The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
acierage
acierage
noun
(historical) The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel.
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acylogen
agacante
agacella
agacerie
agacerie
noun
Coquetry; flirtatiousness.
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agricere
agricole
aguacate
aguacate
noun
(archaic) avocado
alcargen
alcogene
algicide
algicide
noun
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
allergic
allergic
adj
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Having an allergy.
Of or pertaining to allergy.
noun
A person who has an allergy.
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
angelica
angelica
noun
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
angelico
anogenic
antergic
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
archegay
arctogea
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
ascogone
backgame
backgame
noun
(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.
An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
benching
benching
noun
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
bengalic
bergerac
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
birdcage
birdcage
noun
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
(uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.
blackleg
blackleg
noun
(countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker.
(countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
(uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
verb
To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.
blockage
blockage
noun
A thing that is blocking; an obstruction.
The state of being blocked.
constipation
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
boscages
boscages
noun
plural of boscage
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
brockage
brockage
noun
(coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it.
cabbaged
cabbaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cabbage
cabbages
cabbages
noun
plural of cabbage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cabbage
cabotage
cabotage
noun
(law) The right to engage in such transport.
The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.
The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
cagefuls
cagefuls
noun
plural of cageful
cageless
cageless
adj
Without a cage.
cagelike
cagelike
adj
Like a cage.
cageling
cageling
noun
(uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.
cagester
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
caginess
caginess
noun
The quality of being cagey.
caligate
caligate
adj
(obsolete) Wearing caligae or military boots.
camaguey
cameoing
cameoing
verb
present participle of cameo
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
canaigre
canaigre
noun
(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
(US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant.
canalage
canalage
noun
A charge paid for such transportation.
The construction of canals.
The transportation of goods on a canal.
caneghem
cangenet
canoeing
canoeing
noun
A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
verb
present participle of canoe
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
carageen
carageen
noun
Alternative form of carrageen
cargoose
cargoose
noun
A species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.
carnaged
carnaged
adj
Bearing the marks of carnage or slaughter.
carnages
carnages
noun
plural of carnage
carnegie
caroigne
caroigne
Noun
Dead body; carrion.
carriage
carriage
noun
(Britain) A stroller; a baby carriage.
(US, New England) A shopping cart.
(archaic) One's behaviour, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
(archaic) That which is carried, baggage
(now rare) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
(rail transport, Britain, Abbreviation of railway carriage) A railroad car
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
Means of conveyance.
The act of conveying; carrying.
The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid).
The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
cartages
cartages
noun
plural of cartage
carthage
carthage
Proper noun
An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia
Any of several cities in Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, USA:
a city in Illinois
a city in Mississippi
a city in Missouri
a city in Texas
Any of several towns in Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, USA:
a town in North Carolina
a town in Tennessee
carucage
carucage
noun
(historical) A form of land taxation that replaced Danegeld in twelfth-century England.
(obsolete) The act of ploughing.
category
category
noun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
catering
catering
noun
(countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
verb
present participle of cater
catogene
cattegat
ceilings
ceilings
noun
plural of ceiling
celiagra
cellager
cenogamy
cenogamy
noun
The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
centring
centring
noun
Alternative form of centering
verb
present participle of centre
cetology
cetology
noun
The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
chainage
chainage
noun
(surveying) A distance measured along such a line.
(surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
changers
changers
noun
plural of changer
changteh
chantage
chantage
noun
blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations
chargers
chargers
noun
plural of charger
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheating
cheating
adj
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Unsporting or underhand.
noun
(cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
verb
present participle of cheat
checkage
checkage
noun
The act of marking with a check mark.
The items or amount to which attention is called by a check mark.
checking
checking
noun
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
(informal) A checking account.
verb
present participle of check
cheeking
cheeking
verb
present participle of cheek
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
cheering
cheering
noun
A cheer.
verb
present participle and gerund of cheer
cheesing
cheesing
verb
present participle of cheese
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chekiang
chelinga
chelingo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chengteh
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chigetai
chigetai
noun
Alternative form of dziggetai
chiggers
chiggers
noun
plural of chigger
chigwell
childage
chippage
choregic
choregic
adj
Of or relating to a choregus.
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chuggers
chuggers
noun
plural of chugger
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
cigarets
cigarets
noun
plural of cigaret
citrange
citrange
noun
Citrus × insitorum, a hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange.
clangers
clangers
noun
plural of clanger
claviger
claviger
noun
One who carries a club; a club bearer.
One who carries the keys to a place; a keyholder.
clayberg
cleading
cleading
noun
A jacket or outer covering to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder, etc. of a steam engine.
The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.
cleaning
cleaning
noun
(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
verb
present participle of clean
clearage
clearage
noun
(archaic) The act of clearing or removing; clearance
A piece of land that has been cleared.
clearing
clearing
noun
(Britain, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
(soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
(telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
An open space in the fog etc.
The act or process of making or becoming clear.
verb
present participle of clear
cleating
cleating
verb
present participle of cleat
cleavage
cleavage
noun
(biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
(by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
(chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
(mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes.
(politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
cleaving
cleaving
adj
That cleaves
noun
The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.
The act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs.
verb
present participle of cleave
cleeking
cleeking
verb
present participle of cleek
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
cleghorn
clemming
clemming
verb
present participle of clem
clergess
clergies
clergies
noun
plural of clergy
clergion
clerkage
clerkage
noun
The work of a clerk.
clerking
clerking
verb
present participle of clerk
clingers
clingers
noun
plural of clinger
clingier
clingier
adj
comparative form of clingy: more clingy
cloakage
cloggier
cloggier
adj
comparative form of cloggy: more cloggy
cloghead
cloglike
cloglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clog (type of shoe).
cloragen
clottage
cloudage
cloudage
noun
Mass of clouds; cloudiness.
clougher
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.