(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
arachic
arachic
adj
(organic chemistry) Synonym of arachidic
arachin
arachin
noun
(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of arachidic acid
arachis
archaic
archaic
adj
(archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and are still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
noun
(archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
archias
archils
archils
noun
plural of archil
archine
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
archive
archive
noun
(ecology) Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
verb
(transitive) To put (something) into an archive.
archsin
asiarch
asiarch
noun
Alternative form of Asiarch
bechirp
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bichord
bichord
adj
(music, of a musical instrument) Having two strings
noun
(music) A chord of two notes played at the same time.
birched
birched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birch
birchen
birchen
adj
Made from birch wood.
bircher
bircher
name
Misspelling of Bircher, especially when in combination with muesli
noun
A person who flogs using a birch rod.
birches
birches
noun
plural of birch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birch
brachia
brachia
noun
plural of brachium
brahmic
brahmic
Adjective
Related or belonging to a certain family of abugidas used to write many languages of South and Southeast Asia, descended from the
branchi
brephic
brichen
brioche
brioche
noun
A knitted cushion for the feet.
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
bronchi
bronchi
noun
plural of bronchus
bruchid
bruchid
noun
(zoology) Any of the bean weevils in the family Bruchidae, now considered to be the chrysomelid subfamily Bruchinae.
cahiers
cahiers
noun
plural of cahier
carlish
carlish
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of churlish
cashier
cashier
noun
One who works at a till or receives payments.
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.
verb
(transitive) To annul.
(transitive) To discard, put away.
(transitive, now rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
To work as a cashier (at a till or receiving payment)
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
verb
(reflexive, obsolete, rare) To be vexed or annoyed.
(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
chainer
chainer
noun
One who chains.
chaired
chaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chair
chairer
chaitra
chaitra
Proper noun
The first month of the Hindu lunar calendar.
chakari
charcia
chardin
charier
charier
adj
comparative form of chary: more chary
charily
charily
adv
In a chary manner.
charing
charing
verb
present participle of chare
chariot
chariot
noun
(xiangqi) rook
A (two-wheeled) horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
verb
(intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
(transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
charism
charism
noun
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
charita
charity
charity
noun
(archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
charlie
charlie
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Charlie
charpai
charpai
noun
Alternative form of charpoy.
charpie
charpie
noun
(medicine, now historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
charpit
charqui
charqui
noun
(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
cheerio
cheerio
intj
(Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
(rare) Hello; a greeting.
noun
(New Zealand, Australia) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
cheiron
chenier
chenier
noun
(Louisiana) An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
cherian
cherice
cherida
cheries
cherise
cherish
cherish
verb
(obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
chervil
chervil
noun
(countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
(uncountable) leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.
chewier
chewier
adj
comparative form of chewy: more chewy
chhatri
chhatri
noun
(India) An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
chiarra
chibrit
chicker
chicora
chicory
chicory
noun
(chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
(chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
chiders
chiders
noun
plural of chider
chiefer
chiefer
adj
(rare) comparative form of chief: more chief
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chiffer
chiffre
chiffre
noun
(music) A figure or motif (short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated).
chigger
chigger
noun
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
chikara
chikara
noun
A Hindu musical instrument of the violin class.
An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).
The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis).
childre
chiller
chiller
adj
comparative form of chill: more chill
noun
A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
chilver
chilver
noun
A female lamb.
chimars
chimera
chimera
noun
(Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
(figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
(figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.
(figurative) Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.
(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
(mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
(zoology) Alternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.
chimere
chimere
noun
(ecclesiastical) The upper robe worn by some bishops of the Anglican communion, usually without sleeves.
Obsolete form of chimera.
chimers
chimers
noun
plural of chimer
chinker
chinker
noun
Any material that is used to fill chinks
chinner
chipper
chipper
adj
Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
noun
(Ireland, slang) A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
(US, smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
(golf) A golf club for making chip shots.
(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
(slang) A deep frier.
(sports) A player who chips the ball.
A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
verb
(UK, dialect) To chirp or chirrup.
chirata
chireno
chirico
chirino
chiripa
chirked
chirked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirk
chirker
chirker
adj
comparative form of chirk: more chirk
chirlin
chirmed
chirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirm
chirped
chirped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirp
chirper
chirper
noun
(Canada, slang, mildly derogatory) A person who speaks with a distinct English or Welsh accent.
(obsolete, slang) A chirping cup; an alcoholic drink.
A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound.
chirred
chirred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirr
simple past tense and past participle of chirre
chirres
chirres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirre
chirrup
chirrup
noun
(figurative, derogatory) A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement.
A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
verb
(intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
(transitive) To express by chirping.
(transitive) To quicken or animate by chirping.
chitter
chitter
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of chitterling
verb
(obsolete, Scotland) To shiver or chatter with cold.
To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
chivari
chivari
noun
Alternative form of shivaree
chivers
chiwere
chiwere
Proper noun
A Siouan language originally spoken by the Missouria, Otoe and Iowa peoples.
chloric
chloric
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.
chlorid
chlorid
noun
Archaic form of chloride.
chlorin
chlorin
noun
(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
Archaic form of chlorine.
chloris
choicer
choicer
adj
comparative form of choice: more choice
choiler
choired
choired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choir
chokier
chokier
adj
comparative form of choky: more choky
chondri
chondri
noun
plural of chondrus
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choreic
choreic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
noun
One who has chorea.
chorial
chorial
adj
Relating to a chorion
choribi
chorine
chorine
noun
A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorion
chorion
noun
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
(biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg.
(botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
chorism
choriso
chorist
chorist
noun
A singer in a choir; a chorister.
chorizo
chorizo
noun
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
chorogi
chorogi
noun
The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The edible rhizome of the plant.
choroid
choroid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
noun
(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
choroti
chrisma
chrisms
chrisms
noun
plural of chrism
chrisom
chrisom
noun
(historical) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
Short for chrisom child.
chrissa
chrisse
chrissy
chrissy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Christine and Christina.
Christmas
christa
christi
christs
christs
noun
plural of christ
christy
christy
noun
Alternative form of christie
chromic
chromic
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3
chromid
chromid
noun
(zoology) One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.
chronic
chronic
adj
(informal) Extremely serious.
(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
(slang) Good, great; "wicked".
(slang) Very bad, awful.
Inveterate or habitual.
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
noun
(medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
(slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
chrysid
chrysin
chrysin
noun
(organic chemistry) The flavone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, isolated from the passionflower (Passiflora caerulea), sometimes used as an aromatase inhibitor supplement by bodybuilders and athletes