Nauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, yellow cheesewood, Canary cheesewood).
Pittosporum species.
chengchow
chenoweth
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chernow
chestertown
cheswold
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chilhowee
chilhowie
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chokeweed
chowder
chowder
noun
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
A thick, creamy soup or stew.
Alternative spelling of jowter
verb
(transitive) To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowed
chowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chow
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowse
chowse
verb
(transitive) Obsolete spelling of chouse (“to cheat, to swindle”)
chowsed
chowsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowse
chowses
chowses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chowse
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachwise
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cochurchwarden
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
cohdwell
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
coughweed
counterbewitch
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
cowhage
cowhages
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowheel
cowheel
noun
The foot or trotter of a cow, used as food (typically stewed to form a jelly).
cowherb
cowherb
noun
Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.
cowherbs
cowherd
cowherd
noun
A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhide
cowhide
noun
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
verb
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
cowiche
cowishness
cowleech
cowleech
noun
(obsolete) One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowshed
cowshed
noun
A shed or barn for keeping cows.
cowsheds
cowsheds
noun
plural of cowshed
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crowheart
crowhopper
cullowhee
cushionflower
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.