(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
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
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).
coalescing
coalescing
noun
coalescence
verb
present participle of coalesce
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
cogitantly
cognatical
cognatical
adj
Obsolete form of cognatic.
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
Capable of being known or perceived.
cognizably
cognizably
adv
In a cognizable manner.
cognominal
cognominal
adj
Of or relating to a cognomen.
noun
(obsolete) One bearing the same name; a namesake.
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
concealing
concealing
noun
Material, etc., that conceals something.
gerund of conceal: an act of concealment.
verb
present participle of conceal
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.
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
corelating
corralling
corralling
verb
present participle of corral
cosingular
cosingular
adj
(algebra) Having the same singularities.
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
crammingly
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
craniology
craniology
noun
The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
crystaling
cumulating
cumulating
verb
present participle of cumulate
curtailing
curtailing
noun
A cutting short; truncation.
verb
present participle of curtail
cymballing
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
elegancies
elegancies
noun
plural of elegancy
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
enological
enological
adj
Alternative spelling of oenological
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
escalating
escalating
verb
present participle of escalate
escaloping
escapingly
exactingly
exactingly
adv
In an exacting manner.
exclaiming
exclaiming
noun
exclamation
verb
present participle of exclaim
factabling
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.