(dated) A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
carmakers
carmakers
noun
plural of carmaker
casemaker
casemaker
noun
One who manufactures cases.
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
chamkis
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chikamatsu
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chmielewski
chomsky
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
clackamas
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
clambakes
clambakes
noun
plural of clambake
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clocksmith
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyisms
cockneyisms
noun
plural of cockneyism
cockscomb
cockscomb
noun
(archaic) A conceited dandy
(nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
A red cap once worn by court jesters
A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
The fleshy red crest of a rooster
cockscombed
cockscombs
cockscombs
noun
plural of cockscomb
cocksuredom
cocksureism
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
comakers
comakers
noun
plural of comaker
comakes
comatiks
comatiks
noun
plural of comatik
comebacks
comebacks
noun
plural of comeback
commiskey
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
comstock
comstock
Noun
a censor; one who censors
comstockeries
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
crackmans
crackpotism
cracksman
cracksman
noun
(archaic, informal) A burglar or safebreaker.
cracksmen
cracksmen
noun
plural of cracksman
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crankism
damask
damask
adj
Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
noun
A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.
A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
Damascus steel
Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
The peculiar markings or water of such steel.
verb
To decorate or weave in damascene patterns
damasked
damasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damask
damaskeen
damaskeened
damaskeened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of damaskeen
damaskeening
damaskeening
noun
Alternative form of damascening
verb
present participle of damaskeen
damaskin
damaskin
noun
(obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
verb
Alternative form of damascene
damaskine
damasking
damasking
verb
present participle of damask
damasks
damasks
noun
plural of damask
darkmans
darkmans
noun
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) The night.
darkrooms
darkrooms
noun
plural of darkroom
darksome
darksome
adj
(poetic, literary) Characterised by darkness; gloomy; obscure
darksomeness
darksomeness
noun
The quality of being darksome.
darksum
dashmaker
decisionmake
dekagrams
dekagrams
noun
plural of dekagram
dekameters
dekameters
noun
plural of dekameter
demakis
demarks
demarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demark
dembowski
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
deskman
deskman
noun
(US, dated) A subeditor.
Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.
deskmen
deskmen
noun
plural of deskman
desmopyknosis
deutschemark
deutschmark
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
diemakers
diemakers
noun
plural of diemaker
dinkums
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembark
disembark
verb
(intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembarkations
disembarkations
noun
plural of disembarkation
disembarked
disembarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembark
disembarking
disembarking
noun
A disembarkation.
verb
present participle of disembark
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembarks
disembarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark
dishmaker
dishmaker
noun
A manufacturer of dishes.
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
dismark
dismarket
dismarketed
dismarketing
dismask
dismask
verb
(transitive) To remove a mask from.
(transitive) To uncover.
disworkmanship
dmitrevsk
dockmaster
dockmaster
noun
Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking.
dockmasters
dockmasters
noun
plural of dockmaster
doketism
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
dombrowski
domenikos
dominickers
dominickers
noun
plural of dominicker
dominicks
dominikus
donkeyism
donkeyism
noun
foolishness
drammocks
dreamlikeness
dreamlikeness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamlike; resemblance to a dream.
dressmake
dressmake
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make (a dress or dresses).
dressmaker
dressmaker
noun
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
dressmakers
dressmakers
noun
plural of dressmaker
dressmakership
dressmakery
dressmakery
noun
dressmaking
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
dressmakings
dressmakings
noun
plural of dressmaking
drumskin
drumskin
noun
The skin of a drum.
drumstick
drumstick
noun
(South Asia, Myanmar) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
(slang, chiefly in the plural) A person's leg.
A stick used to play drums.
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
dukedoms
dukedoms
noun
plural of dukedom
dumbstricken
dumbstruck
dumbstruck
adj
so shocked as to be unable to speak
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
earmarkings
earmarkings
noun
plural of earmarking
earmarks
earmarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earmark
earthsmoke
ekacaesium
ekacaesium
noun
Alternative form of eka-caesium
ekamanganese
ekamanganese
noun
(chemistry) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table
ekstrom
electrokinematics
embankments
embankments
noun
plural of embankment
embanks
embanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embank
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
embarkments
embarkments
noun
plural of embarkment
embarks
embarks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embark
embosk
embosk
verb
to hide or conceal in leaves
embosked
embosked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embosk
embosking
embosking
verb
present participle of embosk
embosks
embosks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embosk