The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centranthus
cephaleuros
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalophus
cerophilous
chaenolobus
chaetangium
chaffcutter
chalcioecus
chalkcutter
chamaesaura
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changeabout
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chapultepec
charbonneau
charcuterie
charcuterie
noun
(countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.
(uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
(uncountable) The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
Hypernym: delicatessen
charcutiers
charcutiers
noun
plural of charcutier
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
chartaceous
chartaceous
adj
Resembling paper or parchment; papery.
chartreuses
chartreuses
noun
plural of chartreuse
chateaugray
chateauroux
chauceriana
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
chauffeuses
chauffeuses
noun
plural of chauffeuse
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
cheefullest
cheerfulize
cheerfulize
verb
(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
cheerfuller
cheerfuller
adj
comparative form of cheerful: more cheerful
cheiranthus
chelidonium
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chillumchee
chillumchee
noun
(India) A metal wash basin
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chiselmouth
chiselmouth
noun
A North American fish (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
choukoutien
chubbedness
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
churchgoers
churchgoers
noun
plural of churchgoer
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
churchiness
churchiness
noun
The quality of being churchy.
churchliest
churchliest
adj
superlative form of churchly: most churchly
churchreeve
churchville
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
citharoedus
clathrulate
clathrulate
adj
(rare) finely clathrate
clinohumite
clinohumite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral composed of a mixed iron and magnesium silicate / fluoride
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
coenanthium
coffeehouse
coffeehouse
noun
An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café.
comephorous
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
copublishes
copublishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copublish
copurchaser
copurchaser
noun
A joint purchaser.
corncrusher
counterarch
counterarch
noun
(architecture) An arch built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help to stabilize it.
counterdash
counterhaft
counterlath
counterlath
noun
A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.
Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering.
One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished.
verb
(transitive) To fit or supply with a counterlath.
countermyth
countermyth
noun
A myth that counters or contradicts another.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
countershot
countershot
noun
(film) A shot taken to contrast with another.
A shot made in response to another shot (as from a gun or cannon).
courthouses
courthouses
noun
plural of courthouse
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crouperbush
crucethouse
crunchiness
crunchiness
noun
The state of being crunchy.
cubbishness
cubbishness
noun
The quality of being cubbish.
cultishness
cultishness
noun
The property of being cultish.
culverhouse
culverhouse
noun
a dovecote, particularly a large one on an estate
cumaldehyde
currishness
currishness
noun
The state or quality of being currish.
cushinesses
cushionless
cushionless
adj
Without a cushion.
cushionlike
cushionlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
customhouse
customhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of custom house
cutcherries
cutcherries
noun
plural of cutcherry
cuthbertson
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
debauchedly
debauchedly
adv
In a debauched manner.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
deepmouthed
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
deinonychus
deinonychus
noun
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
deradelphus
desulphuret
deutschland
deutschmark
diachaenium
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dienbienphu
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
dishumanize
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
doublethink
doublethink
noun
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
doublewidth
doughtiness
doughtiness
noun
The quality of being doughty.
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
drolushness
droughermen
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
duchesslike
duchesslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a duchess.
duckhearted
duennaships
dullhearted
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duncishness
duncishness
noun
The quality of being duncish.
dunderheads
dunderheads
noun
plural of dunderhead
durhamville
duskishness
duskishness
noun
Quality of being duskish.
earthquaked
earthquaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earthquake