(fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
(mathematics) A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
(obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss.
(obsolete, rare) A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.
Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
chaps
chaps
noun
Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
plural of chap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chap
chars
chars
noun
plural of char
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of char
chase
chase
noun
(Britain) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
(architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
(cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
(music) A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(obsolete) A wild animal that is hunted.
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
The cavity of a mold.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
verb
(transitive) To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
(transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
(transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
(transitive) To follow at speed.
(transitive) To groove; indent.
(transitive) To hunt.
(transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
(transitive) To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
(transitive) To seek to attain.
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
(transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
(transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
(transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
chasm
chasm
noun
(by extension) A large difference of opinion.
(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
chass
chats
chats
noun
plural of chat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chat
chaus
chaus
noun
(dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)
Obsolete spelling of chiaus
chaws
chaws
noun
plural of chaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaw
chays
chays
noun
plural of chay
chefs
chefs
noun
plural of chef
chese
chess
chess
noun
(military, chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
(now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds.
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
chest
chest
noun
(anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
(obsolete) A coffin.
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
A chest of drawers.
A hit or blow made with one's chest.
Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
verb
(transitive) To deposit in a chest.
(transitive, obsolete) To place in a coffin.
To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)
chews
chews
noun
plural of chew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew
chias
chias
noun
plural of chia
chics
chics
noun
plural of chic
chins
chins
noun
plural of chin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chin
chios
chips
chips
noun
(slang) A carpenter.
plural of chip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chip
chits
chits
noun
plural of chit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chit
choes
choes
noun
plural of chous
chops
chops
noun
(Nigeria, slang) Food.
(plural only, informal) One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.
(plural only, juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.
(plural only, nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.
(plural only, slang) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz); musical performance ability.
(slang) Jaws, mouth.
plural of chop
verb
Alternative form of chopse
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chop
chose
chose
noun
(law) A thing; personal property.
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of choose
simple past tense of choose
simple past tense of chuse
chosn
chots
chous
chous
noun
A squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
chows
chows
noun
plural of chow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chow
chris
chris
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and, less commonly, of Christian.
A diminutive of the female name Christina and of its variant forms.
chubs
chubs
noun
(slang, derogatory) Term of address for a fat person.
plural of chub
chugs
chugs
noun
plural of chug
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chug
chums
chums
noun
plural of chum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chum
chuse
chuse
verb
Obsolete spelling of choose
chwas
cibis
cines
cions
cions
noun
plural of cion
cipus
circs
circs
noun
(plural only, informal) Circumstances.
plural of circ
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circ
cires
cires
noun
plural of cire
cisco
cisco
noun
Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
cisne
cissy
cissy
noun
(slang, rare, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) A cisgender or cissexual person.
Alternative spelling of sissy
cista
cists
cists
noun
plural of cist
cites
cites
noun
plural of cite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cite
clads
clads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clad
claes
claes
noun
(Scotland) clothes
clags
clags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clag
clams
clams
noun
plural of clam
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clam
clans
clans
noun
plural of clan
claps
claps
noun
plural of clap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clap
clash
clash
noun
(Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
(hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
(onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
(sports) match; a game between two sides.
A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
An angry argument
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
verb
(intransitive) To argue angrily.
(intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
(intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
(intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
(intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
To come into violent conflict.
clasp
clasp
noun
(in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
verb
(transitive) To take hold of; to grasp.
To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
class
class
adj
(Ireland, Tyneside, slang) great; fabulous
noun
(countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
(education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
(military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.
(object-oriented programming, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
(set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.
(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
(statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
(uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
(uncountable) The division of society into classes.
A series of lessons covering a single subject.
Best of its kind.
One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.
verb
(intransitive) To be grouped or classed.
(transitive) To assign to a class; to classify.
(transitive) To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.
clast
clast
noun
(geology) a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
claus
claws
claws
noun
plural of claw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claw
clays
clays
noun
plural of clay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clay
clefs
clefs
noun
plural of clef
clews
clews
noun
plural of clew
clips
clips
noun
plural of clip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clip
clods
clods
noun
plural of clod
cloes
clogs
clogs
noun
plural of clog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clog
clois
clons
clops
clops
noun
plural of clop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clop
close
close
adj
(Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
(archaic) Concise; to the point.
(archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
(dated) Difficult to obtain.
(dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
(law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
(linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
(now rare) Closed, shut.
(obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
At a little distance; near.
Intimate; well-loved.
Marked, evident.
Narrow; confined.
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
Short.
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
noun
(Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
(Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
(aviation, travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
(law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
(music) A double bar marking the end.
(music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
(now rare, chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.
(sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
A cathedral close.
A grapple in wrestling.
An end or conclusion.
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
verb
(Philippines) To turn off; to switch off.
(baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
(figurative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
(marketing) To make a sale.
(surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
(transitive, finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
(transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
(transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
To come to an end.
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
To move so that an opening is closed.
To obstruct (an opening).
To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
closh
closh
noun
(obsolete) The game of ninepins.
A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis; founder.
clots
clots
noun
plural of clot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clot
cloys
cloys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloy
clubs
clubs
noun
Alternative form of clumps (“game of asking questions”)
One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
plural of club
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of club
clues
clues
noun
plural of clue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clue
cmise
cmsgt
coals
coals
noun
plural of coal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coal
coast
coast
noun
(obsolete) A region of land; a district or country.
(obsolete) A region of the air or heavens.
(obsolete) The side or edge of something.
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
verb
(US, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
(intransitive) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
(intransitive, obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
(transitive, obsolete) To conduct along a coast or river bank.
(transitive, obsolete) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
coats
coats
noun
plural of coat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coat
cobbs
cobbs
noun
plural of cobb
cobus
cocas
cocas
noun
plural of coca
cocks
cocks
noun
plural of cock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cock
cocos
cocos
noun
plural of coco
cocus
cocus
noun
Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree.
codas
codas
noun
plural of coda
codes
codes
noun
plural of code
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of code
coeds
coeds
noun
plural of coed
coees
coeus
coeus
Proper noun
The Titan of intelligence; the father of Leto and Asteria.
coffs
cohos
cohos
noun
plural of coho
coifs
coifs
noun
plural of coif
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coif
coils
coils
noun
plural of coil
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coil
coins
coins
noun
plural of coin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coin
coirs
coirs
noun
plural of coir
cokes
cokes
noun
plural of coke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coke
colas
colas
noun
plural of cola
colds
colds
noun
plural of cold
coles
coles
noun
plural of cole
colis
colts
colts
noun
plural of colt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colt
comas
comas
noun
plural of coma
combs
combs
noun
(dated) Combinations (underwear).
plural of comb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comb
comes
comes
noun
(music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come
comps
comps
noun
plural of comp
comus
cones
cones
noun
plural of cone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cone
conks
conks
noun
plural of conk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conk
conns
conns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conn
const
const
adj
(programming, of a function) Which cannot change the value of its class’s attributes.
(programming, of a variable) Whose value cannot be changed directly.
noun
(programming) A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.
consy
conus
conus
noun
(obsolete, geometry) A cone.
coofs
coofs
noun
plural of coof
cooks
cooks
noun
plural of cook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cook
cools
cools
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cool
coons
coons
noun
plural of coon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coon
coops
coops
noun
plural of coop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coop
coors
coosa
coosa
Proper noun
the in Georgia and Alabama, USA, which is a tributary of the
coost
coost
verb
(obsolete or Scotland) simple past tense and past participle of cast
coots
coots
noun
plural of coot
copes
copes
noun
plural of cope
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cope
copis
copps
copps
noun
Obsolete form of copse.
copse
copse
noun
A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
Any woodland or woodlot.
verb
(transitive, horticulture) To plant and preserve.
(transitive, horticulture) To trim or cut.
copsy
copsy
adj
Characterized by copses.
copus
copus
noun
A drink of ale mixed with spices, and varied by spirits, wines, etc.
cords
cords
noun
(informal) Corduroys.
plural of cord
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cord
cores
cores
noun
plural of core
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of core
corks
corks
noun
plural of cork
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cork
corms
corms
noun
plural of corm
corns
corns
noun
plural of corn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corn
corps
corps
noun
(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
plural of corp
corse
corse
noun
(archaic) A dead body, a corpse.
(obsolete) A (living) body.
corso
corsy
cosby
cosby
Proper noun
A village in Missouri, US.
cosec
cosed
cosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cose
cosen
cosen
verb
Alternative form of cozen.
coses
coses
noun
plural of cos
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cose
coset
coset
noun
(algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.