Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
anchesmius
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthoceros
arachnites
archangels
archangels
noun
plural of archangel
archebancs
archelenis
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archnesses
archnesses
noun
plural of archness
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
ashkenazic
ashkenazic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews.
asthenical
asthenical
adj
(archaic) asthenic
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
avalanches
avalanches
noun
plural of avalanche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avalanche
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benetnasch
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchless
branchless
adj
Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
cacoenthes
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
canephoros
canephorus
caseharden
caseharden
verb
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
cashmerian
catchiness
catchiness
noun
The state or quality of being catchy.
catchments
catchments
noun
plural of catchment
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cerianthus
cetorhinus
chaenactis
chaffiness
chaffiness
noun
Quality of being chaffy.
chalcosine
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
challenges
challenges
noun
plural of challenge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of challenge
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champenois
chanceless
chanceless
adj
(cricket, not comparable) Without a chance of being dismissed.
Achieved without taking chances.
Having no chance or opportunity.
Without random chance.
chanceries
chanceries
noun
plural of chancery
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
chanciness
chanciness
noun
the quality of being chancy or risky; riskiness
chandelles
chandelles
noun
plural of chandelle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chandelle
changeless
changeless
Adjective
unchanging
chanhassen
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chastelain
chasteners
chasteners
noun
plural of chastener
chasteness
chasteness
noun
The state of being chaste; chastity
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chastiment
chatelains
chatelains
noun
plural of chatelain
chattiness
chattiness
noun
the state of being chatty
checkstone
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
cheepiness
cheeriness
cheeriness
noun
the state of being cheery
cheesiness
cheesiness
noun
The quality, condition, or state of being cheesy.
chelyuskin
chemstrand
cherishing
cherishing
noun
The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
verb
present participle of cherish
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chestiness
chestiness
noun
The quality of being chesty.
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chickstone
chicnesses
chicnesses
noun
plural of chicness
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chilliness
chilliness
noun
The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
chimmesyan
chinantecs
chinchiest
chinchiest
adj
superlative form of chinchy: most chinchy
chintziest
chintziest
adj
superlative form of chintzy: most chintzy
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
choosiness
choosiness
noun
the state of being choosy
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christener
christener
noun
One who christens.
christiane
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chubbiness
chubbiness
noun
the state or quality of being chubby
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuffiness
chuffiness
noun
The quality of being chuffy.
chumminess
chumminess
noun
The state of being chummy.
chumpiness
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chunkiness
chunkiness
noun
the state of being chunky
cinchonise
cinchonise
verb
Alternative form of cinchonize
cisleithan
cisleithan
adj
On the nearer (or western) side of the Leitha river
cisrhenane
cisrhenane
adj
On the nearer (or western) side of the river Rhine
citizenish
citizenish
adj
Of the nature of citizens.
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clisthenes
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
coherences
coherences
noun
plural of coherence
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.