A noisy feast or social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.
caroused
caroused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carouse
carousel
carousel
noun
(graphical user interface) A visual component that displays a horizontal series of items one at a time.
(historical) A tilting match or tournament accompanied by games, shows, and allegorical performances.
A continuously revolving device for item delivery.
A merry-go-round (type of ride on rotating platform).
An equestrian discipline in which groups of riders make various formations.
The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.
verb
To revolve or change places.
carouser
carouser
noun
A person who carouses; a reveller.
carouses
carouses
noun
plural of carouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carouse
carryout
carryout
noun
(US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.
(US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
cartouch
cartouch
noun
Alternative form of cartouche
carupano
casaubon
cathouse
cathouse
noun
(US, slang) A brothel.
(literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
catochus
catochus
noun
The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
caudillo
caudillo
noun
A leader.
A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.
cauldron
cauldron
noun
(military) A strategic encirclement.
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
caulomer
caulomic
caulomic
adj
Relating to a caulome.
caulonia
caupones
causator
causator
noun
(obsolete) One who causes something; a causer.
cautions
cautions
noun
plural of caution
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caution
cautious
cautious
adj
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
cellocut
cenobium
cenobium
noun
A monastery, a monastic community.
cernuous
cernuous
adj
(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
chabouks
chabouks
noun
plural of chabouk
chaloupe
chamouni
chaource
chaource
Proper noun
A commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Noun
A soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
chapourn
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaumont
chausson
chausson
noun
(historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
(historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
A French turnover (food).
checkout
checkout
noun
(Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
(darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
An inspection or investigation.
The place in a supermarket where this is done.
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
chemulpo
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chiquero
chiquito
chlorous
chlorous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
(obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
chocorua
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chondrus
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choregus
choregus
noun
The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
The leader of a group (especially of performers)
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
choruser
choruser
noun
Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
choruses
choruses
noun
plural of chorus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chorus
chouette
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chousers
chousers
noun
plural of chouser
choushes
choushes
noun
plural of choush
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chouteau
chouteau
Proper noun
a town in Oklahoma, USA.
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
chubasco
chubasco
noun
(nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
chuchona
chughole
chughole
noun
(US) pothole
chuppoth
churchgo
churoyan
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
ciboules
ciboules
noun
plural of ciboule
ciliolum
ciliolum
noun
A small or secondary cilium
cindylou
cinerous
cinerous
adj
Alternative form of cinereous (“ash-colored”)
cinurous
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
citreous
citreous
adj
Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
cladodus
clamours
clamours
noun
plural of clamour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamour
clangour
clangour
noun
(Britain, Canada) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
verb
(Britain, Canada) To make a clanging sound.
cleanout
cleanout
noun
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
cloghaun
clonuses
clonuses
noun
plural of clonus
closeout
closeout
noun
(retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary
(surfing) A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
closeups
closeups
noun
plural of closeup
closured
closures
closures
noun
plural of closure
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
clotures
clotures
noun
plural of cloture
cloudage
cloudage
noun
Mass of clouds; cloudiness.
cloudcap
cloudful
cloudful
adj
(by extension) Dark, dimmed; troubled, turbid.
Abounding with clouds, clouded, cloudy.
noun
The amount contained in a cloud.
cloudier
cloudier
adj
comparative form of cloudy: more cloudy
cloudily
cloudily
adv
In a cloudy way.
clouding
clouding
noun
A cloudy appearance.
A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
verb
present participle of cloud
cloudlet
cloudlet
noun
A little cloud.
clougher
clouring
clouring
verb
present participle of clour
clouters
clouters
noun
plural of clouter
clouting
clouting
noun
A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.
The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
verb
present participle of clout
cloutman
clubfoot
clubfoot
noun
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
clubroom
clubroom
noun
A room used for club activities
clubroot
clubroot
noun
(phytopathology) A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips, and other plants of the Cruciferae, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike.
A root thus affected.
clubwood
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
coabound
coabsume
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
coadjust
coadjust
verb
To adjust by mutual adaptations.
coadjute
coadjute
verb
To cooperate (with)
coagulin
coagulin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance having the ability to coagulate foreign proteins
coagulum
coagulum
noun
A mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd
coahuila
coahuila
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
coassume
coassume
verb
(transitive) To assume jointly.
coauthor
coauthor
noun
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
verb
To write something in collaboration with another author.
cobhouse
cobhouse
noun
(figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.
A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
A structure built of cob.
An outbuilding of inferior construction.
cocculus
coccyzus
cockburn
cockshut
cockshut
noun
(countable, obsolete) A kind of net for catching woodcock.
(obsolete) Twilight, when poultry would be shut in for the night.
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
cocksure
cocksure
adj
(informal) Too confident; overconfident.
cocoanut
cocoanut
noun
Dated form of coconut.
coconuco
coconuts
coconuts
noun
plural of coconut
codiaeum
coendure
coendure
verb
(intransitive) Alternative form of co-endure
(transitive) Alternative form of co-endure
coenures
coenures
noun
plural of coenure
coenurus
coenurus
noun
(zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.
coequals
coequals
noun
plural of coequal
coequate
coequate
verb
(transitive) To make equal to each other.
cofounds
cofounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofound
cognatus
cognatus
noun
(law) A person connected through cognation.
cognitum
coiffeur
coiffeur
noun
A male hairdresser.
verb
To cut or style hair
coiffure
coiffure
noun
hairstyle
verb
(transitive) to style or arrange hair
coinsure
coinsure
verb
To insure (or be insured) jointly with another
To take out coinsurance
coituses
coituses
noun
plural of coitus
cokeburg
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
colature
colature
noun
(obsolete) A strainer.
(obsolete) The matter that is strained.
(obsolete) The process of straining.
coleuses
coleuses
noun
plural of coleus
coliseum
coliseum
noun
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
coliuria
collogue
collogue
verb
(intransitive) To simulate belief.
(rare) To talk privately or secretly; to conspire.
(transitive) To coax; to flatter.
colloque
colloque
noun
Obsolete form of colloquy.
verb
(intransitive) To hold colloquy; to converse.
colloquy
colloquy
noun
(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
(law) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
(obsolete) A formal conference.
A conversation or dialogue.
A written discourse.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To converse.
colluded
colluded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collude
colluder
colluder
noun
One who colludes; one who conspires.
colludes
colludes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collude
colluvia
colluvia
noun
plural of colluvium
colobium
colorful
colorful
adj
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
(by extension) Any creature or thing of gigantic size.
(figurative) Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.
A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
coloured
coloured
adj
(British spelling) Alternative form of colored
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of colour
colourer
colourer
noun
Alternative form of colorer
colquitt
colquitt
Proper noun
a small city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
colubrid
colubrid
noun
Any snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous.