(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
Defense or support of some cause.
The position of champion, or winner.
chancinesses
chancinesses
noun
plural of chanciness
changelessly
changelessly
adv
In a changeless manner.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chansonnette
chansonnette
noun
A little song.
chansonniers
chansonniers
noun
plural of chansonnier
chanterelles
chanterelles
noun
plural of chanterelle
chanticleers
chanticleers
noun
plural of chanticleer
chaperonages
chaperonages
noun
plural of chaperonage
chaperonless
chaperonless
adj
Alternative form of chaperoneless
chaplaincies
chaplaincies
noun
plural of chaplaincy
chaplainship
chaplainship
noun
The office or business of a chaplain.
The possession or revenue of a chapel.
chapmansboro
charlatanish
charlatanish
adj
Resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.
charlatanism
charlatanism
noun
(countable) An act of a charlatan
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chastenesses
chastenesses
noun
plural of chasteness
chasteningly
chasteningly
adv
In a chastening manner.
chastisement
chastisement
noun
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
chatoyancies
chatoyancies
noun
plural of chatoyancy
chattinesses
chauvinistic
chauvinistic
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheekinesses
cheekinesses
noun
plural of cheekiness
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerinesses
cheerinesses
noun
plural of cheeriness
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
cheesemonger
cheesemonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells cheese.
cheeseparing
cheeseparing
adj
Niggardly, stingy.
noun
A small fragment or sliver.
verb
present participle of cheesepare
cheesinesses
chemasthenia
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cheremissian
cherishingly
cherishingly
adv
in a cherishing manner
chernomorish
cherrystones
cherrystones
noun
plural of cherrystone
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chickenshits
chickenshits
noun
plural of chickenshit
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chiffonniers
chiffonniers
noun
plural of chiffonnier
childishness
childishness
noun
(countable) Childish behaviour.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being childish.
chillinesses
chillinesses
noun
plural of chilliness
chimichangas
chimichangas
noun
plural of chimichanga
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chinaberries
chinaberries
noun
plural of chinaberry
chinoiseries
chinoiseries
noun
plural of chinoiserie
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirognostic
chirogymnast
chiromancers
chiromancers
noun
plural of chiromancer
chiromancies
chiromancies
noun
plural of chiromancy
chiromancist
chiropterans
chiropterans
noun
plural of chiropteran
chirotonsory
chitterlings
chitterlings
noun
Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
plural of chitterling
chlorinators
chlorinators
noun
plural of chlorinator
chlorinities
chlorinities
noun
plural of chlorinity
chloroprenes
chloroprenes
noun
plural of chloroprene
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chlorospinel
chlorospinel
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of spinel
choicenesses
choicenesses
noun
plural of choiceness
choleokinase
cholericness
cholericness
noun
The state or quality of being choleric.
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondroitins
chondroitins
noun
plural of chondroitin
chondromyces
chondroplast
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
choppinesses
chorizontist
chrismations
chrismations
noun
plural of chrismation
christenhead
christenings
christenings
noun
plural of christening
christianias
christianias
noun
plural of christiania
christianise
christianism
christianism
Noun
Christian fundamentalism.
The Christian religion.
The Christian world; Christendom.
christianite
christianite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of phillipsite.
christianity
christianity
Proper noun
An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
Noun
Christendom
christianize
christianize
Verb
To make Christian.
To cause to convert to Christianity.
christiansen
christianson
christliness
christliness
Noun
Quality of being Christly.
christmasing
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chrominances
chrominances
noun
plural of chrominance
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chronicities
chronicities
noun
plural of chronicity
chronographs
chronographs
noun
plural of chronograph
chronologers
chronologers
noun
plural of chronologer
chronologies
chronologies
noun
plural of chronology
chronologist
chronologist
noun
A person skilled in chronology.
chronomastix
chronometers
chronometers
noun
plural of chronometer
chronoscopic
chronoscopic
adj
Relating to chronoscopy, or by means of a chronoscope
chrysalidian
chrysamminic
chrysaniline
chrysaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline, used to dye silk a golden-yellow colour.
chrysanthous
chrysarobins
chrysarobins
noun
plural of chrysarobin
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophanus
chrysophenin
chrystocrene
chrystocrene
noun
Synonym of rock glacier
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
chumminesses
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
churchliness
churchliness
noun
The state or quality of being churchly.
churlishness
churlishness
noun
the state of being churlish
chylomicrons
chylomicrons
noun
plural of chylomicron
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
cinchonising
cinchonising
verb
present participle of cinchonise
citizenships
citizenships
noun
plural of citizenship
clannishness
clannishness
noun
the state of being clannish
clansmanship
classmanship
cliffhangers
cliffhangers
noun
plural of cliffhanger
climbingfish
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
cloddishness
cloddishness
noun
The quality or state of being cloddish.
clotheslined
clotheslined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clothesline
clotheslines
clotheslines
noun
plural of clothesline
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clubbishness
clumpishness
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coachmanship
coachmanship
noun
Skill in driving a coach.
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
codpitchings
coenesthesia
coenesthesia
noun
Alternative form of cenesthesia
coenesthesis
coenesthesis
noun
(biology) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, such as the eye and ear; general perception of one's own body.
coharmonious
cohesionless
cohesionless
adj
(geology, soil science) Lacking cohesion among particles, such as in the case of sand
cohesiveness
cohesiveness
noun
the state of being cohesive; cohesion
cohostessing
cohostessing
verb
present participle of cohostess
collenchymas
collenchymas
noun
plural of collenchyma
colonelships
colonelships
noun
plural of colonelship
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conchologies
conchologies
noun
plural of conchology
conchologist
conchologist
noun
One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
conchospiral
conchospiral
noun
A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.
conchostraca
conjurership
connochaetes
conocephalus
conphaseolin
conphaseolin
noun
(organic chemistry) A protein found with phaseolin in Phaseolus.