(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
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chiangling
chillagite
chillagite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of wulfenite
chillingly
chillingly
adv
In a chilling manner.
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
cholagogic
cholagogic
adj
Relating to, or serving as, a cholagogue.
choosingly
chuckingly
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
claughting
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
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
crosslight
crosslight
noun
(countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
(countable, figurative) One of differing points of view.
(uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
(uncountable) Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
(uncountable, figurative) Multiple perspectives or points of view.
(uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
verb
(transitive) To illuminate from the side.
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
dhaulagiri
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
dillingham
diplograph
diplograph
noun
(historical) An instrument used for double writing, such as one for producing embossed writing for the blind and ordinary writing at the same time.
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
dissightly
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
earthlight
earthlight
noun
sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
eightballs
eightballs
noun
plural of eightball
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
englishing
englishism
englishism
Noun
An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
englishize
englishize
Verb
To make or become more English
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).
englishmen
enlightens
enlightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
ereshkigal
ereshkigel
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
ethologies
ethologies
noun
plural of ethology
ethologist
ethologist
noun
A person who studies ethology.
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
euchologia
euchologia
noun
plural of euchologion
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fieldfight
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fireplough
fishergirl
flagfishes
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
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
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flighthead
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flightshot
floodlight
floodlight
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
verb
(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
folkething
footlights
footlights
noun
plural of footlight
frightable
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
galashiels
galashiels
Proper noun
A town in the Scottish Borders region.
galeorchis
galinthias
gallophile
gallophile
Noun
One who loves France or the French.
galravitch
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gargoylish
gargoylish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gargoyle.
gashliness
gaslighted
gaslighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gaslight
gastrolith
gastrolith
noun
(zoology) rocks which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal to aid in buoyancy or food processing.
gaultheria
gaultheria
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
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.
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
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.
genteelish
genteelish
adj
Somewhat genteel.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.