(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.
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
chargeling
chargeling
noun
A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
chiangling
chillagite
chillagite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of wulfenite
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
cholagogic
cholagogic
adj
Relating to, or serving as, a cholagogue.
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.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
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A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.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
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.
glochidial
glochidial
adj
Relating to the glochidium.
glochidian
glycohemia
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
graecophil
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
haggadical
hagiologic
hagiologic
adj
Synonym of hagiological
haplologic
haplologic
Adjective
Of or relating to haplology.
hatcheling
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hylegiacal
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
ischialgia
ischialgia
noun
(pathology) pain in the region of the ischium; sciatica
ischialgic
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.
lipophagic
lipophagic
adj
Relating to lipophagy.
logomachic
logomachic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to logomachy.
mclaughlin
megachilid
megachilid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Megachilidae of mostly solitary bees whose scopa is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen.
megalithic
megalithic
adj
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
oiligarchy
oiligarchy
noun
(informal, derogatory) An elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry.
oligarchal
oligarchal
adj
(dated) Oligarchic, oligarchical.
oligarchic
oligarchic
adj
Of or pertaining to oligarchy.
olographic
orchialgia
orchialgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the testes.
osphyalgic
parchingly
parchingly
adv
So as to parch or dry out.
pathologic
pathologic
adj
(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.
phagolytic
phagolytic
adj
Relating to, or causing phagolysis
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
polyphagic
polyphagic
adj
Relating to polyphagia
psychalgia
psychalgia
noun
psychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
psychological pain, any non-physical pain
rachialgia
rachialgia
noun
(medicine) A painful condition of the spine, especially Pott's disease or (formerly) lead colic.