| bullshit | (noun) Obscene word for unacceptable behavior | Synonyms: bull, crap, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit |
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| bullshot | (noun) a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme | - |
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| bumboat | (noun) a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor | - |
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| bunfight | (noun) (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion | Synonyms: bun-fight |
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| bunt | (noun) (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it | - |
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| (noun) fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores | Synonyms: Tilletia caries |
| (noun) similar to Tilletia caries | Synonyms: stinking smut, Tilletia foetida |
| (noun) disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores | Synonyms: stinking smut |
| burbot | (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: cusk, eelpout, ling, Lota lota |
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| bureaucrat | (noun) an official of a bureaucracy | Synonyms: administrative official |
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| buret | (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration | Synonyms: burette |
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| burst | (noun) the act of exploding or bursting | Synonyms: explosion |
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| (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | Synonyms: fusillade, salvo, volley |
| (noun) a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) | Synonyms: fit |
| (noun) a sudden intense happening | Synonyms: flare-up, outburst |
| bushtit | (noun) active grey titmice of western North America | Synonyms: bush tit |
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| bust | (noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | Synonyms: binge, bout, tear |
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| (noun) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person | - |
| (noun) the chest of a woman | Synonyms: female chest |
| (noun) a complete failure | Synonyms: fizzle, flop |
| butat | (noun) 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia | Synonyms: butut |
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| butt | (noun) thick end of the handle | Synonyms: butt end |
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| (noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) | Synonyms: stub |
| (noun) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) | - |
| (noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at | Synonyms: target |
| (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | Synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag |
| (noun) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping | Synonyms: butt joint |
| (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
| (noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks | Synonyms: goat, laughingstock, stooge |
| (noun) the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots | - |
| butterfat | (noun) the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made | - |
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| butternut | (noun) oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family | - |
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| (noun) North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye | Synonyms: butternut tree, Juglans cinerea, white walnut |
| butterwort | (noun) any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects | - |
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| butut | (noun) 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia | Synonyms: butat |
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| buyout | (noun) acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock | - |
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| byproduct | (noun) a product made during the manufacture of something else | Synonyms: by-product, spin-off |
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| (noun) a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | Synonyms: by-product |
| byzant | (noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: bezant, bezzant, solidus |
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| cabalist | (noun) an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters | Synonyms: kabbalist |
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| (noun) a member of a cabal | - |
| cabaret | (noun) a series of acts at a night club | Synonyms: floor show, floorshow |
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| (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | Synonyms: club, night club, nightclub, nightspot |
| cabasset | (noun) a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century | Synonyms: morion |
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| cabinet | (noun) a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display | - |
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| (noun) housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television | Synonyms: console |
| (noun) a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock | Synonyms: locker, storage locker |
| (noun) persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers | - |
| cabriolet | (noun) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood | Synonyms: cab |
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| cachalot | (noun) large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris | Synonyms: black whale, Physeter catodon, sperm whale |
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| cachet | (noun) a seal on a letter | - |
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| (noun) an indication of approved or superior status | Synonyms: seal, seal of approval |
| (noun) a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal | Synonyms: lettre de cachet |
| cadet | (noun) a military trainee (as at a military academy) | Synonyms: plebe |
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| cahoot | (noun) collusion | - |
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| calamint | (noun) perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America | - |
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| calligraphist | (noun) someone skilled in penmanship | Synonyms: calligrapher |
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| calumet | (noun) a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) | Synonyms: peace pipe, pipe of peace |
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| camlet | (noun) a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair | - |
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| (noun) a garment made of camlet fabric | - |
| camshaft | (noun) an engine shaft with cams attached to it | - |
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| candlelight | (noun) the light provided by a burning candle | Synonyms: candle flame |
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| candlenut | (noun) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles | Synonyms: Aleurites moluccana, varnish tree |
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| (noun) seed of candlenut tree; source of oil used in varnishes | - |
| candytuft | (noun) any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region | - |
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| canoeist | (noun) someone paddling a canoe | Synonyms: paddler |
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| canonist | (noun) a specialist in canon law | - |
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| cant | (noun) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees | Synonyms: bevel, chamfer |
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| (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
| (noun) stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition | Synonyms: buzzword |
| (noun) insincere talk about religion or morals | Synonyms: pious platitude |
| (noun) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force | Synonyms: bank, camber |
| cantonment | (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | Synonyms: bivouac, camp, encampment |
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| capelet | (noun) a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women. | - |
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| capitalist | (noun) a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) | - |
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| (noun) a conservative advocate of capitalism | - |
| caput | (noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | Synonyms: head |
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| (noun) a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure | - |
| carat | (noun) a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg | - |
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| (noun) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold | Synonyms: karat, kt |
| cardiologist | (noun) a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart | Synonyms: heart specialist, heart surgeon |
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| careerist | (noun) a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity | - |
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| caret | (noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text | - |
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| caricaturist | (noun) someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner | - |
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| carpet | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpeting, rug |
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| (noun) a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet | - |
| carport | (noun) garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles | Synonyms: car port |
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| carrot | (noun) promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" | - |
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| (noun) orange root; important source of carotene | - |
| (noun) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions | Synonyms: cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa |
