A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
anamelech
anchormen
anchormen
noun
plural of anchorman
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
bleachman
camphenes
camphenes
noun
plural of camphene
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
catchment
catchment
noun
(often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
A catchment area, or the people it serves.
verb
To divide into catchment areas.
chainsmen
chameleon
chameleon
adj
Describing something that changes color.
noun
(physics) A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
chaminade
chamoline
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
chanceman
chancemen
chantment
chantment
noun
(rare, archaic) enchantment
chapelman
chapelman
noun
A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
charmaine
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chazzenim
chemakuan
cheongsam
cheongsam
noun
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
chiengmai
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chokerman
chokerman
noun
A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage.
chriesman
comanches
conemaugh
cottenham
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
ecphonema
ecphonema
noun
(rhetoric) interjection; ecphonesis
enchylema
enchylema
noun
The semifluid, nearly transparent, and homogeneous matter forming the cell sap, or nuclear sap, supported by the linin network and constituting with it the cytoplasm or nucleoplasm.
ermanrich
frenchman
frenchman
Noun
A man of French birth or nationality.
A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
The red-legged partridge.
hatchment
hatchment
noun
(heraldry) An escutcheon of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall
hematinic
hematinic
adj
(medicine) That improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that has this effect.
hematonic
hemicrane
hemicrany
hemicrany
noun
Dated form of hemicrania.
hemoconia
hemoconia
noun
Alternative form of haemoconia
humectant
humectant
noun
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
ichneumia
ichneumia
noun
The white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.
inchamber
inchamber
verb
Archaic form of enchamber.
machinate
machinate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.
machinely
machinery
machinery
noun
(figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect
The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
The working parts of a machine as a group.
machinize
machinize
verb
To mechanize; to change so that (something) is done by machines.
To systematize; to create a well-defined process for.
machinule
machinule
noun
(obsolete) An instrument used by surveyors to find right angles.
manchette
manchette
noun
(biology) A sheath of microtubules which surrounds and extends tailwards from the nucleus of developing spermatids.
(chiefly historical) An ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
(cooking) A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.
(cycling) A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.
(fencing) A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.
(furniture) An upholstered arm on a wooden-frame chair like a bergère or fauteuil.
(printing) A vertical heading within a newspaper article.
manichean
manicheus
mantachie
marchpane
marchpane
noun
Obsolete form of marzipan.
mechaneus
mechanics
mechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
(writing) Spelling and punctuation.
Operation in general; workings.
The design and construction of machines.
plural of mechanic
mechanism
mechanism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
A mental, physical, or chemical process.
Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
mechanist
mechanist
noun
(archaic) A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.
A person who takes a mechanical view
mechanize
mechanize
verb
To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.
To equip something with machinery.
To make something routine, automatic or monotonous.
mechoacan
menaechmi
menarches
menarches
noun
plural of menarche
merchandy
merchants
merchants
noun
plural of merchant
methanoic
methanoic
adj
Of or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; formic
michelina
minchiate
mischance
mischance
noun
A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
Bad luck, misfortune.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).
monachate
monachize
monachize
verb
(transitive, rare) To place (a child) in a monastery or convent, especially by force.
moonachie
moschinae
mumchance
mumchance
adj
Mute, or not speaking; silent.
noun
A silent, stupid person.
An old game of chance played with cards in silence.
nemathece
omphacine
omphacine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or expressed from unripe fruit.
pachynema
pachynema
noun
(biology) The pachytene stage of meiosis.
parchemin
parchment
parchment
noun
A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
A document made on such material.
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
Stiff paper imitating that material.
The creamy to tanned color of parchment.
The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
parenchym
preachman
preachman
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A preacher.
ratchment
scytheman
scytheman
noun
One who uses a scythe; a mower.
starchmen
teachment
theomancy
theomancy
noun
(historical) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles.
uncharmed
uncharmed
adj
(physics) Having no charm quark
Not charmed
unmatched
unmatched
adj
(of a pair of things) not matched; odd
(of a single thing) not matched with anything else