A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
Black garments, etc.
plural of black
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of black
blancs
blancs
noun
plural of blanc
blocks
blocks
noun
plural of block
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block
cabals
cabals
noun
plural of cabal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cabal
cables
cables
noun
plural of cable
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cable
caelus
calais
calash
calash
noun
(historical) Alternative form of calèche (“type of carriage with low wheels”)
(now historical) A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face.
calces
calesa
calesa
noun
Alternative spelling of kalesa
califs
califs
noun
plural of calif
calisa
calise
callas
callas
noun
plural of calla
calles
callus
callus
noun
(botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
(entomology) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
verb
(intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.
calmas
calusa
calusa
Noun
A Native American people who lived on Florida's southwest coast and along its inner waterways.
calves
calves
noun
plural of calf
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calve
calvus
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
camels
camels
noun
plural of camel
canals
canals
noun
plural of canal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canal
capels
capels
noun
plural of capel
carles
carles
noun
plural of carle
carlos
carlos
Proper noun
name of and origin. English equivalent: Charles.
carols
carols
noun
plural of carol.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carol
casals
cascol
cashel
cashel
noun
(historical) In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
caslon
cassel
cassil
castle
castle
noun
(chess) An instance of castling.
(chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
(cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
(dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
(dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately palace or mansion.
(obsolete) A close helmet.
(shogi) A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
verb
(cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
(obsolete) To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
(transitive) To house or keep in a castle.
(transitive, figurative) To protect or separate in a similar way.
(usually intransitive, chess) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
(usually intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
casual
casual
adj
(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.
Careless.
Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
Employed irregularly.
Happening by chance.
Happening or coming to pass without design.
noun
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
(Britain, dated) A tramp.
(UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
(fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
(video games, informal, derogatory) A player of casual games.
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
casula
casula
noun
A chasuble.
casule
catlas
caulds
caules
caules
noun
plural of caulis
caulis
caulis
noun
(architecture) Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
(botany) The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state.
plural of cauli
caulks
caulks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caulk
causal
causal
adj
of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing
noun
(grammar) a word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause
cavils
cavils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cavil
cecils
cecils
noun
plural of cecil
celebs
celebs
noun
plural of celeb
cellos
cellos
noun
plural of cello
celoms
celoms
noun
plural of celom
celsia
celtis
ceorls
ceorls
noun
plural of ceorl
chalks
chalks
noun
plural of chalk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chalk
chelas
chelsy
chelys
chesil
chesil
noun
Alternative form of chessil
chiels
chiels
noun
plural of chiel
childs
childs
noun
(nonstandard, rare) plural of child
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of child
chiles
chiles
noun
plural of chile
chills
chills
noun
(biology) A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
plural of chill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chill
chisel
chisel
noun
(usually in the plural) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end.
Gravel.
verb
(intransitive) To use a chisel.
(transitive) To work something with a chisel.
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To cheat, to get something from (someone) by cheating.
cholos
cholos
noun
plural of cholo
churls
churls
noun
plural of churl
chyles
chyles
noun
plural of chyle
ciales
cibols
cibols
noun
plural of cibol
cillus
cisele
clachs
clacks
clacks
noun
plural of clack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clack
cladus
cladus
noun
(botany) A branch of a ramose spicule, which collectively form the cladome.
claims
claims
noun
plural of claim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claim
clamps
clamps
noun
plural of clamp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamp
clangs
clangs
noun
plural of clang
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clang
clanks
clanks
noun
plural of clank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clank
clares
clarks
claros
claros
noun
plural of claro
clarts
clarts
noun
plural of clart
clashy
clashy
adj
(informal) that clash, that do not match or fit stylistically
(obsolete, regional) wet; rainy
noun
(archaic) A khalasi.
clasps
clasps
noun
plural of clasp
claspt
claspt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
classy
classy
adj
Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities.
clasts
clasts
noun
plural of clast
clause
clause
noun
(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
(law) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
verb
(transitive, shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
claves
claves
noun
(music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
plural of clavis
clavis
clavis
noun
(archaeology) A Roman key.
