Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
cancerdrops
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caperdewsie
capillaries
capillaries
noun
plural of capillary
capitaliser
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
captainries
captainries
noun
plural of captainry
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
carpentries
carpentries
noun
plural of carpentry
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpogenous
carpologies
carpophores
carpophores
noun
plural of carpophore
carpospores
carpospores
noun
plural of carpospore
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
catastrophe
catastrophe
noun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
catchphrase
catchphrase
noun
A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
caulopteris
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centropomus
cephaleuros
ceratophrys
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
cerophilous
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
cheeseparer
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemosphere
chemosphere
noun
The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.
chessplayer
chessplayer
noun
Alternative spelling of chess player
chiropodies
christopher
chromascope
chromascope
noun
An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
chromoscope
chromoscope
noun
A device that adds colours to a monochrome image or adjusts existing colours to appear more natural
chronoscope
chronoscope
noun
(science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future.
An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
chrysoprase
chrysoprase
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
chrysosperm
chrysosperm
noun
(obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold.
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cleethorpes
cleethorpes
Proper noun
a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, England.
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
clodhoppers
clodhoppers
noun
plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes)
cobblership
cobblership
noun
The realm or sphere of cobblers (shoe repairers).
coccosphere
coccosphere
noun
(biology) A small rounded marine organism, capable of breaking up into coccoliths.
cocomposers
cocomposers
noun
plural of cocomposer
codespairer
coeldership
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
colporteurs
colporteurs
noun
plural of colporteur
comephorous
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
compositure
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compradores
compradores
noun
plural of compradore
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
compresence
compresence
noun
(philosophy) The state of existing together concurrently.
The tie or relation responsible for holding properties in the bundle theory of substance. Also called 'togetherness'
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
compressors
compressors
noun
plural of compressor
compressure
compressure
noun
(archaic) Compression.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
compromiser
compromiser
noun
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily
compromises
compromises
noun
plural of compromise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compromise
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
conspersion
conspersion
Noun
The act of sprinkling.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
contretemps
contretemps
noun
(fencing) An ill-timed pass.
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
cooperators
cooperators
noun
plural of cooperator
coopersburg
coopersmith
cooperstein
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
coparceners
coparceners
noun
plural of coparcener
copastorate
copatroness
copatroness
noun
A female copatron.
copernicans
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
coppernosed
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
copresbyter
copresented
copresented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copresent
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
coprisoners
coprisoners
noun
plural of coprisoner
coprocessor
coprocessor
noun
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).
coproducers
coproducers
noun
plural of coproducer
coprologies
copromoters
copromoters
noun
plural of copromoter
coprosterol
coprosterol
noun
Synonym of coprostanol
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
copurchaser
copurchaser
noun
A joint purchaser.
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
copyreaders
copyreaders
noun
plural of copyreader
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
coreplastic
corepressor
corepressor
noun
(genetics) Any substance that reacts with a genetic repressor in order to activate it and decrease gene expression
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coroplastae
corporacies
corpsbruder
corpulences
corpulences
noun
plural of corpulence
corresponds
corresponds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of correspond
corruptless
corruptless
adj
(archaic) Not susceptible to corruption or decay; incorruptible.
corruptness
corruptness
noun
The state of being corrupt.
corruptress
corruptress
noun
(rare) a female corrupter
cosmosphere
cosmosphere
noun
An apparatus for showing the position of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with the stars and constellations and containing a terrestrial globe.
cosplendour
cosponsored
cosponsored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosponsor
cotranspire
coudersport
coudersport
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
counterpose
counterpose
noun
A pose taken in opposition to another.
verb
To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
counterstep
counterstep
noun
A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction.