(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummily
chummily
adv
In a chummy manner
chummy
chummy
adj
(informal) Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms.
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a low crown.
(law enforcement slang) Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal.
(obsolete) A boy who works for a chimney sweep.
Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”)
chumpy
chumpy
adj
(slang, mildly insulting) Like a chump; annoying.
(slang, of a person) Blockheaded; dim-witted.
Short and fat, particularly in comparison with something of more favourable dimensions.
churchmanly
churchmanly
adj
Befitting a churchman.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chymous
chymous
adj
Of or pertaining to chyme.
chytridium
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
cingulectomy
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumaxillary
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumpolygon
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumstantiability
circumstantiality
circumstantiality
noun
(countable) A minor detail or circumstantial matter.
(uncountable) Extreme attention to minute or irrelevant detail.
circumstantially
circumstantially
adv
In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
in a circumstantial manner
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
citharexylum
cladophyllum
clamorously
clamorously
adv
In a clamorous manner.
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
cleistogamously
cleistogamously
adv
In a cleistogamous fashion.
clumpy
clumpy
adj
Clompy; with heavy footfalls.
Forming or tending to form clumps.
Resembling a clump.
clumsily
clumsily
adv
In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
clumsy
clumsy
adj
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
noun
(informal, fairly rare) A clumsy person.
clymenus
coenenchymatous
coenenchymatous
adj
Composed of coenenchyme
coharmoniously
collenchymatous
collenchymatous
adj
Relating to collenchyma.
collyrium
collyrium
noun
A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl.
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
columbary
columbary
noun
A pigeon house or dovecot.
columbyne
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
colymbus
colyum
colyumist
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
combustively
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commissurotomy
commissurotomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
commodiously
commodiously
adv
In a commodious manner.
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.
The condition of being communal.
The extent to which something is communal.
communally
communally
adv
affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people
communicability
communicability
noun
The quality of being communicable.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
communicatory
communicatory
adj
Whose function is to communicate
communistery
communistically
communistically
adv
In a communistic manner.
communitary
community
community
noun
(Wales, countable) A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.
(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
(countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.
(countable, Internet) A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
(countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
(countable, obsolete) Common enjoyment or possession; participation.
(uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
(uncountable, obsolete) Common character; likeness.
(uncountable, obsolete) Commonness; frequency.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
commutability
commutability
noun
The quality of being commutable.
commutatively
commutatively
adv
In a commutative manner.
commutativity
commutativity
noun
(mathematics, physics) The state of being commutative.
commutuality
commutuality
noun
The quality of being commutual.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
compulsorily
compulsorily
adv
in a compulsory manner.
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
computatively
conchylium
concumbency
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
coniothyrium
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
consumingly
consumingly
adv
In a consuming manner; so as to consume.
consummately
consummately
adv
In a consummate manner
consummatively
consummatory
consummatory
adj
(biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value.
Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemptuously
contemptuously
adv
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contumaciously
contumaciously
adv
In a contumacious manner.
contumacity
contumacity
noun
Alternative form of contumacy
contumacy
contumacy
noun
(chiefly Christianity and law) Disobedience, resistance to authority.
contumeliously
contumeliously
adv
In a contumelious, insolent manner.
contumely
contumely
noun
Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
conumerary
copolymerous
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
coryneum
cosmonautically
costopneumopexy
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
costumery
costumery
noun
Costumes in general.
costumey
costumey
adj
(informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
coulometrically
coulometrically
adv
By means of coulometry, or by the use of a coulometer
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
countercompany
countercompony
countercompony
noun
(heraldry) A checkerboard of two rows of squares in alternating tinctures
countermutiny
countermutiny
noun
Mutiny in response to another mutiny.
countermyth
countermyth
noun
A myth that counters or contradicts another.
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
counternecromancy
countersympathy
countryman
countryman
noun
(Ireland, traveller) A settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
Somebody from a certain country.
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
craniodidymus
creepmousy
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
cruciformity
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
crumbly
crumbly
adj
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
noun
(slang, derogatory) A decrepit old person.
crumby
crumby
adj
Alternative spelling of crummy
Crumbly; inclined to break into crumbs.
crummy
crummy
adj
(dated) Full of crumb or crumbs.
(dated) Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.
(informal) Bad; poor.
noun
(informal, British Columbia and U.S. Pacific Northwest) A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.