(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
acrogen
acrogen
noun
(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
aganice
aglance
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
angelic
angelic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
anglice
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
beclang
cageman
cageman
noun
(Hong Kong) One who lives in a cage home.
cangler
cangues
cangues
noun
plural of cangue
carnage
carnage
noun
(figurative, slang) Any chaotic situation.
(figurative, sports) Any great loss by a team; a game in which one team wins overwhelmingly.
Death and destruction.
The corpses, gore, etc. that remain after a massacre.
ceasing
ceasing
noun
A cessation.
verb
present participle of cease
ceiling
ceiling
noun
(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
(finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
(meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
The overhead closure of a room.
The upper limit of an object or action.
verb
present participle of ceil
celling
celling
noun
(in combination) confinement in a cell
verb
present participle of cell
censing
censing
verb
present participle of cense
centage
centage
noun
Rate by the hundred; percentage.
cerning
cessing
cessing
verb
present participle of cess
changed
changed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of change
changer
changer
noun
A person employed in changing or discounting money.
Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
Someone or something who changes things.
changes
changes
noun
(music) Short for chord changes.
plural of change
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of change
chargen
chefang
chemung
chemung
Proper noun
an unincorporated CDP in McHenry County, Illinois, USA.
a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, named after the Chemung River.
an unincorporated community in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA.
a river in New York State.
chengal
chengtu
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
cienaga
cienaga
noun
Alternative form of cienega
cienega
cienega
noun
(US) A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.
clanged
clanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clang
clanger
clanger
noun
(Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
(Australia, entomology) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
Short for Bedfordshire clanger.
Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clinged
clinged
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to adhere”)
simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to ring”)
clinger
clinger
noun
(informal) An emotionally clingy person.
One who clings.
clueing
coagent
coagent
noun
An associate in an act; a coworker.
coffeng
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.
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.
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.
cohagen
coigned
coignes
coignes
noun
plural of coigne
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.
cologne
cologne
noun
(cosmetics) A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.
congaed
congaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conga
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.
congoes
congoes
noun
plural of congo
congree
congree
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To agree.
congrue
congrue
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to be suitable.
conyger
conyger
noun
(historical) A rabbit warren; an enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding and raising rabbits.
conynge
coreign
coreign
verb
To reign jointly.
cornage
cornage
noun
(law) An ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.
A feudal tax levied on horned cattle.
cranage
cranage
noun
Fees paid for use of the crane.
The use of a crane to hoist goods.
crengle
creping
creping
verb
present participle of crepe
crewing
crewing
verb
present participle of crew
cringed
cringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cringe
cringer
cringer
noun
A person who cringes or shies away.
cringes
cringes
noun
plural of cringe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cringe
cringle
cringle
noun
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
A withe for fastening a gate.
verb
(nautical, transitive) To fasten or attach with a cringle.
cryogen
cryogen
noun
(physics) a cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant
cuinage
cuinage
noun
(obsolete, UK) The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.
cygnets
cygnets
noun
plural of cygnet
cygnine
cygnine
adj
(zoology) Being of the genus Cygnus (swan), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
Of, concerning, pertaining to, resembling, or having the characteristics of a swan or swans.
noun
(dated) An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western Australia, highly toxic to introduced animals.
decagon
decagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
decking
decking
noun
The material from which a deck is made.
verb
present participle of deck
deicing
deicing
noun
The removal of ice.
verb
present participle of deice
deucing
digenic
digenic
adj
(genetics) Produced by (the interaction of) two genes.
ecgonin
echoing
echoing
noun
The act of something that echoes.
verb
present participle of echo
educing
educing
verb
present participle of educe
emceing
encaged
encaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encage
encages
encages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encage
energic
energic
adj
Having energy or great power; energetic.
In a state of action; acting; operating.
engrace
engrace
verb
(transitive) To instill grace into.
etching
etching
noun
(countable) The image created by this process.
(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
verb
present participle of etch
eugenic
eugenic
adj
(genetics) Relating or adapting to production of good offspring.
Of or relating to eugenics.
eugonic
eugonic
adj
(biology, of bacterial growth) rapid and luxuriant
fencing
fencing
noun
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
Receiving and buying of stolen goods.
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
verb
present participle of fence
galenic
galenic
adj
of, or containing galena
ganched
ganched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ganch
garance
garnice
garniec
gecking
gecking
verb
present participle of geck
genarch
genecor
generic
generic
adj
(computing, of procedures) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
(geometry, of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
(grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
(of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
(taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
Relating to gender.
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
noun
(grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
A product sold under a generic name.
A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
genesco
genesic
genetic
genetic
adj
(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes.
(linguistics) Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
(theology) Based on a shared membership in a religious family.
Caused by genes.
Of or relating to origin (genesis).
genomic
genomic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to a genome.
geranic
glanced
glanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glance
glancer
glancer
noun
One who glances.
glances
glances
noun
plural of glance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glance
glencoe
glenice
glucine
glucine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
glycine
glycine
noun
(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
gnessic
goschen
grecian
grecing
guanche
gundeck
gundeck
noun
Alternative form of gun deck
verb
(naval slang) Synonym of pencil whip (“to falsify records to suggest that work has been done”)
gynecia
gynecia
noun
plural of gynecium
gynecic
gynecic
adj
(archaic) gynecological
gynecol
incaged
incaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incage
incages
incages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incage
kecking
kecking
verb
present participle of keck
lacygne
leching
leching
verb
present participle of lech
legnica
lucigen
lucigen
noun
(historical) A kind of oil lamp using compressed air.
macegan
mingche
mucigen
mucigen
noun
(physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin.
necking
necking
noun
(architecture) A neckmould.
(slang) Chugging beer.
(slang) Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck.
A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
verb
present participle of neck
neglect
neglect
noun
Habitual lack of care.
The act of neglecting.
The state of being neglected.
verb
(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
(transitive, mathematics) To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy.
neogeic
netcong
oceanog
peacing
peacing
verb
present participle of peace
peching
peching
verb
present participle of pech
pecking
pecking
noun
(obsolete) The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
The act by which something is pecked.
The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
verb
present participle of peck
piecing
piecing
noun
A patch.
verb
present participle of piece
recking
recking
verb
present participle of reck
reclang
reclang
verb
To clang again.
regence
regence
noun
(obsolete) rule
regency
regency
noun
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
An administrative division ranking below a province in Indonesia.
The time during which a regent is in power.
reicing
scewing
scringe
scringe
verb
(dialect, UK and US, intransitive) To cringe.
scrunge
scrunge
noun
(music, slang, derogatory) An inauthentic form of grunge music.
(tiddlywinks) A shot where the wink enters the pot but bounces out again.
A scruffy and impoverished individual.
Scunge; muck; a disgusting and (usually) semiliquid substance.
verb
Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.
To make or become scrungy.
To scour (search) desperately for resources such as food or equipment.
To squeeze; to scrunch.
uncaged
uncaged
adj
Not caged; not kept in a cage.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncage
uncages
uncages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uncage
ungrace
ungrace
noun
The lack, absence, or antithesis of grace; gracelessness.
verb
(transitive) To undo or remove grace; render grace ineffective; make ungraceful or ungracious.