(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abshenry
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
achilary
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acronych
aeipathy
aethylla
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
ahhiyawa
ahmadiya
aldehyde
aldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
alymphia
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
alyworth
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
amythaon
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anaphyte
anesthyl
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antarchy
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
apocryph
apophony
apophony
noun
(phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apsychia
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
arabiyeh
arabiyeh
noun
(historical) An Arabic native cart or carriage.
archcity
archegay
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archytas
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ashberry
ashtrays
ashtrays
noun
plural of ashtray
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
assishly
assishly
adv
In an assish manner.
atalayah
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
athyrium
athyroid
autarchy
autarchy
noun
A condition of absolute power.
Alternative spelling of autarky (“national economic self-reliance”)
Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
authorly
authorly
adj
In the manner of an author.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
ayacucho
ayrshire
ayrshire
Proper noun
A traditional county in Scotland.
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
babyhood
babyhood
noun
The state or period of infancy.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backachy
ballyhoo
ballyhoo
noun
An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Noisy shouting or uproar.
Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
verb
To sensationalise or make grand claims.
barukhzy
bashlyks
bashlyks
noun
plural of bashlyk
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
bathybic
bathybic
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
bayreuth
bayshore
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
belayneh
bellaghy
benchley
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
bethylid
bethylid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
beyrouth
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bimethyl
bimethyl
noun
Synonym of dimethyl
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
birthday
birthday
noun
A birthday party.
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To celebrate one's birthday.
bitchery
bitchery
noun
Behavior considered typical of a bitch
bitchily
bitchily
adv
(vulgar) In a bitchy manner.
bithynia
bithynia
Proper noun
ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor.
blathery
blathery
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy.
noun
(chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive.
blithely
blithely
adv
(obsolete) In a kind manner.
In a joyful, carefree manner.
Without care, concern, or consideration.
bodyhood
bodyhood
noun
The state or condition of a body (literal and figurative)
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
boychick
boychick
noun
Alternative form of boychik
boychiks
boychiks
noun
plural of boychik
boyhoods
boyhoods
noun
plural of boyhood
boyishly
boyishly
adv
In a boyish manner.
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
brahmany
brightly
brightly
adv
In a bright manner.
brynhild
bulrushy
bulrushy
adj
Covered in bulrushes.
Resembling a bulrush.
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
buraydah
burghley
bushbaby
bushbaby
noun
An small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
bushbody
busyhead
butchery
butchery
noun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
A meat market
The butchering of meat.
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
byronish
camphory
camphory
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
cassytha
catchcry
catchcry
noun
A slogan, particularly one intended for mass repetition.
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
cathayan
cathayan
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Cathay, or China.
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cenanthy
chaffery
chaffery
noun
(obsolete) traffic; bargaining; buying and selling
chairway
chaityas
chaityas
noun
plural of chaitya
chalukya
chalybes
chambery
chambray
chambray
noun
A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.
chancery
chancery
adv
(boxing) With the head of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will.
(figurative) In an awkward situation; wholly under the power of someone else.
noun
(boxing, slang) The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
(slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament.
(writing) Short for chancery hand.
In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
chancily
chancily
adv
In a chancy manner.
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
chaology
chaology
noun
(physics, mathematics) The study of chaos and chaotic systems
chapatty
chapelry
chapelry
noun
The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
charlady
charlady
noun
(chiefly archaic or historical) A woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
charleys
charleys
noun
plural of charley
charlyne
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
chartley
chaseley
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chastity
chastity
noun
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
chattery
chattery
adj
Tending to chatter
chattily
chattily
adv
In a chatty manner.
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
chayroot
cheapery
cheatery
cheatery
noun
(obsolete) Cheating; fraud.
checkery
cheekily
cheekily
adv
In a cheeky or impudent manner.
cheepily
cheerily
cheerily
adv
In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.
cheesery
cheesery
noun
(US) A bakery, cooking house, plant or other factory that specializes in making cheese.