(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishes
abolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abolish
acalephes
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aeschylus
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alcahests
alcahests
noun
plural of alcahest
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
aldehydes
aldehydes
noun
plural of aldehyde
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alkahests
alkahests
noun
plural of alkahest
almohades
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.
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alushtite
amphisile
anaesthyl
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelship
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
aphelinus
apholates
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
archelaus
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
asheville
asheville
Proper noun
a city in North Carolina, USA
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
ashmolean
ashmolean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the in Oxford.
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athelstan
athelstan
Proper noun
An Englishmalegiven name which is rather rare.
An Englishsurname.
A small town south of Huntingdon at Quebec in Canada.
A community in Iowa.
A town in Wisconsin, however spelt as Athelstane.
athletics
athletics
noun
(sports, especially Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
plural of athletic
athletism
athletism
noun
The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
ausgleich
axlesmith
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
baldheads
baldheads
noun
plural of baldhead
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
beachless
beachless
adj
Without a beach or beaches.
beadflush
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
bearishly
bearishly
adv
In a bearish manner.
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
beclothes
beclothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclothe
beerishly
beerishly
adv
In a beerish manner.
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
bellhouse
bellhouse
noun
A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
bellyfish
benchless
benchless
adj
Without a bench or benches.
beshackle
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
beshrivel
beslushed
bewhistle
billheads
billheads
noun
plural of billhead
bimethyls
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bismethyl
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blasthole
blasthole
noun
A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
The hole created by an explosion, for example in mining.
The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted
bleachers
bleachers
noun
plural of bleacher
blemished
blemished
adj
Having blemishes; flawed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blemish
blemisher
blemisher
noun
One who or that which blemishes.
blemishes
blemishes
noun
plural of blemish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blemish
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blighties
blighties
noun
plural of blighty
bloodshed
bloodshed
noun
(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
(obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
(obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blueheads
blueheads
noun
plural of bluehead
blushless
blushless
adj
Without blushes; unblushing.
bobsleigh
bobsleigh
noun
(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
(uncountable, UK) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
verb
To ride a bobsleigh.
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
boltholes
boltholes
noun
plural of bolthole
bombshell
bombshell
noun
(by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
(figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
boreholes
boreholes
noun
plural of borehole
boschveld
boughless
brushable
brushable
adj
Able to be brushed
Able to be controlled by brushing
brushless
brushless
adj
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Not using brushes, of a motor that does not use physical contacts for the commutator.
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
bulkheads
bulkheads
noun
plural of bulkhead
bullheads
bullheads
noun
plural of bullhead
bulrushes
bulrushes
noun
plural of bulrush
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
bushelage
bushelage
noun
(UK, archaic) A duty payable on goods by the bushel.
bushelers
bushelers
noun
plural of busheler
bushelful
bushelful
noun
Enough to fill a bushel.
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
bushelled
bushelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushel
busheller
busheller
noun
A person who bushels, or repairs clothes.
A person who packs grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
catechols
catechols
noun
plural of catechol
cephaelis
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.