(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
achigan
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
afacing
aganice
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
aggadic
aggadic
adj
Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
algific
algific
adj
Producing cold; covered in ice.
alginic
alginic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to alginic acid or its derivatives.
algomic
analgic
analgic
adj
Of or relating to analgia.
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
angelic
angelic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
anglice
angwich
apogaic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
arcking
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
asaigac
augitic
augitic
adj
Containing augite.
baching
baching
verb
present participle of bach
backing
backing
adj
(music) Providing support for the main performer.
noun
(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
(television, film) A backdrop.
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
Support, especially financial.
The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.
The mounting of a horse or other animal.
verb
present participle of back
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
bigamic
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
bracing
bracing
adj
Invigorating or stimulating.
noun
(US) A form of the military attention stance.
(countable) A brace.
(uncountable) That which braces.
verb
present participle of brace
bucking
bucking
noun
(forestry) The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.
The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.
The liquid used in this process.
The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
verb
present participle of buck
caaming
cabbing
cabbing
noun
(Britain) The profession of a cabbie, especially one who drives a black cab.
verb
present participle of cab
cabling
cabling
noun
(architecture) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded mouldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting.
A collection of cables.
verb
present participle of cable
caching
caching
verb
present participle of cache
cacking
cacking
verb
present participle of cack
cadding
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadging
cadging
verb
present participle of cadge
cadying
cagiest
cagiest
adj
superlative form of cagy: most cagy
caingin
caingin
Noun
Land that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
caingua
calinog
calking
calking
noun
Alternative form of caulking
verb
present participle of calk
calling
calling
noun
A job or occupation.
A strong urge to become religious.
verb
present participle of call
calming
calming
verb
present participle of calm
calving
calving
noun
(by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed.
The act of giving birth to a calf
The breaking away of a mass of ice from an glacier, iceberg etc.
verb
present participle of calve
camalig
camogie
camogie
noun
A women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
campagi
camping
camping
noun
(countable) The act of setting up a camp.
(uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
verb
present participle of camp
canning
canning
noun
The practice of collecting aluminum cans or other recyclable objects; making money by collecting and selling such things.
The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).
verb
(obsolete) present participle of can (“to be able to”)
present participle of can (“to seal in a can”)
canoing
canoing
noun
Misspelling of canoeing.
cantiga
cantiga
noun
A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
canting
canting
adj
That cants or preaches in a false manner.
noun
Alternative form of tjanting
verb
present participle of cant
capling
capping
capping
noun
(Internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
(Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
(geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
(mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
(slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
verb
present participle of cap
cardiga
carding
carding
noun
(countable) A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).
(uncountable) The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
verb
present participle of card
cargian
cargill
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
carling
carling
noun
(nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.
Alternative form of carlin (old woman)
carping
carping
adj
complaining excessively.
noun
Excessive complaining.
verb
present participle of carp
carting
carting
noun
The transporting of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.
verb
present participle of cart
carving
carving
noun
(sculpture) A carved object.
The act or craft of producing a carved object.
verb
(snowboarding) Executing turns without pivoting.
present participle of carve
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
casings
casings
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
plural of casing
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
casting
casting
noun
(countable) An object made in a mold.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
(programming) The act of converting between data types.
A manufacturing process using a mold.
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
verb
present participle of cast
catling
catling
noun
(archaic) A little cat; a kitten.
(surgery) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
catgut; a catgut string
catting
catting
verb
present participle of cat
cauking
causing
causing
verb
present participle of cause
cavings
cavings
noun
plural of caving
ceasing
ceasing
noun
A cessation.
verb
present participle of cease
ceiling
ceiling
noun
(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
(finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
(meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
verb
(reflexive, obsolete, rare) To be vexed or annoyed.
(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
chaingy
charing
charing
verb
present participle of chare
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
chicago
chiding
chiding
verb
present participle of chide
chiggak
chigger
chigger
noun
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
chignik
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chilung
chiming
chiming
noun
An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
verb
present participle of chime
chingma
chingma
noun
A type of jute produced from the Indian mallow (Abutilon spp.).
chining
chining
verb
present participle of chine
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
chivage
choking
choking
noun
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.
The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
verb
present participle of choke
choragi
choragi
noun
plural of choragus
choregi
choregi
noun
plural of choregus
choring
choring
verb
present participle of chore
chorogi
chorogi
noun
The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The edible rhizome of the plant.
chosing
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
chugiak
chuting
chuting
verb
present participle of chute
cienaga
cienaga
noun
Alternative form of cienega
cienega
cienega
noun
(US) A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.
cigaret
cigaret
noun
Dated form of cigarette.
cingula
cingula
noun
plural of cingulum
cipango
cissing
cissing
noun
The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
verb
present participle of ciss
clawing
clawing
adj
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
noun
A scratch with the claws.
verb
present participle of claw
claying
claying
verb
present participle of clay
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clingan
clinged
clinged
verb
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to adhere”)
simple past tense and past participle of cling (“to ring”)
clinger
clinger
noun
(informal) An emotionally clingy person.
One who clings.
cloning
cloning
noun
(biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.
The production of an exact copy of an object.
verb
present participle of clone
closing
closing
adj
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
noun
(mathematics) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
The act by which something is closed.
The end or conclusion of something.
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
verb
present participle of close
cloying
cloying
adj
Excessively sweet.
Unpleasantly excessive.
verb
present participle of cloy
clueing
coaling
coaling
noun
(of a ship)
The supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.
verb
present participle of coal
coaming
coaming
noun
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
A raised frame, designed to deflect or prevent entry of water, around an opening (e.g., a hatch or skylight) in a flat surface, such as a roof or deck.
coating
coating
noun
(archaic) Cloth for making coats.
(law enforcement slang) A telling-off; a reprimand.
A thin outer layer.
verb
present participle of coat
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
cobbing
cobbing
noun
(military, prison) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw.
(mining) The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer.
The production of cobs.
verb
present participle of cob
cocking
cocking
adj
(vulgar) offensive or worthless
noun
(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
verb
present participle of cock
codding
codding
adj
(obsolete) lustful
verb
present participle of cod
codings
codings
noun
plural of coding
codling
codling
noun
A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis.
A small, immature apple
A young small cod.
Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
verb
present participle of codle
coffing
cogging
cogging
noun
gerund of cog, the tendency of some electric motors to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized
verb
present participle of cog
cogitos
cogitos
noun
plural of cogito
cognati
cognati
noun
(law) relatives by the mother's side
cognise
cognise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cognize.
cognize
cognize
verb
To know, perceive, or become aware of.
To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.
cograil
cograil
noun
One of the rails of a cog railway, which engages the cog; the rack of a rack railway.