(taxonomy) A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
A device for restraint of the hands.
A glossary.
clavus
clavus
noun
A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
cleans
cleans
noun
plural of clean
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean
clears
clears
noun
A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clear
cleats
cleats
noun
A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.
plural of cleat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleat
cleeks
cleeks
noun
plural of cleek
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleek
clefts
clefts
noun
plural of cleft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleft
clepes
clepes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clepe
cleres
clerks
clerks
noun
plural of clerk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clerk
clerus
cletis
cletus
cleuks
cleves
cleves
noun
plural of cleve
clevis
clevis
noun
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.
clicks
clicks
noun
plural of click
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of click
cliffs
cliffs
noun
plural of cliff
clifts
clifts
noun
plural of clift
climbs
climbs
noun
plural of climb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climb
climes
climes
noun
plural of clime
clines
clines
noun
plural of cline
clings
clings
noun
plural of cling
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cling
clinis
clinks
clinks
noun
plural of clink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clink
clints
clints
noun
plural of clint
clipse
clites
clitus
clivis
clivis
noun
(music) A neume representing two notes descending.
clivus
clivus
noun
(anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
(historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
cloaks
cloaks
noun
plural of cloak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloak
clocks
clocks
noun
plural of clock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clock
clomps
clomps
noun
plural of clomp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clomp
clones
clones
noun
plural of clone
clonks
clonks
noun
plural of clonk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clonk
clonos
clonus
clonus
noun
(medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions.
cloots
cloris
closed
closed
adj
(electricity, of a switch or circuit breaker) To be in a position allowing electricity to flow.
(engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To be in a position preventing fluid from flowing.
(graph theory, of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
(mathematics, logic, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.
(mathematics, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
(of a multi-word compound) Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
(of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.
(phonology) Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
(phonology) Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
(topology, of a set) Having an open complement.
Not public.
Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of close
closen
closen
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become close.
closer
closer
adj
comparative form of close: more close
noun
(baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
(sales) Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”)
Someone or something that closes.
Someone or something that concludes.
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
closes
closes
noun
plural of close
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of close
closet
closet
adj
(obsolete) private
Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
closeted, secret (especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet)
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A sewer.
(US, Philippines) One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
(archaic) A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
(archaic) One used to store curiosities.
(archaic) The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
(figuratively, archaic) A place of (usually, fanciful) contemplation and theorizing.
(heraldry) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
(now rare) Any private or inner room, (particularly):
(obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
(obsolete) A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
(obsolete) Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
(obsolete) Clipping of closet of ease, (later, UK) clipping of water closet: a room containing a toilet.
(obsolete) One used to store valuables.
(slang, uncommon) Clipping of closet case.
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
verb
(transitive) To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
(transitive) To shut away for private discussion.
(transitive) To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
closky
cloths
cloths
noun
plural of cloth
clouds
clouds
noun
plural of cloud
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloud
clours
clours
noun
plural of clour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clour
clouts
clouts
noun
plural of clout
cloves
cloves
noun
plural of clove
clovis
clovis
Proper noun
name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.
A US city in central northeastern New Mexico
A US city in California.
A particular site that contains evidence of an early Native American culture.
clowns
clowns
noun
plural of clown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clown
clozes
clozes
noun
plural of cloze
clucks
clucks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cluck
clumps
clumps
noun
A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions.
plural of clump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clump
clumse
clumse
adj
benumbed, as with cold
idle; lazy; loutish
noun
A stupid fellow; numbskull
verb
(dialectal, Scotland) To die of thirst
(intransitive) To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear
(transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear
clumsy
clumsy
adj
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
noun
(informal, fairly rare) A clumsy person.
clunks
clunks
noun
plural of clunk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clunk
clusia
clusia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Clusia of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae.
clyers
clyers
noun
A disease of cattle characterised by such swellings
plural of clyer
clynes
clyses
clysis
clysis
noun
(medicine) The infusion of a fluid, either as therapy or to cleanse.