(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
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.
anesthyl
apsychia
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archytas
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.
athanasy
athanasy
noun
An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
athodyds
athodyds
noun
plural of athodyd
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.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
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.
bayshore
brachysm
brachysm
noun
(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
bushbaby
bushbaby
noun
An small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
busyhead
cassytha
chaityas
chaityas
noun
plural of chaitya
chalybes
chanteys
chanteys
noun
plural of chantey
charleys
charleys
noun
plural of charley
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
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.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
chrysaor
chrysopa
chrystal
chrystal
noun
Obsolete spelling of crystal
crayfish
crayfish
noun
(Australia) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
(New England, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
verb
Alternative form of crawfish (to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
to catch crayfish
crowshay
dandyish
dandyish
adj
Characteristic of or resembling the style of a dandy.
dashedly
dashedly
adv
damnably; confoundedly
dayblush
dayshine
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dysaphia
dyschroa
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
earlyish
earlyish
adj
Somewhat early
essayish
essayish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an essay.
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
eyeshade
eyeshade
noun
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
fairyish
fairyish
adj
fairylike
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishyard
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
garishly
garishly
adv
In a garish manner.
ghastily
grayfish
guytrash
guytrash
noun
Alternative form of gytrash
hackneys
hackneys
noun
plural of hackney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hackney
halcyons
halcyons
noun
plural of halcyon
hallways
hallways
noun
plural of hallway
halyards
halyards
noun
plural of halyard
hardesty
harynges
hassocky
hassocky
adj
Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
hastifly
hautboys
hautboys
noun
plural of hautboy
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
haycocks
haycocks
noun
plural of haycock
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
haylages
haylages
noun
plural of haylage
haylofts
haylofts
noun
plural of hayloft
hayracks
hayracks
noun
plural of hayrack
hayricks
hayricks
noun
plural of hayrick
hayrides
hayrides
noun
plural of hayride
hayseeds
hayseeds
noun
plural of hayseed
hayshock
haystack
haystack
noun
(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.
(programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
headstay
headstay
noun
(nautical) Synonym of forestay
headways
headways
noun
plural of headway
hearsays
hearsays
noun
plural of hearsay
heavyset
heavyset
adj
(of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance; overweight.
highways
highways
noun
plural of highway
hoarsely
hoarsely
adv
With a dry, harsh voice.
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
holidays
holidays
noun
(Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.
(informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
plural of holiday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holiday
holydays
holydays
noun
plural of holyday
homestay
homestay
noun
A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
hornstay
horseway
horseway
noun
A crude road for travellers on horseback, or for horses in an underground mine.
huysmans
hyalines
hyalines
noun
plural of hyaline
hyalites
hyalites
noun
plural of hyalite
hyalitis
hyalitis
noun
Inflammation of the hyaloid membrane.
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hydatids
hydatids
noun
plural of hydatid
hydrants
hydrants
noun
plural of hydrant
hydrases
hydrases
noun
plural of hydrase
hydrates
hydrates
noun
plural of hydrate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate
hylasmus
hyponeas
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
hysteria
hysteria
noun
(informal, psychopathology) Synonym of conversion disorder
(medicine, nosologically dated) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.
(psychiatry, until early 20th century, now historical) Any disorder of women with some psychiatric symptoms without other diagnosis, ascribed to uterine influences on the female body, lack of pregnancy, or lack of sex.
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
jackshay
jackshay
noun
(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jadishly
jadishly
adv
In a jadish manner.
japishly
japishly
adv
In a japish manner.
kashyapa
katyusha
katyusha
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Katyusha
kayastha
ladyfish
ladyfish
noun
A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
ladyship
ladyship
noun
(English and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").
Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
laschety
lathyrus
lavishly
lavishly
adv
In a lavish manner, expending profusely.
layshaft
layshaft
noun
A subsidiary transmission shaft.
lazyship
lehayims
manyoshu
matthyas
metaphys
nylghais
nylghais
noun
plural of nylghai
nylghaus
nylghaus
noun
plural of nylghau
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
pansophy
pansophy
noun
Complete and universal knowledge, or a system of such universal knowledge.
pansyish
pansyish
adj
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
pathways
pathways
noun
plural of pathway
peakyish
peakyish
adj
Somewhat peaky or sickly.
phantasy
phantasy
noun
(psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.
Dated form of fantasy.
phlegyas
phlegyas
Proper noun
A king of the Lapiths
phrasify
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
phymosia
physalia
physalia
noun
Any organism of the genus Physalia.
physalis
physalis
noun
Any plant of the genus Physalis.
The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.
physaria
physical
physical
adj
(obsolete) Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
(obsolete) That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; having to do with the material world.
Sexual, carnal.
noun
(parapsychology) A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
Physical examination.
physidae
phytalus
phytanes
phytanes
noun
plural of phytane
psychean
psychoda
rakishly
rakishly
adv
In a rakish manner.
rayshell
rhapsody
rhapsody
noun
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
(archaic) A random collection or medley; a miscellany; also, a confused string of stories, words, etc.
(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation.
(sometimes with a negative connotation) An exaggeratedly enthusiastic or exalted expression of feeling in speech or writing.
(sometimes with a negative connotation, obsolete) A literary composition consisting of miscellaneous works.
verb
(intransitive) Followed by about, on, over, or upon: to speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
(obsolete, rare) To perform (a rhapsody (“an epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation”))
To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.