(figurative) Blocked or obstructed by thick material, often plant growth.
Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choke
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokered
chokered
adj
Wearing a choker.
chokeweed
chokidar
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chronodeik
clerkdom
clerkdom
noun
The role or status of clerk.
clerkdoms
clerkdoms
noun
plural of clerkdom
clerkhood
clerkhood
noun
The role or status of a clerk.
cloaked
cloaked
adj
Covered, hidden, disguised.
Wearing a cloak.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloak
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
clockbird
clockbird
noun
Synonym of laughing kookaburra
clocked
clocked
adj
(UK, colloquial) Of a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.
(electronics) Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.
Embroidered with clocks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clock
clockworked
clodbreaker
clodknocker
clodknocker
noun
Synonym of clodhopper
clodlike
clonked
clonked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clonk
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
cloudlike
cloudlike
adj
Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
cockade
cockade
noun
(aviation) An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.
A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
cockaded
cockaded
adj
Wearing a cockade.
cockades
cockades
noun
plural of cockade
cockadoodledoo
cockadoodledoo
intj
Alternative spelling of cock-a-doodle-doo
cockandy
cockandy
noun
Synonym of puffin
cockard
cockbilled
cockbilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockbill
cockbird
cockbird
noun
The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
The male of any bird.
cocked
cocked
adj
(firearms) Of a firearm or crossbow; to have the cock lifted or prepared to be fired.
(informal) Drunk.
(vulgar, in combination) Having a specified form of penis or a specific number of penises.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cock
cockered
cockered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocker
cocketed
cockeyed
cockeyed
adj
(informal) Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
Crooked or askew.
Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockeyedness
cockeyedness
noun
The quality of being cockeyed.
cockhead
cockhead
noun
(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
(vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
cockled
cockled
adj
(obsolete) Enclosed in a shell.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockle
cockneybred
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyland
cockpaddle
cockpaddle
noun
The (male of the) lumpfish
cockscombed
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
cocksuredom
cocktailed
cocktailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocktail
cockweed
cockweed
noun
(slang, vulgar) An obnoxious fool.
(uncountable) peppergrass
codbank
codbank
noun
A region of relatively shallow seawater where cod are fished for
codebook
codebook
noun
(computer science) A lookup table.
(cryptography) A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code.
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebreak
codebreaker
codebreaker
noun
A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
coked
coked
adj
Intoxicated with cocaine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coke
cokedale
cokewold
coldbrook
coldcock
coldcock
verb
(slang) To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious.
coldcocking
coldcocking
verb
present participle of coldcock
coldturkey
conked
conked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conk
convoked
convoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convoke
cookdom
cookdom
noun
The realm or sphere of cooks.
The role or status of cook.
cooked
cooked
adj
(computing, slang, of an MP3 audio file) Corrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.
(of accounting records, intelligence) Partially or wholly fabricated, falsified.
(slang) Done in, defeated, hopeless.
(slang) Done in, exhausted, pooped.
(slang, derogatory, Australia, figuratively) Of a person: crazy, insane.
(slang, especially Australia) inebriated: drunk, high, stoned; or hungover.
Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cook
cookmaid
cookmaid
noun
(dated) A female servant who dresses provisions and assists the cook.
copydesk
copydesk
noun
Alternative form of copy desk
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordlike
cordlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cord.
cordmaker
cordmaker
noun
One who manufactures cords.
corkboard
corkboard
noun
Alternative spelling of cork-board
corked
corked
adj
Blackened by burnt cork.
Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork.
Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cork
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterdike
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crackpottedness
craddock
craddockville
cradock
creddock
croaked
croaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croak
crockard
crockard
noun
(historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
crocked
crocked
adj
(Britain) broken (of a thing)
(Britain) injured (of a person)
(informal, Canada, US) drunk (of a person)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crock
crocketed
crocketed
adj
(architecture) Having a crocket.
crockford
crookbacked
crookbacked
adj
hunchbacked
crookbilled
crooked
crooked
adj
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crook
crookedbacked
crookeder
crookeder
adj
comparative form of crooked: more crooked
crookedest
crookedest
adj
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
crookedness
crookedness
noun
The state of being crooked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crookfingered
crookheaded
crookkneed
crooklegged
crooknecked
crooknosed
crookshouldered
crooksided
crooksterned
crooktoothed
cuckhold
cuckhold
noun
Obsolete form of cuckold.
cuckold
cuckold
noun
(fetishism) A man who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.
A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter.
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species.
verb
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.
cuckolded
cuckolded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckold
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoldize
cuckoldize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cuckold.
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldom
cuckoldom
noun
(archaic) cuckoldry
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cuckolds
cuckolds
noun
plural of cuckold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuckold
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
cuckooed
cuckooed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuckoo
cuckoomaid
cuckoomaiden
dacko
daddock
daddock
noun
(UK, dialect) The rotten body of a tree.
daddocky
daddocky
adj
(UK, dialect) inferior; weak; tasteless
(UK, dialect) rotten; decayed (of wood)
daglock
daglock
noun
A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep.
daglocks
daglocks
noun
plural of daglock
dannock
dattock
dawcock
dawcock
noun
(obsolete) A jackdaw.
(obsolete) A silly fellow.
deadlock
deadlock
noun
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
verb
(intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock.
deadlocked
deadlocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
deadlocks
deadlocks
noun
plural of deadlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadlock
deblock
deblock
verb
(transitive) To unblock; remove a blockage from.
(transitive, computing) To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding.
(transitive, computing) To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage.
deblocked
deblocked
adj
(computing, of a physical block) Separated into logical records
unblocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deblock
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
decisionmake
deckedout
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
deckload
deckload
noun
An amount of cargo carried on the deck of a ship.
decoke
decoke
noun
(informal) decarbonization.
verb
(informal, transitive) To decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine or the bowl or a pipe.
defrock
defrock
verb
(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
(figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
(literally) To divest of a frock.
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
demchok
demchok
Proper noun
A small village and military encampment in the Indian-administered part of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, near Aksai Chin and the
diadochokinesia
diadochokinesia
noun
Alternative form of diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
diadochokinesis
noun
The action of alternately flexing and extending a limb