(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)
buying
buying
noun
The act of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of buy
byeman
bygane
bygone
bygone
adj
Having been or happened in the distant past.
noun
(usually in the plural) An event that happened in the past.
byhand
byland
byland
noun
A peninsula
bylina
bylina
noun
A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.
byline
byline
noun
(journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
(sports) A touchline.
verb
(journalism, transitive) To provide (an article) with a byline.
byliny
byliny
noun
plural of bylina
byname
byname
noun
(Germanic paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
(archaic, historical) A nickname.
(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To assign a byname to.
byrann
byrnes
byrnie
byrnie
noun
(historical) A short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.
byssin
byzant
byzant
noun
Alternative form of bezant
cagney
cairny
cairny
adj
Of a landscape, having many cairns or rocky outcrops.
calyon
calyon
noun
flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc.
canary
canary
noun
(Australia, informal) A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
(computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
(computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
(informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
(slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
(slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
verb
(computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
(intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
(slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
candyh
candys
canopy
canopy
noun
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.
In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
verb
(intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
(transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
canroy
canyon
canyon
noun
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
carlyn
carnay
carney
carney
noun
Alternative form of carny
cawney
cayman
cayman
noun
Alternative spelling of caiman
cenoby
centry
centry
noun
Alternative form of century
ceylon
ceylon
Proper noun
Sri Lanka
chancy
chancy
adj
(dated, colloquial) Lucky; bringing good luck.
Subject to chance; random.
Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
chaney
chaney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
chanty
chanty
noun
Alternative spelling of shanty (“song”)
chenay
cheney
cheyne
cheyne
noun
Obsolete form of chain.
chinky
chinky
adj
(derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.
Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
noun
(Britain, slang, possibly offensive) A Chinese takeaway restaurant.
(Britain, slang, possibly offensive) A meal of Chinese food.
(India, slang, offensive) A person from Northeast India.
(slang, offensive) A Chinese person.
chinny
chinny
adj
(boxing) Having a sensitive chin.
(colloquial) Given to talk, talkative.
Having a prominent chin.
noun
(slang) An opaque white chalk marble with colored stripes.
An exercise performed by lying flat and then bringing the knees toward the chest while simultaneously raising the chest to meet the knees.
The Chinese pink; Dianthus chinensis.
chunky
chunky
adj
(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
Having chunks.
Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.
noun
Alternative form of chunkey (Native American game).
cidney
cinnyl
clancy
clancy
noun
An overflow or spillage.
clayen
clayen
adj
Of clay; made of clay.
clingy
clingy
adj
(informal, usually derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
(biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
A group of bacteria, fungi or other cells cultured together, especially from a single cell.
A group of people who settle such an area and maintain ties to their native country, and (later) their descendants.
A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
A group of people, of one nationality, ethnic group, or language, residing in a different country, city, or area; the area such people occupy.
A local group of Beaver Scouts.
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
colwyn
comyns
conchy
conchy
noun
(slang) A conscientious objector.
coneys
conley
conney
conrey
conroy
convey
convey
verb
(dated) To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
(law) To transfer legal rights (to).
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
(obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
To move (something) from one place to another.
convoy
convoy
noun
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
The act of convoying; protection.
verb
(intransitive) To travel under convoy.
(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
conway
conway
Proper noun
Former English name of Conwy in North Wales.
derived from the city or its river.
name transferred from the surname.
A city in Arkansas, USA
A city in South Carolina, USA
conyza
corney
county
county
adj
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
noun
(US, slang, uncountable) A jail operated by a county government.
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
coying
coying
adj
Enticing.
verb
present participle of coy
coynye
craney
cranky
cranky
adj
(archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.
(obsolete) Weak, unwell.
(of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition.
Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”)
cranny
cranny
noun
A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
verb
(intransitive) To break into, or become full of, crannies.
(intransitive) To haunt or enter by crannies.
crayne
crayon
crayon
noun
(dated) A crayon drawing, or a drawing with colored lines.
(dated) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.
A colored pencil, a colouring pencil
A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To draw with a crayon.
cronyn
crying
crying
adj
That cries.
That demands action or attention.
That deserves rebuke or censure.
noun
The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
verb
present participle of cry
cunyie
curney
cyanea
cyanee
cyanic
cyanic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Containing an anthocyanin
(chemistry) Of cyanogen or its derivatives
azure-blue
cyanid
cyanid
noun
Archaic form of cyanide.
cyanin
cyanin
noun
Alternative form of cyanine
cyanol
cyanol
noun
Any of several blue dyes.
cyanus
cycnus
cydnus
cygnet
cygnet
noun
The young of a swan.
cygnid
cygnus
cykana
cymene
cymene
noun
(chemistry) Any of several isomeric naturally occurring terpenoid hydrocarbons; a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme.
cymlin
cynara
cyndia
cyndie
cynera
cynias
cynics
cynics
noun
plural of cynic
cynips
cynism
cynism
noun
cynicism
cynoid
cynthy
cynwyd
cyrano
cyrena
cyrene
cystin
cytone
cytons
cytons
noun
plural of cyton
czerny
dabney
dagney
dainty
dainty
adj
(obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
noun
(Canadian prairies, Northwestern Ontario, usually in the plural) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
(obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
(obsolete) Esteem, honour.
A delicacy (in taste).
dankly
dankly
adv
In a dank manner.
dannye
darney
darryn
dauncy
dauncy
adj
(US, regional) Sick; delicate.
davyne
davyne
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
daying
daying
verb
present participle of day
daykin
dayman
daymen
daynet
dayton
dayton
Proper noun
A community in Nova Scotia.
A town in Alabama.
A city in Idaho.
A town in Indiana.
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky.
A town in Maine
A city in Minnesota
A town in New York
A city in Ohio, USA
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in Virginia
A city in Washington State
A town in Wyoming
An English surname, variant of Deighton
(1760-1824), an early American politician
decyne
decyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric acetylenes having ten carbon atoms, but especially 1-decyne
deenya
delwyn
denary
denary
adj
Based on the number ten.
Containing ten parts.
noun
An ancient coin, the denarius.
denney
denyer
denyse
dernly
dernly
adv
(obsolete) Secretly.
(obsolete) Sorrowfully; grievously.
(obsolete) Sternly, imposingly.
dhoney
dhoney
noun
Dated form of dhoni.
dhyana
dhyana
noun
(Hinduism, Buddhism) A type of profound meditation.
dicyan
digeny
dingey
dingey
noun
Alternative spelling of dinghy
dinghy
dinghy
noun
(nautical) A sailing dinghy.
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
(nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by dinghy.
dingly
dinkey
dinkey
noun
A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
dinkly
dionym
dionym
noun
A name consisting of two terms.
disney
disney
Proper noun
named after
Any of the theme parks and vacation resorts operated by
dizney
djinny
djinny
noun
Archaic form of djinni.
dominy
donary
donary
noun
A thing given to a sacred use.
donkey
donkey
noun
(nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
(naval slang, dated) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
(poker slang) A bad poker player.
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.