(zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea
achatina
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achorion
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
alchuine
alichino
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
altschin
anarchic
anarchic
adj
(somewhat pejorative) Free-spirited; not bound by the rigors or expectations of society.
Chaotic, without law or order.
Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
anasitch
anchiale
anchinoe
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anhistic
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
arachnid
arachnid
noun
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
archeion
archenia
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archipin
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
asthenic
asthenic
adj
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
A person who has asthenia.
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
atechnic
atechnic
adj
(dated) Without technical or artistic knowledge; untechnical.
auchenia
bacchian
bacchian
adj
(rare) jovial or drunken
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
birchman
branchia
branchia
noun
A gill or other organ having the same function
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
cahincic
caixinha
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
canchito
canthari
canthari
noun
plural of cantharus
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
catechin
catechin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
catherin
cathrine
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
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.
chaining
chaining
noun
The act or process by which something is chained.
verb
present participle of chain
chainlet
chainlet
noun
A small chain.
chainman
chainman
noun
(surveying) One who uses a chain or measuring tape.
chainmen
chainmen
noun
plural of chainman
chairing
chairing
verb
present participle of chair
chairman
chairman
noun
(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
A person presiding over a meeting.
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
verb
To serve as chairman.
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chamouni
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
champlin
chancier
chancier
adj
comparative form of chancy: more chancy
chancily
chancily
adv
In a chancy manner.
chancing
chancing
noun
(Philippines) sexual advance with suggestive body contact
Something that happens by chance.
verb
present participle of chance
chancito
chanfrin
chanfrin
noun
The forepart of a horse's head.
changing
changing
noun
Change; alteration.
verb
present participle of change
chanidae
channing
channing
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A small city in Texas, USA
chantier
chanties
chanties
noun
plural of chantie
plural of chanty
chanting
chanting
noun
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
verb
present participle of chant
chaplain
chaplain
noun
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
chapnick
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
characin
characin
noun
Any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae.
charging
charging
noun
(countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
(uncountable, basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
verb
present participle of charge
chariton
chariton
Proper noun
the in Iowa and Missouri, USA, which is a tributary of the
a city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Named after a French trader.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA, named after the river.
charivan
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charline
charmain
charmian
charmine
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
charmion
charonic
charring
charring
noun
The incomplete combustion of organic material.
verb
present participle of char
charting
charting
noun
The act by which something is charted.
verb
present participle of chart
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
chastain
chatting
chatting
noun
Talk; chatter.
verb
present participle of chat
chaudoin
chavicin
chavicin
noun
Alternative form of chavicine
chazanim
chazanim
noun
plural of chazan
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
chekiang
chelinga
chelonia
chemarin
chibchan
chicaned
chicaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicane
chicaner
chicaner
noun
One who uses chicanery.
chicanes
chicanes
noun
plural of chicane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicane
chicanos
chileans
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chinaman
chinaman
noun
(cricket) A ball delivered with such an action
(cricket) A spin bowler who uses such an action
(cricket, dated) A left-arm unorthodox bowling action (left-arm wrist-spin)
(obsolete) A dealer in porcelain (china). [18th–19th c.]
chinamen
chinamen
noun
plural of chinaman
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chinanta
chinband
chinband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the chin.
chinbeak
chincona
chinghai
chingpaw
chingtao
chinhwan
chinkara
chinkara
noun
Gazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
chiriana
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
choanite
choanite
noun
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
Any of genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.
choanoid
choanoid
adj
(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
cholanic
chondria
chrisman
christan
chronica
chundari
churinga
cinchona
cinchona
noun
(medicine) Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.
clannish
clannish
adj
Of or related to a clan.
Socially exclusive.
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clashing
clashing
adj
Producing a clash or series of clashes.
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
noun
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
verb
present participle of clash
cleanish
cleanish
adj
Somewhat clean (all senses).
coaching
coaching
noun
(attributive) Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
(uncountable, historical) The operation of horse-drawn coaches, especially as a business.
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
verb
present participle of coach
cohanims
cohligan
colchian
colchian
Adjective
Of or relating to Colchis.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Colchis.
conchita
cowichan
cowichan
Noun
A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
Adjective
Of or relating to this tribe.
Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.