(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aegiochus
aegisthus
aegisthus
Proper noun
The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
aeschylus
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
ahasuerus
ahasuerus
Proper noun
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
definition the Wandering Jew.
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alcathous
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alphonsus
aluminish
alushtite
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphorous
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anchusine
anchusins
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anorchous
anschluss
anthrenus
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antthrush
antthrush
noun
Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
aphelinus
aphidious
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
aposthume
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archhouse
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
argusfish
arrhenius
arrhizous
arrhizous
adj
(botany) Having no root: applied to parasitical plants which have no root, but adhere to other plants by any part of their surface, and derive their nourishment from them; also to mosses and Hepaticœ which are destitute of rhizoids.
arrowbush
ascyphous
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
ashluslay
ashtabula
asphalius
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
astichous
astichous
adj
(botany) having a structure or layout that is not in rows
athenaeus
atheneums
athermous
athermous
adj
Alternative form of athermanous
atherurus
atrichous
atrichous
adj
Without flagella.
atrochous
atrophous
aughtlins
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
aunthoods
aurochses
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
ausgleich
austausch
austausch
noun
Only used in austausch coefficient
authoress
authoress
noun
(dated) A female author.
authorise
authorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.
authorish
authorish
adj
Characteristic of an author.
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
autobahns
autobahns
noun
plural of autobahn
autosight
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
ayahausca
ayahuasca
ayahuasca
noun
A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine.
babushkas
babushkas
noun
plural of babushka
babyhouse
babyhouse
Noun
A doll's house.
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
bakehouse
bakehouse
noun
(UK dialectal) Bakery.
A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
A building principally containing ovens.
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
bashmuric
bathhouse
bathhouse
noun
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A building with baths for communal use.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bauhinias
bauhinias
noun
plural of bauhinia
beadflush
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
beamhouse
bechuanas
behusband
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
bhutanese
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
blackbush
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
brachinus
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
broughtas
brouhahas
brouhahas
noun
plural of brouhaha
brushable
brushable
adj
Able to be brushed
Able to be controlled by brushing
brushback
brushback
noun
(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
brushball
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
bryanthus
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bullheads
bullheads
noun
plural of bullhead
bundahish
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushelage
bushelage
noun
(UK, archaic) A duty payable on goods by the bushel.
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushgoats
bushgrass
bushlands
bushlands
noun
plural of bushland
bushmaker
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
cachuchas
cachuchas
noun
plural of cachucha
cakehouse
cakehouse
noun
(archaic) A place for the storage of cakes of material, such as seedcake.
(archaic) A place where cakes are sold.
cantharus
cantharus
noun
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
A large drinking cup with two handles.
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
caphaurus
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
carthamus
caruthers
casthouse
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chancrous
chancrous
adj
(medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
chanteuse
chanteuse
noun
A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaquetas
charmeuse
charmeuse
noun
A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
chartulas
chaseburg
chashitsu
chashitsu
noun
An architectural space designed for Japanese tea ceremony gatherings, typically having shoji windows and sliding doors made of wooden lattice.