(linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
arshile
arshine
arshine
noun
Alternative form of arshin
asherim
ashiest
ashiest
adj
superlative form of ashy: most ashy
ashiver
ashiver
adj
Shivering.
aswithe
atheism
atheism
noun
(broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
(historical) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
(strictly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
(very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
atheist
atheist
adj
Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
noun
(broadly) A person who rejects belief that any deities exist (whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist).
(loosely) A person who has no belief in any deities, such as a person who has no concept of deities.
(proscribed) A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods)
(religion) A person who does not believe in deities.
(strictly) A person who believes that no deities exist (especially, one who has no other religious belief).
(uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (or any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.
verb
(transitive, very rare) To make someone an atheist.
atheris
athiste
averish
banshie
banshie
noun
Dated form of banshee.
beamish
beamish
adj
(nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
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.
beauish
beauish
adj
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.
beefish
beefish
adj
resembling beef
beerish
beerish
adj
Tasting of beer, beery
beevish
beevish
adj
Archaic form of beefish.
behinds
behinds
noun
plural of behind
belshin
benisch
beshine
beshine
verb
(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
(transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.
beshlik
beshlik
noun
(historical) A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire.
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
bhistie
biphase
biphase
adj
Consisting of two phases, such as a liquid and a solid.
noun
A method of transmitting binary data that avoids problems associated with long strings of ones or zeros.
birches
birches
noun
plural of birch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birch
bitches
bitches
noun
plural of bitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bitch
blemish
blemish
noun
A moral defect; a character flaw.
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
verb
To spoil the appearance of.
To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
blueish
blueish
adj
Alternative spelling of bluish
bolshie
bolshie
adj
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
noun
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bothies
bothies
noun
plural of bothie
bushier
bushier
adj
comparative form of bushy: more bushy
bushire
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
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)
celtish
ceriphs
ceriphs
noun
plural of ceriph
chaines
chaines
noun
plural of chaine
chaises
chaises
noun
plural of chaise
chamise
chamise
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
chavies
chekist
chekist
Noun
A member of the Cheka.
chelsie
chemics
chemics
noun
plural of chemic
chemins
chemise
chemise
noun
(historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
chemism
chemism
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction
chemist
chemist
noun
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana) Synonym of pharmacist.
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
cheries
cherise
cherish
cherish
verb
(obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
cheslie
chevies
chevies
noun
plural of chevy
chevise
chicest
chicest
adj
superlative form of chic: most chic
chicles
chiders
chiders
noun
plural of chider
chields
chields
noun
plural of chield
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
childes
chilies
chimers
chimers
noun
plural of chimer
chinese
chinles
chinsed
chinsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chinse
chirres
chirres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirre
chisels
chisels
noun
plural of chisel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chisel
chisled
chitose
chivers
chivies
chivies
noun
plural of chivy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chivy
choices
choices
noun
plural of choice
chokies
chokies
noun
plural of choky
chrisse
chusite
cinches
cinches
noun
plural of cinch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cinch
ciphers
ciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cipher
cithers
cithers
noun
plural of cither
cliches
cliches
noun
plural of cliche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliche
cochise
coheirs
coheirs
noun
plural of coheir
cuishes
cuishes
noun
plural of cuish
cushier
cushier
adj
comparative form of cushy: more cushy
cushite
cushite
Adjective
Pertaining to the ancient people of Horn of Africa, considered the descendants of biblical Cush.
Proper noun
A member of one of the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
A sub-family of the Afro-Asiatic languages; Cushitic.
dashier
dashier
adj
comparative form of dashy: more dashy
deadish
deadish
adj
Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless.
deafish
deafish
adj
Somewhat deaf.
deepish
deepish
adj
Somewhat deep.
dehisce
dehisce
verb
(intransitive, botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.
(intransitive, medicine) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
dervish
dervish
noun
(by extension) Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.
(historical) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
desight
desight
noun
(obsolete) An unsightly object.
deyship
dhobies
dhobies
noun
plural of dhobie
plural of dhoby
diphase
diphase
noun
Synonym of biphase
diphyes
disheir
disheir
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disinherit.
dishelm
dishelm
verb
(poetic, transitive) To deprive of a helmet.
dishier
dishier
adj
comparative form of dishy: more dishy
dishley
dishome
dishome
verb
(transitive) To deprive of a home; to make homeless.
ditches
ditches
noun
plural of ditch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ditch
dithers
dithers
noun
(slang) The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dither
dreisch
duchies
duchies
noun
plural of duchy
earlish
echimys
echinus
echinus
noun
(architecture) The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
(architecture) The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
(architecture) The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
echites
echoism
echoism
noun
The practice of creating words or language by imitating sounds from the environment.
echoist
echoist
noun
One who repeats like an echo; a mindless imitator.
eelfish
eggfish
eighths
eighths
noun
plural of eighth
elfship
elfship
noun
A compellation for an elf.
elishah
ellfish
elohism
elohist
elohist
Proper noun
One of four sources of the Torah described by the characterized by an abstract view of God.
Noun
The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old Testament, notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah, as the name of the Supreme Being; distinguished from Jehovist.
endship
endship
noun
(obsolete) A village.
engiish
english
english
noun
(by extension, figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
eoliths
eoliths
noun
plural of eolith
ephelis
ephelis
noun
(dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.
estrich
estrich
noun
Obsolete form of ostrich.
ethions
ethiops
ethiops
noun
Alternative form of aethiops
ethnics
ethnics
noun
plural of ethnic
ethnish
evanish
evanish
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To vanish.
featish
felisha
fennish
fennish
adj
Abounding in fens; fenny.
filches
filches
noun
plural of filch.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filch
finches
finches
noun
plural of finch
fineish
fineish
adj
Somewhat fine; of quite good quality or appearance.
Somewhat fine; of reasonable thinness or small granularity.
fischer
fishbed
fishbed
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Fishbed
fishers
fishers
noun
plural of fisher
fishery
fishery
noun
(countable) A fishing company.
(countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
fisheye
fisheye
noun
An undesirable dull appearance in the table of a diamond that has been cut too shallow.
An undesirable effect in paint, particularly automotive finishes, normally caused by oil or other contaminants on the painted surface.
An unfriendly or suspicious glance.
Short for fisheye lens.
fishier
fishier
adj
comparative form of fishy: more fishy
fishlet
fishlet
noun
A little fish.
fishmen
fishmen
noun
plural of fishman
fishnet
fishnet
noun
(countable) A net used to catch fish.
(countable, usually in the plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric.
(uncountable) A fabric with an open diamond-shaped structure; normally used for stockings etc
Fishnets are for catching men.
fitches
fitches
noun
plural of fitch
flemish
flemish
noun
(nautical) Short for Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).
verb
(transitive, nautical) Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.