(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
(archaic, also figurative) A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
(by extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
(by extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake; a swapling.
(fantasy, science fiction) An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
(obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton.
channeling
channeling
noun
Alternative form of channelling
verb
present participle of channel
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chargeling
chargeling
noun
A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chillagite
chillagite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of wulfenite
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
earthlight
earthlight
noun
sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
eightballs
eightballs
noun
plural of eightball
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
englishing
englishism
englishism
Noun
An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
englishize
englishize
Verb
To make or become more English
englishman
englishman
Noun
A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, ie the red-legged partridge).
englishmen
enlightens
enlightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
ethologies
ethologies
noun
plural of ethology
ethologist
ethologist
noun
A person who studies ethology.
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fieldfight
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fireplough
fishergirl
flagfishes
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flighthead
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
folkething
frightable
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
galashiels
galashiels
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region.
galeorchis
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
gashliness
gaslighted
gaslighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gaslight
gaultheria
gaultheria
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
gaultherin
gaultherin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside salicylate, methyl 2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoate, found in Gaultheria yunnanensis.
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
genethliac
genethliac
adj
Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
noun
A birthday poem.
A person who casts horoscopes.
genteelish
genteelish
adj
Somewhat genteel.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geothlypis
ghastliest
ghastliest
adj
superlative form of ghastly: most ghastly
ghibelline
ghostliest
ghostliest
adj
superlative form of ghostly: most ghostly
gillhooter
glathsheim
glichingen
gluishness
glycohemia
goldenhair
goldfishes
goldfishes
noun
plural of goldfish
goliathize
goodlihead
goodlihead
noun
(archaic, poetic) Goodly appearance or looks; beauty.
(obsolete) The character or nature of a goodly person; goodliness.
graecophil
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
greenhills
guillochee
hagarville
hagiolater
hagiolater
noun
One who practices hagiolatry (the worship of saints).
halogenoid
halvelings
handseling
handseling
verb
present participle of handsel
hanselling
hanselling
verb
present participle of hansel
hatcheling
headlights
headlights
noun
plural of headlight; especially a pair on a single vehicle.
headlining
headlining
verb
present participle of headline
heelmaking
heidelberg
heidelberg
Proper noun
A city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
helicogyre
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
heliofugal
heliograph
heliograph
noun
(obsolete) A photograph.
A device for photographing the sun.
A heliogram.
An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) To send a heliograph.
(transitive) To send a message by heliograph.
(transitive, dated) To photograph by sunlight.
hemiglobin
hemiplegia
hemiplegia
noun
Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
hemoglobic
hemoglobin
hemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
hemologist
hemolyzing
hemolyzing
verb
present participle of hemolyze
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
herniology
herniology
noun
The surgical study of hernias.
hexagonial
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hieroglyph
hieroglyph
noun
(informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
verb
To represent by hieroglyphs.
hierologic
hierologic
adj
Alternative form of hierological
highballed
highballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of highball
highholder
highlander
highlander
noun
(collectible card games, often capitalized) A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
hightailed
hightailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hightail
hildagarde
hildegaard
hildegarde
hildegarde
Proper noun
name, variant of Hildegard.
hirselling
hogmollies
hogmollies
noun
plural of hogmolly
hologynies
homologies
homologies
noun
plural of homology
homologise
homologise
verb
Alternative form of homologize
homologize
homologize
verb
(intransitive) To become homologous.
(transitive) To make something homologous.
horologies
horologies
noun
plural of horology
hostelling
hostelling
noun
(British spelling) the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling
houselling
houselling
verb
present participle of housel
hoveringly
hoveringly
adv
While hovering; so as to hover.
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hylegiacal
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hypergolic
hypergolic
adj
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reaction) Involving such a hypergolic agent.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
interlight
interlight
noun
(horticulture) A lamp placed within the plant canopy to encourage growth in leaves that would otherwise be shaded.
itcheoglan
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
kieselguhr
kieselguhr
noun
Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.