(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
(archaic, also figurative) A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
(by extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
(by extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake; a swapling.
(fantasy, science fiction) An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
(obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton.
changuinan
channeling
channeling
noun
Alternative form of channelling
verb
present participle of channel
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeling
chargeling
noun
A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
charsingha
chartering
chartering
verb
present participle of charter
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chastising
chastising
verb
present participle of chastise
chattering
chattering
adj
That chatters
noun
A noise that chatters.
Output fluctuation before reaching a stable condition.
verb
present participle of chatter
chattingly
cheapening
cheapening
noun
The process by which something is cheapened or made vulgar.
verb
present participle of cheapen
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
chemigraph
chiangling
chicagoans
chillagite
chillagite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of wulfenite
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chinagraph
chinagraph
noun
A Chinagraph brand grease pencil.
chiriguano
chirograph
chirograph
noun
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
(obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
chittagong
chittagong
Proper noun
A city in Bangladesh.
One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
chivareing
chivariing
chivariing
verb
present participle of chivari
cholagogic
cholagogic
adj
Relating to, or serving as, a cholagogue.
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
claughting
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
cochairing
cochairing
verb
present participle of cochair
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
coheritage
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
costraight
costraight
adj
(geometry) On the same straight line.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
creophagia
creophagia
noun
Alternative form of kreophagy
cunningham
cunningham
noun
(nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
cytophagic
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
diagraphic
diagraphic
adj
descriptive
dichogamic
dichogamic
adj
Relating to dichogamy
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
enchaining
enchaining
verb
present participle of enchain
enchanting
enchanting
adj
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
noun
An act of enchantment.
verb
present participle and gerund of enchant
encharging
encharging
verb
present participle of encharge
epigraphic
epigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
escheating
escheating
verb
present participle of escheat
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
exchanging
exchanging
verb
present participle of exchange
exchangite
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
galeorchis
galravitch
gaucheries
gaucheries
noun
plural of gaucherie
genethliac
genethliac
adj
Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
noun
A birthday poem.
A person who casts horoscopes.
geographic
geographic
adj
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
glochidial
glochidial
adj
Relating to the glochidium.
glochidian
glycohemia
goniotheca
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
graecophil
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
haggadical
hagiocracy
hagiocracy
noun
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
hagiologic
hagiologic
adj
Synonym of hagiological
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
haplologic
haplologic
Adjective
Of or relating to haplology.
hatcheling
highchairs
highchairs
noun
plural of highchair
highjacked
highjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of highjack
highjacker
highjacker
noun
Alternative spelling of hijacker
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
homorganic
homorganic
adj
(medicine) produced by the same or homologous organs
(phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.
noun
(phonetics) A consonant having the same place of articulation as another.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hughmanick
hygiantics
hygiastics
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hylegiacal
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
iconograph
iconograph
noun
(dated) An engraving or other picture or illustration for a book.
A picture formed by a word or words.
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
inchoating
inchoating
verb
present participle of inchoate
ischialgia
ischialgia
noun
(pathology) pain in the region of the ischium; sciatica
ischialgic
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
itcheoglan
launchings
launchings
noun
plural of launching
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.