Canna indica (syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
The edible rhizome of this plant.
aghori
ahisar
airish
airish
adj
(Appalachia) Tending to put on airs.
(Appalachia, of the weather) Cool, breezy.
airths
alrich
arbith
archai
archie
archie
noun
Alternative form of Archie (“anti-aircraft artillery”)
archil
archil
noun
(obsolete) Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc.
(obsolete) The lichen from which the dye is obtained.
archin
archit
ardish
ardith
aright
aright
adv
(archaic) To or on the right-hand side.
Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
verb
(transitive) To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly.
arrish
arrish
noun
Alternative form of earsh
arshin
arshin
noun
An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches.
ashier
ashier
adj
comparative form of ashy: more ashy
awhirl
awhirl
adj
Whirling.
barish
barish
adj
Alternative form of bareish
berith
bharti
bichir
bichir
noun
Any of a group of ray-finned fish of the family Polypteridae in the order Polypteriformes.
bihari
births
births
noun
plural of birth
birthy
borghi
borish
borith
brahmi
brahmi
Noun
A script once used in south and central Asia
brahui
brahui
Proper noun
a pastoral people of Eastern Baluchistan
the Dravidian language of this people
bright
bright
adj
(metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
(music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Glorious; illustrious.
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain.
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
Of a person: lively, vivacious.
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
Of light: brilliant, intense.
Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp.
Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
adv
(archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.
(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
(figuratively) Glory, splendour.
(painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
Brightness, glow.
verb
(intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
(transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
(transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
cahier
cahier
noun
A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.
A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; especially one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
ceriph
chadri
chadri
noun
A burka.
chairs
chairs
noun
plural of chair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chair
chaori
charie
charil
charin
charis
chauri
cheria
cherie
cherin
cherri
chiari
chicer
chicer
adj
comparative form of chic: more chic
chider
chider
noun
One who chides.
chidra
chimar
chimer
chimer
noun
A bell that chimes.
A person who rings chimes on bells.
Alternative form of chimere (“bishop's robe”)
chinar
chinar
noun
The tree Platanus orientalis, the oriental plane.
chirac
chiral
chiral
adj
that exhibits chirality (as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix)
chiran
chirau
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
chirms
chirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirm
chiron
chiros
chiros
noun
plural of chiro
chirps
chirps
noun
plural of chirp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirp
chirpy
chirpy
adj
In a good mood; happy and energetic.
Making chirping noises.
noun
An electronic device which uses a piezoelectric transducer to make chirping noise, often designed to be hidden and function as an annoyance
Specifically, a version of the above designed to be thrown for placement. Similar to a throwie.
chirre
chirre
verb
(obsolete) To coo like a pigeon.
chirrs
chirrs
noun
plural of chirr
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirr
chitra
chiurm
chiver
chlori
chnier
choirs
choirs
noun
plural of choir
chorai
chorei
chorgi
choric
choric
adj
(poetry) Intended to be sung by a choir or chorus (e.g. a hymn)
Including or involving a Greek chorus
chorio
chorio
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Short for chorioamnionitis.
chorti
chrism
chrism
noun
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
christ
christ
noun
Alternative form of Christ
chrisy
cichar
cipher
cipher
noun
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
(dated) Zero.
(music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.
(music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.
(slang) The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.
A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:
A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
A numeric character.
Any text character.
Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
Someone or something of no importance.
verb
(intransitive) To write in code or cipher.
(intransitive, music) Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
(intransitive, regional, dated) To calculate.
(obsolete) To decipher.
cither
coheir
coheir
noun
One of several who are heirs to an estate
creigh
crinch
crinch
noun
A small bit, morsel
verb
(dialectal) Alternative form of cringe
To grind the teeth, crunch
critch
dehair
dehair
Verb
To remove the hair from.
dhauri
dhikrs
dhikrs
noun
plural of dhikr
dhiren
diarch
diarch
noun
Either of the two rulers in a diarchy.
dirham
dirham
noun
(historical units of measurement) Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.
A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
dirhem
dirhem
noun
(chiefly historical Turkish contexts) Alternative form of dirham: a former silver coin weighing one dirhem; modern currencies named for it.
(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
disher
disher
noun
(obsolete) A dish maker.
One who dishes, up food (obsolete) or otherwise.
dither
dither
noun
(computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
The state of being undecided.
verb
(computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image or graphic) by using dot patterns to simulate the appearance of colors or shades not in the system palette.
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
To do something nervously.
To intentionally add noise to a signal to randomize errors.