Any of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.
chaingy
changan
changar
changed
changed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of change
changer
changer
noun
A person employed in changing or discounting money.
Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
Someone or something who changes things.
changes
changes
noun
(music) Short for chord changes.
plural of change
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of change
changos
charged
charged
adj
Arousing strong emotion.
Having electricity.
Showing or having strong emotion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charge
chargee
chargee
noun
(law) The holder or beneficiary of a charge or right in security (such as a debenture).
(law, Africa) One who is given charge of caring for another's animal or herd.
One who is charged; the person on whom a charge is levied, who is charged with a crime, who is charged to do something, etc.
chargen
charger
charger
noun
(firearms) A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
(historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry (of a lighter build than a destrier).
(prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
A device that charges or recharges.
A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal; also service plate or underplate.
A large platter.
One who charges.
Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”)
charges
charges
noun
plural of charge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charge
charing
charing
verb
present participle of chare
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chefang
chegoes
chegoes
noun
plural of chegoe
chemung
chemung
Proper noun
an unincorporated CDP in McHenry County, Illinois, USA.
a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, named after the Chemung River.
an unincorporated community in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA.
a river in New York State.
chengal
chengtu
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
chevage
chevage
noun
A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
chhnang
chicago
chiding
chiding
verb
present participle of chide
chiggak
chigger
chigger
noun
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
chignik
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chilung
chiming
chiming
noun
An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
verb
present participle of chime
chingma
chingma
noun
A type of jute produced from the Indian mallow (Abutilon spp.).
chining
chining
verb
present participle of chine
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
chivage
chogset
chogset
noun
The cunner (fish).
chogyal
chokage
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
chomage
chomage
noun
(obsolete) A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choragy
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choregy
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorogi
chorogi
noun
The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The edible rhizome of the plant.
chosing
choughs
choughs
noun
plural of chough
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
chugged
chugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chug
chugger
chugger
noun
(fishing) A type of fish lure or fly that makes a popping or chugging sound when twitched.
(informal, derogatory) A street fundraiser, especially a private contractor, working on behalf of a charity, who is aggressive or invasive.
A vehicle, train or boat with an engine that makes a chugging noise when running.
One who chugs a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.
chugiak
chuting
chuting
verb
present participle of chute
cienaga
cienaga
noun
Alternative form of cienega
cienega
cienega
noun
(US) A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.
cigaret
cigaret
noun
Dated form of cigarette.
cingula
cingula
noun
plural of cingulum
cipango
cissing
cissing
noun
The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
verb
present participle of ciss
clagged
clagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clag
claggum
claggum
noun
bonfire toffee
clanged
clanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clang
clanger
clanger
noun
(Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
(Australia, entomology) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
Short for Bedfordshire clanger.
Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
clangor
clangor
noun
Canada, US standard spelling of clangour.
claught
clawing
clawing
adj
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
noun
A scratch with the claws.
verb
present participle of claw
claying
claying
verb
present participle of clay
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clingan
clinged
clinged
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to adhere”)
simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to ring”)
clinger
clinger
noun
(informal) An emotionally clingy person.
One who clings.
clogged
clogged
adj
Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clog
clogger
clogger
noun
(soccer, slang) A physically aggressive player.
A maker of the shoes called clogs.
One who, or that which, clogs.
cloghad
clogwyn
clogwyn
noun
cliff, precipice
cloning
cloning
noun
(biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.
The production of an exact copy of an object.
verb
present participle of clone
closing
closing
adj
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
noun
(mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
The act by which something is closed.
The end or conclusion of something.
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
verb
present participle of close
cloughs
cloughs
noun
plural of clough
cloying
cloying
adj
Excessively sweet.
Unpleasantly excessive.
verb
present participle of cloy
clueing
coagent
coagent
noun
An associate in an act; a coworker.
coagula
coagula
noun
plural of coagulum
coagule
coalbag
coalbag
noun
A bag for the storage of coal.
coaling
coaling
noun
(of a ship)
The supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.
verb
present participle of coal
coaming
coaming
noun
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
A raised frame, designed to deflect or prevent entry of water, around an opening (e.g., a hatch or skylight) in a flat surface, such as a roof or deck.
coating
coating
noun
(archaic) Cloth for making coats.
(law enforcement slang) A telling-off; a reprimand.
A thin outer layer.
verb
present participle of coat
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
cobbing
cobbing
noun
(military, prison) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw.
(mining) The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer.
The production of cobs.
verb
present participle of cob
cobourg
cobourg
noun
(archaic) A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.
cocking
cocking
adj
(vulgar) offensive or worthless
noun
(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
verb
present participle of cock
codding
codding
adj
(obsolete) lustful
verb
present participle of cod
codgers
codgers
noun
plural of codger
codings
codings
noun
plural of coding
codling
codling
noun
A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis.
A small, immature apple
A young small cod.
Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
verb
present participle of codle
coffeng
coffing
cogboat
cogence
cogence
noun
cogency
cogency
cogency
noun
The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
cogener
cogener
noun
A congener.
coggers
coggers
noun
plural of cogger
cogging
cogging
noun
gerund of cog, the tendency of some electric motors to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized
verb
present participle of cog
cogitos
cogitos
noun
plural of cogito
cognacs
cognacs
noun
plural of cognac
cognate
cognate
adj
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
noun
(law, dated) One who is related to another on the female side.
(law, dated) One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
cognati
cognati
noun
(law) relatives by the mother's side
cognise
cognise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.
cognize
cognize
verb
To know, perceive, or become aware of.
To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.
cogonal
cogonal
noun
an area overgrown with cogon
cograil
cograil
noun
One of the rails of a cog railway, which engages the cog; the rack of a rack railway.
cogroad
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
cogways
cogweel
cogwood
cohagen
cohberg
coifing
coifing
verb
present participle of coif
coigned
coignes
coignes
noun
plural of coigne
coiling
coiling
noun
The pattern or motion of something that coils.
The process of fitting a ship with electromagnetic coils, so that it can be degaussed while travelling.
verb
present participle of coil
coinage
coinage
noun
(countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
(uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
(uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing.
The process of coining money.
The process of creating something new.
coining
coining
noun
(countable, linguistics) A created word or phrase.
(uncountable) A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin.
verb
present participle of coin
cojudge
coldong
colgate
colgate
Proper noun
A particular brand of toothpaste.
coligni
coligny
collage
collage
noun
(uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.
A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.
verb
(transitive) To make into a collage.
college
college
noun
(Australia) A private (non-government) primary or high school.
(Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
(Canada) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
(Ireland, Philippines) A university.
(Singapore) A government high school, short for junior college.
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school.
(chiefly UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
(in Chile) A bilingual school.
(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
(obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
(politics) An electoral college.
A specialized division of a university.
colling
colling
noun
The act of colling; hugging or embracing.
verb
present participle of coll.
cologne
cologne
noun
(cosmetics) A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.
colpheg
colugos
colugos
noun
plural of colugo
combing
combing
noun
(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.
Alternative spelling of coaming
The act by which something is combed.
verb
present participle of comb
comings
comings
noun
plural of coming
compage
compage
noun
(obsolete) A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
comping
comping
noun
(informal, countable) musical accompaniment
(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
verb
present participle of comp
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
condign
condign
adj
(rare) Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment
congaed
congaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conga
congdon
congeal
congeal
verb
(intransitive) To become congealed, solidify.
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
(transitive) To make rigid or immobile.
congeed
congeed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congee
congees
congees
noun
plural of congee
congeon
congers
congers
noun
plural of conger
congery
congest
congest
noun
(Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, history) A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
verb
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
congius
congius
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
(historical) A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.