.
khoum
khoum
noun
Synonym of khoums
kohua
koshu
louch
lough
lough
noun
(Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
(Northumbria) lake, pool
louhi
louth
louth
Proper noun
A village and county (County Louth) in the Republic of Ireland.
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
lucho
mohun
mohur
mohur
noun
(historical) A gold coin of British India, worth from twelve to fifteen rupees.
A Persian gold coin.
mouch
mouch
verb
Dated form of mooch.
mouth
mouth
noun
(anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
(obsolete) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
(obsolete) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
(obsolete) Speech; language; testimony.
(saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
(slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
An outlet, aperture or orifice.
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.
verb
(obsolete) To make mouths at
(sheep husbandry) To examine the teeth of.
(transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
(transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
(transitive) To speak; to utter.
(transitive, intransitive) To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
To carry in the mouth.
To exit at a mouth (such as a river mouth)
To form a mouth or opening in.
To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear licks her cub.
To form with the mouth.
To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
mugho
oghuz
oghuz
Proper noun
A group of western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens
ohaus
ought
ought
adv
Alternative spelling of aught; at all, to any degree.
noun
A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.
pron
Alternative spelling of aught; anything
verb
(auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence.
(auxiliary) Indicating desirability.
(auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation.
(auxiliary) Indicating likelihood or probability.
(obsolete) simple past tense of owe
ouphe
ouphe
noun
(obsolete) A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf.
ouphs
ouphs
noun
plural of ouph
outhe
pouch
pouch
noun
(botany) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
(slang, dated, derogatory) A protuberant belly; a paunch.
(zoology) An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.
A cyst or sac containing fluid.
A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
verb
(obsolete) To pocket; to put up with.
(obsolete, rare) To pout.
(of fowls and fish) To swallow.
(transitive) To enclose within a pouch.
(transitive) To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
quoth
quoth
verb
(archaic or literary, now defective) simple past tense of quethe; said
(defective, modal, auxiliary, nonstandard, archaic) To say.
rohun
rough
rough
adj
(chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
(chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
(of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
Crude; unrefined.
Difficult; trying.
Harsh-tasting.
Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
Not smooth; uneven.
Turbulent.
Violent; not careful or subtle.
Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
adv
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
noun
(cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
(obsolete) Boisterous weather.
A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
The unmowed part of a golf course.
verb
(ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
(transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
To create in an approximate form.
To endure primitive conditions.
To render rough; to roughen.
routh
schou
shout
shout
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
(UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
(UK, dialect) A light flat-bottomed boat used in duck-shooting.
(informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV programme.
(informal) A suggestion; an idea.
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
(Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
(transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.
shoyu
shoyu
noun
A dark form of soy sauce.
shuzo
sough
sough
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
(Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour.
A (deep) sigh.
A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath.
A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
A small drain; an adit.
verb
To drain.
To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
south
south
adj
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
(meteorology, of wind) from the south.
Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
Toward the south; southward.
adv
(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
Downward.
In an adverse direction or trend (go south).
noun
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
(figurative) down or the negative direction
(physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 180° (being directed towards the South Pole); conventionally downwards on a map.
The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
verb
(astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
thous
thous
noun
plural of thou (used in the sense of a unit of length)
plural of thou; the use of the second-person pronoun "thou," especially as a marker of archaism, formality, or reverence; also thou's.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thou
throu
thuoc
touch
touch
noun
(Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
(UK, plumbing, dated) Tallow.
(bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
(obsolete) A brief essay.
(obsolete) A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.
(obsolete) Act or power of exciting emotion.
(obsolete) An emotion or affection.
(obsolete) Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
(obsolete) Personal reference or application.
(shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
(slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something.
A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
A little bit; a small amount.
A relationship of close communication or understanding.
A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
Form; standard of performance.
The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
The children's game of tag.
The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
verb
(intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
(intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
(intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
(intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
(intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
(intransitive, obsolete) To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.
(nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
(nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
(obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.
(transitive or reflexive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
(transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
(transitive) To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
(transitive) To come close to; to approach.
(transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
(transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
(transitive) To consume, or otherwise use.
(transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
(transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
(transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
(transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
(transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
(transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
(transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
(transitive, archaic) To deal with in speech or writing; to mention briefly, to allude to.
(transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
(transitive, dated) To affect in a negative way, especially only slightly.
(transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
(transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
(transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
To perform, as a tune; to play.
To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
tough
tough
adj
(material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
(of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.
(of a person) Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
(of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
(of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
(of weather, etc.) Harsh or severe.
Rowdy or rough.
intj
(slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy
noun
A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
verb
To endure.
To toughen.
uhllo
uhllo
noun
(historical) abalone shells, used in trade by the Native Americans
unhot
unhot
adj
Not hot
vouch
vouch
noun
(archaic or obsolete) An assertion, a declaration; also, a formal attestation or warrant of the correctness or truth of something.
verb
(archaic or obsolete) To assert, aver, or declare (something).
(archaic) Synonym of vouchsafe (“to condescendingly or graciously give or grant (something)”)
(obsolete) To guarantee legal title (to something).
Followed by over: of a vouchee (a person summoned to court to establish a warranty of title): to summon (someone) to court in their place.
In full vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty: to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land.
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof.
To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something).
To bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor.
To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something.
To provide evidence or proof.
wouch
wough
wough
noun
(obsolete) A wall.
youth
youth
noun
(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
(countable) A young person.
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
(uncountable, used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.