| (noun) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant | - |
| carrycot | (noun) box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried) | - |
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| cart | (noun) a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal | - |
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| (noun) wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | Synonyms: go-cart, handcart, pushcart |
| cartoonist | (noun) a person who draws cartoons | - |
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| cartwright | (noun) a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons | - |
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| casement | (noun) a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side) | - |
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| casket | (noun) small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables | Synonyms: jewel casket |
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| (noun) box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | Synonyms: coffin |
| casquet | (noun) a light open casque without a visor or beaver | Synonyms: casquetel |
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| cast | (noun) the act of throwing dice | Synonyms: roll |
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| (noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) a violent throw | Synonyms: hurl |
| (noun) object formed by a mold | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal | Synonyms: plaster bandage, plaster cast |
| (noun) container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | Synonyms: mold, mould |
| (noun) the visual appearance of something or someone | Synonyms: form, shape |
| (noun) the actors in a play | Synonyms: cast of characters, dramatis personae |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: mold, mould, stamp |
| casuist | (noun) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious | Synonyms: sophist |
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| cat | (noun) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats | Synonyms: true cat |
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| (noun) any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild | Synonyms: big cat |
| (noun) a whip with nine knotted cords | Synonyms: cat-o'-nine-tails |
| (noun) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | Synonyms: Caterpillar |
| (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat |
| (noun) a spiteful woman gossip | - |
| (noun) an informal term for a youth or man | Synonyms: bozo, guy, hombre, sod |
| catalyst | (noun) something that causes an important event to happen | - |
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| (noun) (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | Synonyms: accelerator |
| catamount | (noun) large American feline resembling a lion | Synonyms: cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma |
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| (noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur | Synonyms: lynx |
| cataphract | (noun) armor that protects the wearer's whole body | Synonyms: body armor, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour |
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| catapult | (noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | - |
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| (noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | Synonyms: sling, slingshot |
| (noun) a device that launches aircraft from a warship | Synonyms: launcher |
| cataract | (noun) a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | - |
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| (noun) an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye | - |
| catboat | (noun) a sailboat with a single mast set far forward | - |
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| catchment | (noun) a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) | - |
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| catechist | (noun) one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism) | - |
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| catgut | (noun) a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery | Synonyms: gut |
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| (noun) perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone | Synonyms: goat's rue, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea |
| catmint | (noun) hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats | Synonyms: catnip, Nepeta cataria |
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| cauterant | (noun) an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it | Synonyms: cautery |
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| caveat | (noun) a warning against certain acts | Synonyms: caution |
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| (noun) (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing | - |
| celebrant | (noun) an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist | - |
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| (noun) a person who is celebrating | Synonyms: celebrater, celebrator |
| cellaret | (noun) sideboard with compartments for holding bottles | Synonyms: minibar |
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| cellist | (noun) someone who plays a violoncello | Synonyms: violoncellist |
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| cement | (noun) a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth | Synonyms: cementum |
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| (noun) a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar | - |
| (noun) something that hardens to act as adhesive material | - |
| (noun) concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement | - |
| (noun) any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth | - |
| cent | (noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit | Synonyms: centime, penny |
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| (noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries | - |
| centrist | (noun) a person who takes a position in the political center | Synonyms: middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist |
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| ceramicist | (noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramist, potter, thrower |
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| ceramist | (noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramicist, potter, thrower |
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| cerement | (noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped | Synonyms: pall, shroud, winding-clothes, winding-sheet |
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| cert | (noun) an absolute certainty | - |
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| cesspit | (noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | Synonyms: cesspool, sink, sump |
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| chairlift | (noun) a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable | Synonyms: chair lift |
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| chalet | (noun) a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style | - |
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| chalkpit | (noun) a quarry for chalk | Synonyms: chalk pit |
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| chamberpot | (noun) a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom | Synonyms: potty, thunder mug |
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| chant | (noun) a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone | - |
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| chaplet | (noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | Synonyms: coronal, garland, lei, wreath |
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| chariot | (noun) a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage | - |
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| (noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome | - |
| chart | (noun) a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea | - |
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| (noun) a visual display of information | Synonyms: graph |
| (noun) (usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music | - |
| chartist | (noun) a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities | Synonyms: technical analyst |
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| chastisement | (noun) verbal punishment | Synonyms: castigation |
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| (noun) a rebuke for making a mistake | Synonyms: chastening, correction |
| chat | (noun) songbirds having a chattering call | Synonyms: Old World chat |
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| (noun) birds having a chattering call | Synonyms: New World chat |
| (noun) an informal conversation | Synonyms: confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze |
| chauvinist | (noun) an extreme bellicose nationalist | Synonyms: flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteer |
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| (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind | - |
| cheat | (noun) a deception for profit to yourself | Synonyms: cheating |
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| (noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | Synonyms: fraud, rig, swindle |
| (noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | Synonyms: beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster |
| (noun) weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous | Synonyms: bearded darnel, darnel, Lolium temulentum, tare |
| (noun) weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat | Synonyms: Bromus secalinus, chess |
| checklist | (noun) a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted | - |
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| checkout | (noun) the act of inspecting or verifying | Synonyms: check-out procedure, check |
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| (noun) a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases | Synonyms: checkout counter |
| (noun) the latest time for vacating a hotel room | Synonyms: checkout time |