Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
carlishness
carragheens
carragheens
noun
plural of carragheen
casehardens
casehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden
cashierment
cashierment
noun
(obsolete) dismissal
cataphrenia
cataphrenic
catarrhines
catarrhines
noun
plural of catarrhine
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centranthus
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
ceratorhine
cerianthoid
cetorhinoid
chainbearer
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chancellery
chancellery
noun
The building in which such an office is situated
The office or staff of a chancellor
The rank or post of a chancellor
chancellors
chancellors
noun
plural of chancellor
chancellory
chancellory
noun
Alternative spelling of chancellery
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
changewater
channellers
channellers
noun
plural of channeller
chansonnier
chansonnier
noun
A book which contains a collection of chansons.
A singer of chansons.
chanterelle
chanterelle
noun
(music) The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.
(mycology) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chanticleer
chanticleer
noun
(now rare, literary) A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.
verb
To crow in exultation.
To make the crowing sound of a cock.
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charabancer
charabancer
noun
One who travels by charabanc.
charbonneau
charbonnier
charbonnier
noun
A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
charinesses
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charlestons
charlestown
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
charpentier
chataignier
chatelainry
chauceriana
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cheiranthus
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cherishment
cherishment
noun
(obsolete) encouragement; comfort
(rare) the act of cherishing
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
cherrystone
cherrystone
noun
(used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
chesterland
chestertown
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chicaneries
chicaneries
noun
plural of chicanery
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
childridden
chiliaedron
chinoiserie
chinoiserie
noun
(art) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
chiromancer
chiromancer
noun
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
chlorcosane
chlorcosane
noun
A mixture of chlorinated hydrocarbons, chiefly 1,2,3,4,6,7,10-heptachlorododecane and 2,5,8,11,14,17,20-heptachlorotricosane, used as a solvent
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chlorinates
chlorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
chlorogenic
chlorogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to chlorogenic acids or their derivatives
chlorophane
chlorophane
noun
(biology) The yellowish-green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina.
(mineralogy) A variety of fluorspar, which, when heated, gives a striking emerald-green light.
chloroprene
chloroprene
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chlorphenol
chlorphenol
noun
Alternative form of chlorophenol
choanephora
cholesterin
cholesterin
noun
(organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol.
cholinergic
cholinergic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
chondrocele
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.