(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.
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.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
dillingham
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
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).
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
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A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.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
galinthias
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gashliness
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.
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
goldenhair
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
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
hatcheling
hauntingly
hauntingly
adv
In a haunting manner.
headlining
headlining
verb
present participle of headline
heelmaking
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
hexagonial
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.
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
hygienical
hygienical
adj
Relating to hygiene.
itcheoglan
keelhaling
keelhaling
verb
present participle of keelhale
knightdale
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
laughingly
laughingly
adv
With derision.
With laughter or merriment.
launchings
launchings
noun
plural of launching
leathering
leathering
verb
present participle of leather
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
limnograph
limnograph
noun
An instrument for measuring water level
lineograph
loathingly
loathingly
adv
With loathing.
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
ludgathian
malhygiene
malpighian
malpighian
Adjective
Of, relating to, or discovered by an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
marshaling
marshaling
noun
Alternative form of marshalling
verb
(US) present participle of marshal
mclaughlin
meliphagan
mongholian
nephralgia
nephralgia
noun
Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
nightfalls
nightfalls
noun
plural of nightfall
nightglass
oilheating
organophil
paganishly
paganishly
adv
In a paganish manner.
parchingly
parchingly
adv
So as to parch or dry out.
phalangian
phalangian
adj
(anatomy) phalangeal
phalangida
phalangiid
phalangiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of species of the family Phalangiidae of harvestman spiders.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
phalangium
philogeant
philopagan
planigraph
planigraph
noun
(historical) A device for tracing and reproducing drawings.
A medical device for precision layer radiography.
planishing
planishing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb "to planish".
(uncountable) A metalworking technique for smoothly finishing a surface.
verb
present participle of planish
plashingly
plashingly
adv
With a plashing sound.
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
rehandling
rehandling
noun
The act by which something is rehandled.
verb
present participle of rehandle
ringhalses
ringhalses
noun
plural of ringhals
scathingly
scathingly
adv
In a scathing manner.
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
singhalese
slangishly
slangishly
adv
In a slangish manner; using slang or slangish expressions.
slashingly
slashingly
adv
With a slashing motion.
slathering
slathering
noun
A portion of thickly spread material.
The act of spreading thickly.
verb
present participle of slather
smashingly
smashingly
adv
In a smashing way.
splashwing
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
stringhalt
stringhalt
noun
A kind of lameness in horses, causing the animal to twitch its leg up suddenly.
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
swashingly
tallyhoing
tallyhoing
verb
present participle of tallyho
tanglefish
teachingly
thargelion
theologian
theologian
noun
In Eastern Orthodox usage, a person who has had direct experience of and unity with God.
In Roman Catholic usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.