(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
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
dhaulagiri
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
dillingham
diplograph
diplograph
noun
(historical) An instrument used for double writing, such as one for producing embossed writing for the blind and ordinary writing at the same time.
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
earthlight
earthlight
noun
sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
eightballs
eightballs
noun
plural of eightball
englishman
englishman
Noun
A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, ie the red-legged partridge).
ereshkigal
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
flagfishes
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
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
flighthead
frightable
galashiels
galashiels
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region.
galeorchis
galinthias
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
galravitch
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gargoylish
gargoylish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gargoyle.
gashliness
gaslighted
gaslighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gaslight
gastrolith
gastrolith
noun
(zoology) rocks which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal to aid in buoyancy or food processing.
gaultheria
gaultheria
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
gaultherin
gaultherin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside salicylate, methyl 2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoate, found in Gaultheria yunnanensis.
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.
ghastliest
ghastliest
adj
superlative form of ghastly: most ghastly
gillingham
gillingham
Proper noun
A town in the Medway conurbation of Kent.
A town in Dorset.
glathsheim
glochidial
glochidial
adj
Relating to the glochidium.
glochidian
glycohemia
gnaphalium
gnaphalium
noun
Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
gnashingly
gnashingly
adv
While, or as if, gnashing.
gnathalgia
gnathalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the jaw
goldenhair
goliathize
goodlihead
goodlihead
noun
(archaic, poetic) Goodly appearance or looks; beauty.
(obsolete) The character or nature of a goodly person; goodliness.
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
graecophil
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
hagarville
haggadical
hagiolater
hagiolater
noun
One who practices hagiolatry (the worship of saints).
hagiolatry
hagiolatry
noun
The worship of saints.
hagiologic
hagiologic
adj
Synonym of hagiological
haligonian
haligonian
Adjective
from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Noun
A person born in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
A native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
halogenoid
halvelings
handseling
handseling
verb
present participle of handsel
hanselling
hanselling
verb
present participle of hansel
haplologic
haplologic
Adjective
Of or relating to haplology.
hatcheling
hauntingly
hauntingly
adv
In a haunting manner.
headlights
headlights
noun
plural of headlight; especially a pair on a single vehicle.
headlining
headlining
verb
present participle of headline
heelmaking
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
heliofugal
heliograph
heliograph
noun
(obsolete) A photograph.
A device for photographing the sun.
A heliogram.
An apparatus for signalling by means of a moveable mirror which reflects flashes of sunlight.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) To send a heliograph.
(transitive) To send a message by heliograph.
(transitive, dated) To photograph by sunlight.
hemiplegia
hemiplegia
noun
Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
hepatalgia
hepatalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the liver
hexagonial
hidalgoism
hidalgoism
noun
The manners or attitudes of a hidalgo.
highballed
highballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of highball
highlander
highlander
noun
(collectible card games, often capitalized) A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.
A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.
highlandry
highlandry
Noun
Highlanders collectively.
highshoals
hightailed
hightailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hightail
hildagarde
hildegaard
hildegarde
hildegarde
Proper noun
name, variant of Hildegard.
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
hylegiacal
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalgia
noun
Synonym of hyperalgesia
hypopygial
hypopygial
adj
Relating to a hypopygium
ischialgia
ischialgia
noun
(pathology) pain in the region of the ischium; sciatica
ischialgic
itcheoglan
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
knightdale
labiograph
landsthing
languished
languished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of languish
languisher
languisher
noun
One who languishes.
languishes
languishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish