(pathology) The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract.
achymia
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acrylic
acrylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
acyclic
acyclic
adj
(botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
(chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
(graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyetic
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
acystia
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
alchimy
alchimy
noun
Obsolete form of alchemy.
aliency
alkylic
alkylic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alkyl chains; aliphatic
allylic
allylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-
amyctic
amyelic
anticly
anticly
adv
In an odd or grotesque manner.
anychia
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
athymic
athymic
adj
That lacks a thymus gland
auspicy
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
berycid
berycid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Berycidae, the squirrelfish.
beylics
beylics
noun
plural of beylic
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bicetyl
bicycle
bicycle
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike.
(climbing) A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.
(vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) A slut; a promiscuous woman.
A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
The best possible hand in lowball.
verb
(television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.
(transitive, intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
bicyclo
bicyclo
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A radical having two rings (either fused, or having a common bridgehead atom)
bitypic
blickey
blickey
noun
(dialectal, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, dated) A canister or dinner pail usually of tin.
boychik
boychik
noun
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
(chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar.
brickly
brickly
adj
(dialect) fragile; brittle
bumicky
butylic
butylic
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of butyl
butyric
butyric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent radicals of formula C₃H₇CO₂-
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
byronic
byronic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
bysacki
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadying
caecity
caecity
noun
Alternative form of cecity
cahilly
calcify
calcify
verb
(intransitive) To become hard and stony by impregnation with calcium salts.
(transitive) To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
calvity
calvity
noun
(uncountable) Baldness.
An area of skin that has become bald.
calycli
campily
campily
adv
In a campy manner.
candify
candify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To candy.
(transitive, figurative, sometimes derogatory) To make sweet or saccharine at the expense of serious meaning.
cannily
cannily
adv
in a canny manner
cantily
cantily
adv
In a canty manner.
carilyn
carnify
carnify
verb
(intransitive) To form flesh; to become like flesh.
cassidy
cassidy
Proper noun
of origin derived from meaning "descendent of Caiside". Caiside is a first name meaning "curly haired" from Gaelic cas.
name of modern American usage, derived from the surname.
cattily
cattily
adv
In a catty manner.
catydid
ceciley
certify
certify
verb
(archaic, reflexive) To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
(transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
(transitive, archaic) To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
(transitive, law) To authenticate or verify in writing.
cetylic
cetylic
adj
(obsolete, organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from spermaceti
chainey
chaingy
chaitya
chaitya
noun
A Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa.
charily
charily
adv
In a chary manner.
charity
charity
noun
(archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
chicory
chicory
noun
(chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
(chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.
chiefly
chiefly
adj
of or relating to a chief
adv
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chiefty
chifley
childly
childly
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
chimayo
chimbly
chimbly
noun
Alternative form of chimbley
chimley
chimley
noun
(UK, dialect, New England, archaic) Alternative form of chimney
chimney
chimney
noun
(Britain) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
(Northern Ireland, slang) A black eye; a shiner.
(vulgar, euphemistic) A vagina.
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
verb
(climbing) To negotiate a chimney (narrow vertical cave passage) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.
chinafy
chinchy
chinchy
adj
Alternative spelling of chintzy
chintzy
chintzy
adj
(figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
(figuratively) Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
Of or decorated with chintz.
chipley
choisya
choisya
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.
chrissy
chrissy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Christine and Christina.
Christmas
christy
christy
noun
Alternative form of christie
chrysid
chrysin
chrysin
noun
(organic chemistry) The flavone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, isolated from the passionflower (Passiflora caerulea), sometimes used as an aromatase inhibitor supplement by bodybuilders and athletes
chrysis
chyazic
chyazic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) of, or derived from chyazic acid
chylify
chylify
verb
(biochemistry, intransitive) To be converted into chyle.
(biochemistry, transitive) To make chyle of.
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chymics
chymics
noun
plural of chymic
chymify
chymify
verb
(physiology) To form into chyme.
chymist
chymist
noun
Obsolete spelling of chemist
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
chytroi
ciboney
ciliary
ciliary
adj
(biology, relational) Of, pertaining to or involving cilia.
Of or pertaining to the ciliary body.
Of or pertaining to the eyelashes.
Of or pertaining to the eyelid.
cindery
cindery
adj
covered in cinders
cinyras
ciphony
ciphony
noun
The process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
circusy
circusy
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a circus.
citoyen
citydom
cityful
cityful
noun
Enough to fill a city.
cityish
cityish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city; urban.
civilly
civilly
adv
in a civil manner; politely.
clarify
clarify
verb
(ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
(ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
(obsolete) To glorify.
(of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter.
To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
clarity
clarity
noun
The ability to be easily understood.
The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
clayier
clayier
adj
comparative form of clayey: more clayey
claying
claying
verb
present participle of clay
clayish
clayish
adj
Containing clay.
Resembling clay.
clerisy
clerisy
noun
An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
cliency
cliency
noun
The state of being a client.
cliquey
cliquey
adj
Having the characteristics of a clique.
cloying
cloying
adj
Excessively sweet.
Unpleasantly excessive.
verb
present participle of cloy
clysmic
clysmic
adj
washing; cleansing
clytius
coalify
coalify
verb
(paleontology, of a fossil) To change into coal.
cockily
cockily
adv
In a cocky manner.
colicky
colicky
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic
coligny
colytic
comfily
comfily
adv
(informal) comfortably
comicry
comicry
noun
The power to cause mirth; comicalness.
conyrin
coonily
coosify
copaiye
copying
copying
noun
(countable) an instance of the making of a copy
(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
verb
present participle of copy
copyism
copyism
noun
(archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
(archaic) plagiarism
copyist
copyist
noun
a person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
cornify
cornify
verb
(chiefly medicine) To convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance
cornily
cornily
adv
In a corny manner.
corycia
corylin
corynid
corynid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Corynidae of hydrozoans.
cosying
cosying
verb
present participle of cosy
cousiny
cousiny
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of cousins.
cozying
cozying
verb
present participle of cozy
craichy
craisey
craizey
crazily
crazily
adv
In a crazy manner.
Very, extremely.
cretify
cretify
verb
(intransitive, obsolete, medicine) To become impregnated with salts of lime.
crickey
crinkly
crinkly
adj
Having crinkles; wrinkly.
That crinkles.
noun
(derogatory) An old person.
cripply
cripply
adj
lame; disabled; crippled
crisply
crisply
adv
In a crisp manner.
crucify
crucify
verb
(hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
(hyperbolic, informal, sports) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
crucily
crudity
crudity
noun
(countable) A crude act or characteristic.
(obsolete, medicine) Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.
(uncountable) The state of being crude.
crusily
crusily
adj
(heraldry) Semé (strewn) with cross crosslets.
cryonic
cryonic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryonics.
cryptic
cryptic
adj
(biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
(zoology) Serving as camouflage.
(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
Involving use of a code or cipher.
Mystified or of an obscure nature.
Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.