The murderer of Agamemnon and lover of his wife Clytemnestra.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alcathous
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
alushtite
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
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.
aposthume
areithous
arethusas
arethusas
noun
plural of arethusa
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.
ashtabula
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
aunthoods
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.
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
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
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.
bequeaths
bequeaths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bequeath
bhutanese
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
boathouse
boathouse
noun
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
broughtas
bryanthus
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushgoats
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.
carthamus
caruthers
casthouse
cathouses
cathouses
noun
plural of cathouse
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
chanteuse
chanteuse
noun
A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaquetas
chartulas
chashitsu
chashitsu
noun
An architectural space designed for Japanese tea ceremony gatherings, typically having shoji windows and sliding doors made of wooden lattice.
chaunters
chaunters
noun
plural of chaunter
chautemps
chutzpahs
chutzpahs
noun
plural of chutzpah
clianthus
clianthus
noun
Any plant of the genus Clianthus.
cloanthus
coauthors
coauthors
noun
plural of coauthor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coauthor
coushatta
coushatta
Noun
A member of a Native American people found mainly in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Proper noun
Their Muskogean language.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
deathcups
dithalous
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
earthnuts
earthnuts
noun
plural of earthnut
epanthous
erianthus
erithacus
eucharist
eucharist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Eucharist
euphrates
euphrates
Proper noun
The river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
eustachio
euthanasy
euthanasy
noun
Archaic form of euthanasia.
exhausted
exhausted
adj
(sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
Depleted of resources.
Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhaust
exhauster
exhauster
noun
(obsolete) exhaust, exhaust pipe
one who exhausts or depletes
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
featurish
flashtube
flashtube
noun
Synonym of flashlamp
flushgate
fughettas
fughettas
noun
plural of fughetta
galanthus
gatehouse
gatehouse
noun
(archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
goatbrush
habitudes
habitudes
noun
plural of habitude
halituous
halituous
adj
(obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.
halituses
halituses
noun
plural of halitus
halurgist
halurgist
noun
(rare) A salt worker.
hamamatsu
hamstrung
hamstrung
adj
(figurative) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamstring
hamulites
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
hartsburg
hastilude
hastilude
noun
A medieval martial game.
haubstadt
haulmiest
haustecan
haustella
haustella
noun
plural of haustellum
haustoria
haustoria
noun
plural of haustorium
hazelnuts
hazelnuts
noun
plural of hazelnut
headhunts
headhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headhunt
hindustan
hindustan
Proper noun
The northern region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism.
An alternative name for India (the whole country).
histadrut
holocaust
holocaust
noun
(religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes.
(religion, also figuratively) A complete or large offering or sacrifice.
Alternative letter-case form of Holocaust (“the systematic mass murder (democide or genocide) of Jews (and, more broadly, of disabled people, homosexuals, Romanis, Slavs, and others) perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II”); hence, the state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society.
Complete destruction by fire; also, the thing so destroyed.
Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.
verb
(religion, also figuratively) To sacrifice (chiefly an animal) to be completely burned.
To destroy (something) completely, especially by fire.
To subject (a group of people) to a holocaust (mass annihilation); to destroy en masse.
houseboat
houseboat
noun
A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.
housecoat
housecoat
noun
(Australia) A longish dress-like garment of one piece, fastening down the front, worn about the house.
(Canada, US) A bathrobe or dressing gown.
housefast
housemate
housemate
noun
Someone living in the same house.
houstonia
houstonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants.
howsabout
huastecan
humanists
humanists
noun
plural of humanist
hustlecap
hutsulian
hybanthus
hypocaust
hypocaust
noun
An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
inexhaust
isanthous
jarlathus
kashruths
khattusas
khuzistan
kinkhaust
lakehurst
lathhouse
laughters
laughters
noun
plural of laughter
lethargus
lethargus
noun
(biology) A quiescent sleeplike state in some arthropods and nematodes.
linanthus
loranthus
lufthansa
lufthansa
Proper noun
A particular German airline.
lustihead
lustihead
noun
(obsolete) Lustfulness, delight; licentiousness.
lutherans
malthouse
malthouse
noun
A plant where malt is produced.
mascoutah
mathusala
matthaeus
melanthus
mistaught
mistaught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misteach
moustache
moustache
noun
A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:moustache.
mouthwash
mouthwash
noun
A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
mustached
mustached
adj
Alternative form of moustached
mustaches
mustaches
noun
plural of mustache
mustachio
mustachio
noun
A mustache, especially a large or lush one.
verb
To adorn with a mustachio, or something that resembles a mustachio.
mustahfiz
mustahfiz
noun
(military, historical) A member of the territorial militia of the Ottoman Empire.
naphthous
nothosaur
nothosaur
noun
(paleontology) An extinct marine reptile of the order Nothosauroidea, from the Triassic period.
oasthouse
oasthouse
noun
Alternative spelling of oast house
oecanthus
onslaught
onslaught
noun
(by extension) A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
A fierce attack.
osmanthus
osmanthus
noun
Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.