Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.
chavicine
chavicine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Piper species such as black pepper; one of the four diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine.
chazzenim
checkline
checkrein
checkrein
noun
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck.
chefrinia
cheirolin
chelating
chelating
adj
Having the ability to undergo chelation
chelation
chelation
noun
(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
(medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals
chelingas
chelingos
chelodina
chelodine
chelonian
chelonian
adj
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
noun
A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).
cheloniid
cheloniid
noun
(zoology) Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chemiloon
chemiloon
noun
(US) A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.
chemonite
cheniller
chenilles
chenilles
noun
plural of chenille
cherianne
cherilynn
chernites
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
cherubini
chervonei
chesaning
chesteine
chevaline
chevrotin
chevrotin
noun
Alternative form of chevrotain
chiapanec
chibinite
chicaners
chicaners
noun
plural of chicaner
chicanery
chicanery
noun
(countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
chickened
chickened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chicken
chiefland
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chieftain
chieftain
noun
(by extension) A leader of a group.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
chiengmai
chiengrai
chievance
chievance
noun
(obsolete) An unlawful bargain; trade in which money is extorted as discount.
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
childness
childness
noun
(obsolete) The manner that is characteristic of a child.
chilenite
chilindre
chillness
chillness
noun
the state of being chilly
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chinbones
chinbones
noun
plural of chinbone
chinchier
chinchier
adj
comparative form of chinchy: more chinchy
chinenses
chinesery
chinkiest
chinniest
chinniest
adj
superlative form of chinny: most chinny
chinoline
chinoline
noun
Dated form of quinoline.
chinpiece
chinpiece
noun
The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin
chintzier
chintzier
adj
comparative form of chintzy: more chintzy
chiogenes
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chiseling
chiseling
noun
Alternative form of chiselling
verb
(US) present participle of chisel
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
chlorines
chlorines
noun
plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)
choleinic
cholerine
cholerine
noun
(pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
chondrite
chondrite
noun
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chouanize
chriesman
christean
christens
christens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen
christine
christine
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
A town in Texas.
chronaxie
chronaxie
noun
The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
chronicle
chronicle
noun
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
verb
To record in or as in a chronicle.
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
chrysenic
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
cinenchym
cinephone
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
ciphonies
cithaeron
clenching
clenching
noun
The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
verb
present participle of clench
clinchers
clinchers
noun
plural of clincher
cochineal
cochineal
adj
Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.
noun
(entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
The vivid red color of this dye.
cochineal:
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
cohesions
cohesions
noun
plural of cohesion
coinhered
coinhered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coinhere
coinheres
coinheres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinhere
corinthes
corniches
corniches
noun
plural of corniche
coshering
coshering
noun
The levying of a cosher, or tribute.
verb
present participle of cosher
creeshing
creeshing
verb
present participle of creesh
creighton
creighton
Proper noun
A settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A town in Saskatchewan
crithmene
crunchier
crunchier
adj
comparative form of crunchy: more crunchy
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cushiness
cushiness
noun
The quality of being cushy.
cushioned
cushioned
adj
(cycling) Having cushion tires.
Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cushion
cushionet
cushionet
noun
A little cushion.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
dechenite
dechenite
noun
(mineralogy) A reddish vanadate of lead and/or zinc
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehiscent
dehiscent
adj
(botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
dehiscing
dehiscing
verb
present participle of dehisce
dehorning
dehorning
verb
present participle of dehorn
dehorting
dehorting
verb
present participle of dehort
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinic
delphinic
adj
Relating to dolphins; delphine.
delphinid
delphinid
noun
(zoology) Any marine mammal in the family Delphinidae, the dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives.
delphinin
delphinus
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demijohns
demijohns
noun
plural of demijohn
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
dewanship
diancecht
dianthera
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen