(historical) The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel.
acologic
acologic
adj
Pertaining to acology
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
agacerie
agacerie
noun
Coquetry; flirtatiousness.
agaricic
agaricic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to agaricic acid or its derivatives
agaricin
agaricin
noun
(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agaricus
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agpaitic
agpaitic
adj
Of or pertaining to agpaite.
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agricere
agricola
agricole
agtbasic
algicide
algicide
noun
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
alguacil
allergic
allergic
adj
Excessively sensitive; susceptible.
Having an allergy.
Of or pertaining to allergy.
noun
A person who has an allergy.
almaciga
almacigo
alogical
alogical
adj
Not based upon logic or reasoned argument.
Opposed to logic.
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
angelica
angelica
noun
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
angelico
anglican
anogenic
antalgic
antalgic
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
noun
Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
antergic
apagogic
apagogic
adj
(rhetoric) Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
apogamic
apogamic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to apogamy.
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
argillic
argillic
adj
(geology, soil science) Of or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.
noun
A soil of this kind.
astigmic
astigmic
adj
Archaic form of astigmatic.
aurignac
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
bengalic
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
birdcage
birdcage
noun
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
(uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
boiguacu
bracings
bracings
noun
plural of bracing
bracking
bulgaric
caatinga
caatinga
noun
A sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.
cabbling
cabbling
noun
The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, so that the pieces can be reheated and wrought into bar iron.
cabining
cabining
verb
present participle of cabin
cackling
cackling
noun
A sound that cackles.
verb
present participle of cackle
caddiing
caddying
caddying
verb
present participle of caddie
present participle of caddy
caffling
cagelike
cagelike
adj
Like a cage.
cageling
cageling
noun
(uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.
caginess
caginess
noun
The quality of being cagey.
cagliari
cagliari
Proper noun
Province of Sardinia, Italy.
Capital and port of Cagliari and also the capital of Sardinia.
caingang
cajoling
cajoling
noun
the act of one who cajoles
verb
present participle of cajole
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
caligate
caligate
adj
(obsolete) Wearing caligae or military boots.
caligula
calinago
callings
callings
noun
plural of calling
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
cambogia
cameoing
cameoing
verb
present participle of cameo
camiguin
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
camuning
canaglia
canaigre
canaigre
noun
(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
(US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant.
canaling
candling
candling
verb
present participle of candle
candying
candying
verb
present participle of candy
cannings
cannings
noun
plural of canning
canoeing
canoeing
noun
A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
verb
present participle of canoe
cantigny
cantling
cantling
noun
The lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp.
verb
present participle of cantle
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
cappings
cappings
noun
plural of capping
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
carangid
carangid
noun
(zoology) Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
carangin
carangin
noun
Any fish of the genus Caranx.
carbungi
carbungi
noun
An Australian cattail (Typha angustifolia)
cardigan
cardigan
noun
A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
cardings
cardings
noun
plural of carding
caribing
carignan
carignan
noun
A grape variety, originally from the Cariñena district of Spain but widely grown in France
The red wine made from this type of grape
carlings
carlings
noun
plural of carling
carnegie
caroigne
caroigne
Noun
Dead body; carrion.
caroling
caroling
verb
(US) present participle of carol
caroming
caroming
verb
present participle of carom
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
carriage
carriage
noun
(Britain) A stroller; a baby carriage.
(US, New England) A shopping cart.
(archaic) One's behaviour, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
(archaic) That which is carried, baggage
(now rare) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
(rail transport, Britain, Abbreviation of railway carriage) A railroad car
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
Means of conveyance.
The act of conveying; carrying.
The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid).
The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
carrying
carrying
noun
Transportation.
verb
present participle of carry
carvings
carvings
noun
plural of carving
cashgirl
castings
castings
noun
plural of casting
castling
castling
noun
(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
(obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
(obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
(shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
A miniature cast or mould.
One that is cast.
verb
present participle of castle
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
catering
catering
noun
(countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
verb
present participle of cater
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
catlings
catlings
noun
plural of catling
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
caviling
caviling
noun
cavilation
celiagra
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chagatai
chagigah
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chainage
chainage
noun
(surveying) A distance measured along such a line.
(surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
chaining
chaining
noun
The act or process by which something is chained.
verb
present participle of chain
chairing
chairing
verb
present participle of chair
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
chancing
chancing
noun
(Philippines) sexual advance with suggestive body contact
Something that happens by chance.
verb
present participle of chance
changing
changing
noun
Change; alteration.
verb
present participle of change
channing
channing
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A small city in Texas, USA
chanting
chanting
noun
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
verb
present participle of chant
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
charging
charging
noun
(countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
(uncountable, basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
verb
present participle of charge
charking
charking
verb
present participle of chark
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
charring
charring
noun
The incomplete combustion of organic material.
verb
present participle of char
charting
charting
noun
The act by which something is charted.
verb
present participle of chart
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
chatting
chatting
noun
Talk; chatter.
verb
present participle of chat
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheating
cheating
adj
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Unsporting or underhand.
noun
(cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
verb
present participle of cheat
chekiang
chelinga
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chigetai
chigetai
noun
Alternative form of dziggetai
childage
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.