(historical, rare) a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.
(historical, rare) an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
ackerly
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
acronyc
acronym
acronym
noun
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
verb
To form into an acronym.
acronyx
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.
acrylyl
acrylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₂=CHCO− derived from acrylic acid
actuary
actuary
noun
(dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
aldarcy
aldercy
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
archery
archery
noun
(countable) A group of archers.
(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
archspy
archway
archway
noun
A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
ardency
ardency
noun
Intensity of devotion.
Intensity of feelings.
Intensity of heat or burning.
Intensity of light.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
armscye
armscye
noun
An opening in a garment for the attachment of a sleeve; an armhole.
ascyrum
auctary
barclay
barytic
barytic
adj
Containing barium
Of or pertaining to baryta
baycuru
becurry
bemercy
bemercy
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with mercy; show mercy to; milse.
berycid
berycid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Berycidae, the squirrelfish.
biarchy
biarchy
noun
An alliance of two countries.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people.
bracery
branchy
branchy
adj
Having many branches.
Tending to branch frequently.
breachy
breachy
adj
Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly.
brickly
brickly
adj
(dialect) fragile; brittle
bucyrus
bucyrus
Proper noun
A city in Ohio, USA
A city/village in North Dakota.
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.
cachrys
caffrey
calgary
calgary
Proper noun
The largest city of the province of Alberta (Canada).
A village on the isle of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.
callery
caloyer
caloyer
noun
A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
calvary
calvary
noun
(by extension, figuratively) A strenuous experience.
A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
Misspelling of cavalry.
camelry
camelry
noun
(military) A military arm of service that fights while riding camels.
candroy
candroy
noun
(UK, dialect) A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
cankery
cankery
adj
Full of canker.
Like a canker.
Surly; malignant; cantankerous.
cannery
cannery
noun
A factory that produces canned goods.
canonry
canonry
noun
Canons considered as a group.
The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
caproyl
caproyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from caproic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; hexanoyl
caraway
caraway
noun
A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
carayan
carboxy
carboxy
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxyl group.
carboys
carboys
noun
plural of carboy
carbrey
carilyn
carlyle
carlyle
Proper noun
derived from Carlisle; the most famous to bear it was Thomas Carlyle.
name transferred from the surname.
Any of a number of places in the US named for people with the surname:
a city in Illinois
carlyne
carlynn
carnary
carnary
noun
A vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a repository for human bones disinterred from their original burial places; a charnel house.
carneys
carneys
noun
plural of carney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carney
carnify
carnify
verb
(intransitive) To form flesh; to become like flesh.
carolyn
carolyn
Proper noun
name, a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century.
carroty
carroty
adj
Containing carrots; made of carrots.
Resembling carrots in colour, taste, etc.
carryed
carryed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carry; archaic spelling of carried.
carryke
carryon
carryon
adj
Alternative spelling of carry-on
cartway
cartway
noun
A way or road for carts.
caryota
castory
castory
noun
(obsolete) A plant (probably the castor bean), or a preparation from this plant, reputed to have medicinal value.
(obsolete) An extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value.
(obsolete) The color of castory extract.
casuary
cathryn
cathryn
Proper noun
name, a rare spelling variant of Catherine.
cattery
cattery
noun
A place where cats are bred.
A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.
cautery
cautery
noun
(surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
(surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
cauvery
cavalry
cavalry
noun
(figurative) Source of rescue, especially in an emergency.
(military, countable) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
(military, countable) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
(military, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
cawdrey
caynard
century
century
noun
(US, informal) A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
(snooker) A score of one hundred points.
(sports) A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
cercyon
cerelly
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.
cerveny
chafery
chafery
noun
An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
chambry
chandry
chandry
noun
(obsolete) A chandlery.
chantry
chantry
noun
A chapel set up for this purpose
An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
charely
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.
charley
charley
noun
Alternative form of Charlie (a fool)
charlye
charlyn
charpoy
charpoy
noun
(India) A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
(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.
chiefry
chiefry
noun
A chief's territory.
A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chloryl
chloryl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent radical ClO₂- or cation ClO₂⁺
choltry
choltry
noun
(India, historical) A Hindu caravanserai.
choragy
choregy
chorley
chorley
Proper noun
a market town and borough in Lancashire, England.
choryos
chrissy
chrissy
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Christine and Christina.
Christmas
christy
christy
noun
Alternative form of christie
chromyl
chromyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The divalent radical CrO₂: or cation CrO₂²⁺
chrysal
chryses
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