(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
aglucon
aglucon
noun
Alternative form of aglucone
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
alcogel
alcogel
noun
(chemistry) A colloid where the dispersive media is alcohol.
A hand sanitizer in the form of an alcohol gel
algomic
algonac
apogaic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
archgod
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
backlog
backlog
noun
A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.
A reserve source or supply.
An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
beclogs
beclogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclog
blocage
blocage
noun
(architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
boscage
boscage
noun
(art) Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene.
(law) Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle.
A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
A tax on wood.
brocage
brocage
noun
Obsolete form of brokerage.
cadogan
cagoule
cagoule
noun
(Britain) A lightweight waterproof parka.
calinog
camagon
camagon
noun
The reddish wood of this tree.
camargo
camboge
camboge
noun
Alternative form of gamboge.
camogie
camogie
noun
A women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
campong
campong
noun
Alternative spelling of kampong
canoing
canoing
noun
Misspelling of canoeing.
cantdog
cantdog
noun
Alternative form of cant-dog
cargoes
cargoes
noun
plural of cargo
plural of cargoe
cartago
catalog
catalog
noun
US and Canada spelling of catalogue
verb
US spelling of catalogue
cauboge
chagoma
chagoma
noun
An inflammatory nodule at the bite site of the reduviid bug which transmits Chagas disease.
changos
chegoes
chegoes
noun
plural of chegoe
chicago
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chogset
chogset
noun
The cunner (fish).
chogyal
chokage
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
chomage
chomage
noun
(obsolete) A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choragy
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choregy
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorogi
chorogi
noun
The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The edible rhizome of the plant.
chosing
choughs
choughs
noun
plural of chough
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
cipango
clangor
clangor
noun
Canada, US standard spelling of clangour.
clogged
clogged
adj
Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clog
clogger
clogger
noun
(soccer, slang) A physically aggressive player.
A maker of the shoes called clogs.
One who, or that which, clogs.
cloghad
clogwyn
clogwyn
noun
cliff, precipice
cloning
cloning
noun
(biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.
The production of an exact copy of an object.
verb
present participle of clone
closing
closing
adj
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
noun
(mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
The act by which something is closed.
The end or conclusion of something.
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
verb
present participle of close
cloughs
cloughs
noun
plural of clough
cloying
cloying
adj
Excessively sweet.
Unpleasantly excessive.
verb
present participle of cloy
coagent
coagent
noun
An associate in an act; a coworker.
coagula
coagula
noun
plural of coagulum
coagule
coalbag
coalbag
noun
A bag for the storage of coal.
coaling
coaling
noun
(of a ship)
The supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.
verb
present participle of coal
coaming
coaming
noun
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
A raised frame, designed to deflect or prevent entry of water, around an opening (e.g., a hatch or skylight) in a flat surface, such as a roof or deck.
coating
coating
noun
(archaic) Cloth for making coats.
(law enforcement slang) A telling-off; a reprimand.
A thin outer layer.
verb
present participle of coat
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
cobbing
cobbing
noun
(military, prison) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw.
(mining) The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer.
The production of cobs.
verb
present participle of cob
cobourg
cobourg
noun
(archaic) A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
cocking
cocking
adj
(vulgar) offensive or worthless
noun
(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
verb
present participle of cock
codding
codding
adj
(obsolete) lustful
verb
present participle of cod
codgers
codgers
noun
plural of codger
codings
codings
noun
plural of coding
codling
codling
noun
A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis.
A small, immature apple
A young small cod.
Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
verb
present participle of codle
coffeng
coffing
cogboat
cogence
cogence
noun
cogency
cogency
cogency
noun
The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
cogener
cogener
noun
A congener.
coggers
coggers
noun
plural of cogger
cogging
cogging
noun
gerund of cog, the tendency of some electric motors to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized
verb
present participle of cog
cogitos
cogitos
noun
plural of cogito
cognacs
cognacs
noun
plural of cognac
cognate
cognate
adj
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
noun
(law, dated) One who is related to another on the female side.
(law, dated) One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
cognati
cognati
noun
(law) relatives by the mother's side
cognise
cognise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.
cognize
cognize
verb
To know, perceive, or become aware of.
To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.
cogonal
cogonal
noun
an area overgrown with cogon
cograil
cograil
noun
One of the rails of a cog railway, which engages the cog; the rack of a rack railway.
cogroad
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
cogways
cogweel
cogwood
cohagen
cohberg
coifing
coifing
verb
present participle of coif
coigned
coignes
coignes
noun
plural of coigne
coiling
coiling
noun
The pattern or motion of something that coils.
The process of fitting a ship with electromagnetic coils, so that it can be degaussed while travelling.
verb
present participle of coil
coinage
coinage
noun
(countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
(uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
(uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing.
The process of coining money.
The process of creating something new.
coining
coining
noun
(countable, linguistics) A created word or phrase.
(uncountable) A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin.
verb
present participle of coin
cojudge
coldong
colgate
colgate
Proper noun
A particular brand of toothpaste.
coligni
coligny
collage
collage
noun
(uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.
A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.
verb
(transitive) To make into a collage.
college
college
noun
(Australia) A private (non-government) primary or high school.
(Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
(Canada) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
(Ireland, Philippines) A university.
(Singapore) A government high school, short for junior college.
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school.
(chiefly UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
(in Chile) A bilingual school.
(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
(obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
(politics) An electoral college.
A specialized division of a university.
colling
colling
noun
The act of colling; hugging or embracing.
verb
present participle of coll.
cologne
cologne
noun
(cosmetics) A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.
colpheg
colugos
colugos
noun
plural of colugo
combing
combing
noun
(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.
Alternative spelling of coaming
The act by which something is combed.
verb
present participle of comb
comings
comings
noun
plural of coming
compage
compage
noun
(obsolete) A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
comping
comping
noun
(informal, countable) musical accompaniment
(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
verb
present participle of comp
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
condign
condign
adj
(rare) Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment
congaed
congaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conga
congdon
congeal
congeal
verb
(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
(transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
congeed
congeed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congee
congees
congees
noun
plural of congee
congeon
congers
congers
noun
plural of conger
congery
congest
congest
noun
(Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, history) A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
verb
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
congius
congius
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
(historical) A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.
congoes
congoes
noun
plural of congo
congoni
congous
congous
noun
plural of congou
congree
congree
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To agree.
congrid
congrid
noun
(zoology) Any eel of the family Congridae.
congrio
congrue
congrue
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to be suitable.
conking
conking
verb
present participle of conk
conning
conning
noun
(nautical) reckoning
verb
present participle of con
present participle of conn
consign
consign
verb
(transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
(transitive) To send to a final destination.
(transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
To stamp or impress; to affect.
conyger
conyger
noun
(historical) A rabbit warren; an enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding and raising rabbits.
conynge
cooking
cooking
adj
(informal) In progress, happening.
(of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes than drinking.
Designed for culinary purposes
noun
(countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.
(uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.
(uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house; cooking bitter or cooking lager.
(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
(uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.
verb
present participle of cook
cooling
cooling
adj
(Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.
That cools.
noun
A decrease in temperature.
Refrigeration.
verb
present participle of cool
coolung
coolung
noun
The great grey crane (Grus grus) as found in India.
cooping
cooping
noun
The practice of forcing unwilling participants to vote, often several times over, for a particular candidate in an election.
verb
present participle of coop
copings
copings
noun
plural of coping
copping
copping
verb
present participle of cop
copsing
copsing
verb
present participle of copse
copying
copying
noun
(countable) an instance of the making of a copy
(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies