The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
caretaking
caretaking
noun
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
carpogonia
carpogonia
noun
plural of carpogonium
carrington
carrington
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A city in North Dakota.
A village in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Midlothian, Scotland.
cartmaking
cartmaking
noun
The manufacture of carts.
cartooning
cartooning
noun
The act of drawing a cartoon or caricature.
verb
present participle of cartoon
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
cassegrain
castrating
castrating
verb
present participle of castrate
cataloging
cataloging
noun
Alternative form of cataloguing
verb
present participle of catalog
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catamiting
catamiting
verb
present participle of catamite
catcalling
catcalling
verb
present participle of catcall
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
catenating
catenating
verb
present participle of catenate
cateringly
cathecting
cathecting
verb
present participle of cathect
catnapping
catnapping
noun
The kidnapping or theft of a cat.
verb
present participle of catnap
caucussing
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
cavilingly
cavilingly
adv
With petty criticism.
cavitating
cavitating
verb
present participle of cavitate
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
chagrining
chagrining
adj
Annoying, vexing.
verb
present participle of chagrin
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champaigne
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
chancering
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
(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).
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
chiangling
chicagoans
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chinagraph
chinagraph
noun
A Chinagraph brand grease pencil.
chiriguano
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
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
ciceronage
ciceronage
noun
The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
clabbering
clabbering
verb
present participle of clabber
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangingly
clangingly
adv
With a loud, metallic or cymbal-like, clanging sound.
clangoring
clangoring
verb
present participle of clangor
clankingly
clankingly
adv
With a clanking sound.
clappering
clappering
verb
present participle of clapper
clarifying
clarifying
adj
Providing clarity; making clear.
Removing impurities or particulates.
noun
A clarification.
verb
present participle of clarify
clarington
clarington
Proper noun
A municipality in Ontario, Canada
clarioning
clarioning
verb
present participle of clarion
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
clattering
clattering
adj
In a state or process of being clattered.
noun
A noise that clatters.
verb
present participle of clatter
claughting
cleavingly
cleavingly
adv
In a cleaving manner
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clogmaking
clogmaking
noun
The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coadmiring
coagencies
coagencies
noun
plural of coagency
coalescing
coalescing
noun
coalescence
verb
present participle of coalesce
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
coannexing
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
coassignee
coassignee
noun
A joint assignee.
coassuming
coassuming
verb
present participle of coassume
cochairing
cochairing
verb
present participle of cochair
cocreating
cocreating
verb
present participle of cocreate
coenacting
coenacting
verb
present participle of coenact
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitantly
cogitating
cogitating
verb
present participle of cogitate
cogitation
cogitation
noun
(countable) A carefully considered thought, idea, notion.
(uncountable) The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
cognatical
cognatical
adj
Obsolete form of cognatic.
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
cognisance
cognisance
noun
Alternative spelling of cognizance
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
Capable of being known or perceived.
cognizably
cognizably
adv
In a cognizable manner.
cognizance
cognizance
noun
An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.
Jurisdiction.
Notice or awareness.
cognominal
cognominal
adj
Of or relating to a cognomen.
noun
(obsolete) One bearing the same name; a namesake.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
coinmaking
coinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coins.
collagenic
collagenic
Adjective
Relating to, or composed of collagen
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
collegians
collegians
noun
plural of collegian
collegiant
colligance
collingual
collingual
adj
Having, or relating to, the same language.
colocating
colocating
verb
present participle of colocate
colonalgia
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
combmaking
combmaking
noun
The manufacture of combs.
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
compacting
compacting
verb
present participle of compact
compagnies
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
concealing
concealing
noun
Material, etc., that conceals something.
gerund of conceal: an act of concealment.
verb
present participle of conceal
conemaking
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
congealing
congealing
verb
present participle of congeal
congenital
congenital
adj
(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.
congiaries
congiaries
noun
plural of congiary
contacting
contacting
verb
present participle of contact
contagions
contagions
noun
plural of contagion
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.