(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.
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
claughting
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
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
cunningham
cunningham
noun
(nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
dillingham
disgarnish
disgarnish
verb
(transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
diswashing
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
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
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).
enheritage
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
escheating
escheating
verb
present participle of escheat
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
evanishing
evanishing
verb
present participle of evanish
exchanging
exchanging
verb
present participle of exchange
exchangite
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
feathering
feathering
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
A feathered texture.
Plumage.
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
verb
present participle of feather
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
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
framingham
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
galinthias
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
garishness
garishness
noun
The quality of being garish.
garnisheed
garnisheed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garnishee
garnishees
garnishees
noun
plural of garnishee
garnishing
garnishing
noun
Something added as a garnish.
verb
present participle of garnish
gashliness
gatherings
gatherings
noun
plural of gathering
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.
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
gerhardine
gigmanhood
gillingham
gillingham
Proper noun
A town in the Medway conurbation of Kent.
A town in Dorset.
glochidian
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
gnathidium
gnathidium
noun
(zoology) The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked.