(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimacum
chimakum
chimique
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromous
chromous
adj
(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chronium
chuckram
chuckram
noun
(British India) A small silver coin (value 1/32 of a rupee) once used in Travancore.
chuckrum
chuckrum
noun
Alternative form of chuckram
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chummily
chummily
adv
In a chummy manner
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumpaka
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
couchman
crumhorn
crumhorn
noun
(music) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
dochmius
dochmius
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
duomachy
dutchman
dutchman
noun
(carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
(theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
euaechme
euchrome
homuncio
homuncle
huckmuck
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
humarock
hummocks
hummocks
noun
plural of hummock
hummocky
hummocky
adj
Having hummocks.
humpback
humpback
noun
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
A humpback salmon.
A humpback whale.
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
verb
To hunt humpback whales.
hyraceum
hyraceum
noun
The petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.
inasmuch
inasmuch
adv
(dated) In like degree; in like manner; to the same or similar degree; likewise.
insomuch
insomuch
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
To the extent that.
lumachel
lumachel
noun
(geology) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours
machault
machicui
machutte
macushla
macushla
noun
(Ireland) My darling, my dear.
manchaug
matchups
matchups
noun
plural of matchup
mcarthur
metuchen
michabou
mispunch
mispunch
noun
An act or result of mispunching (any sense).
verb
To punch a ball or similar object so that it does not go to the intended destination.
To punch a hole in the wrong place.
To punch the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, keypunch, or similar device.
mistouch
mistouch
noun
Incorrect touch.
verb
To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
misvouch
misvouch
verb
(archaic) To vouch falsely.
mouchard
mouchard
noun
(nautical) An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed
An undercover investigator; a police spy, especially in a French-speaking country.
mouching
mouching
verb
present participle of mouch
mouchoir
mouchoir
noun
(dated) A handkerchief.
muchacha
muchacho
muchacho
noun
(slang) An informal term of address, especially to a young man; similar to man, chap, dude, etc.
muchfold
muchness
muchness
noun
Greatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.
Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
muchwhat
muchwhat
adv
(obsolete) Nearly, almost; much.
noun
(obsolete) Many matters.
muckhill
muckhill
Noun
dunghill; dung heap
muckhole
mulching
mulching
adj
(agriculture) Used as a mulch.
(agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
noun
(agriculture) The act of preparing/applying a mulch.
verb
present participle of mulch
mulhacen
muncheel
munchers
munchers
noun
plural of muncher
munchies
munchies
noun
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
munching
munching
noun
The sound of one who munches.
gerund of munch: the action of one who munches.
verb
present participle of munch
munchkin
munchkin
noun
(informal) A child.
(informal) A person of very short stature.
(informal, slang) Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin trademark "Munchkin")
(role-playing games) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
Alternative form of Munchkin (a domestic cat breed).
munychia
muscotah
mustache
mustache
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of moustache.
mutchkin
mutchkin
noun
(Scotland) A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres)
naumachy
naumachy
noun
(obsolete) A place built to stage a mock sea-battle, or the show performed therein.
onychium
onychium
noun
A little claw.
orchamus
outcharm
outcharm
verb
To surpass in charm; to be more charming than
outmarch
outmarch
verb
(transitive) To surpass in marching; to march further or faster than.
outmatch
outmatch
verb
(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
overmuch
overmuch
adj
Excessive
adv
(chiefly Britain) Too much; overly much
det
(chiefly Britain) Very much; too much
pron
Too much
pichurim
schlumps
schlumps
noun
plural of schlump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of schlump
schmucks
schmucks
noun
plural of schmuck
scholium
scholium
noun
(mathematics) a note added to a proof as amplification
a note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary
schulman
schumann
schurman
scumfish
smoucher
smutched
smutched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of smutch
smutches
smutches
noun
plural of smutch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smutch