(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
auchenia
azohumic
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
baluchis
bouchier
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
buchheim
bulfinch
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
bunchily
bunchily
adv
In a bunchy manner.
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
busching
cachibou
cachibou
noun
The tree Bursera simaruba.
cahuilla
cahuilla
Noun
A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.
Proper noun
Their Uto-Aztecan language.
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
chamouni
charquid
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
chaudoin
chebulic
chequinn
cherubic
cherubic
adj
Of, or like a baby; infantile
Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubin
cherubin
noun
Obsolete form of cherub.
Obsolete form of cherubim (plural of cherub)
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chiauses
chiauses
noun
plural of chiaus
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chicqued
chicquer
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chimacum
chimakum
chimique
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chiquero
chiquest
chiquita
chiquito
chiriqui
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chirrupy
chirrupy
adj
making chirruping noises
chirurgy
chirurgy
noun
(archaic) surgery.
chnuphis
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chronium
chubbier
chubbier
adj
comparative form of chubby: more chubby
chubbily
chubbily
adv
In a chubby manner.
chuchchi
chuckchi
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chucking
chucking
noun
(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chuffier
chuffily
chuffily
adv
In a clownish manner.
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
chugging
chugging
noun
The sound of something that chugs.
verb
present participle of chug
chukchis
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chummily
chummily
adv
In a chummy manner
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
chundari
chunichi
chunkier
chunkier
adj
comparative form of chunky: more chunky
chunkily
chunkily
adv
In a chunky way.
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
chupatti
chupatti
noun
Alternative form of chapatti
churinga
churlier
churlish
churlish
adj
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
Stingy or grudging.
churning
churning
noun
The act by which something is churned.
The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
verb
present participle of churn
churring
churring
verb
present participle of churr
chutists
chutists
noun
plural of chutist
chuvashi
chyluria
chyluria
noun
A medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine.
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
cliquish
cliquish
adj
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
coahuila
coahuila
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
The act of one who couches.
verb
present participle of couch.
coughing
coughing
noun
A cough; the act of coughing.
verb
present participle of cough
coughlin
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
couthily
crouchie
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
cuchillo
cushiest
cushiest
adj
superlative form of cushy: most cushy
cushions
cushions
noun
plural of cushion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cushion
cushiony
cushiony
adj
Like a cushion; soft and yielding.
cushitic
cushitic
Adjective
Pertaining to the Cushites.
Proper noun
A sub-family of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages.
cyathium
cyathium
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
cynthius
disvouch
disvouch
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To discredit or contradict.
ditchbur
dochmius
dochmius
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
drochuil
durtschi
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
dutching
dutching
verb
present participle of dutch
echiurid
echiurid
noun
Any of several spoon worms of the class Echiura.
echiurus
eucharis
eucharis
noun
A type of plant of the genus Eucharis, found in Central and South America and with white flowers.
euchring
euchring
verb
present participle of euchre
euchroic
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
eusuchia
euthenic
fuchsian
fuchsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1833–1902), German mathematician
fuchsias
fuchsias
noun
plural of fuchsia
fuchsine
fuchsine
noun
A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
fuchsins
fuchsins
noun
plural of fuchsin
fuchsite
fuchsite
noun
(mineralogy) A green variety of muscovite
gachupin
guelphic
gurevich
hagecius
haircuts
haircuts
noun
plural of haircut
herceius
herculid
herculie
herculis
heuretic
heuretic
noun
(logic) The branch of logic concerned with discovery or invention
Of or relating to discovery or invention
hibiscus
hibiscus
noun
A cocktail made with champagne and cranberry juice.
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
hiccough
hiccough
noun
Alternative spelling of hiccup
verb
(dated) Alternative spelling of hiccup
hiccuped
hippuric
hippuric
adj
Of or pertaining to hippuric acid or its derivatives
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
homuncio
huisache
huisache
noun
The needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia, native to Mexico and Central America.
humanics
humanics
noun
(dated) The study of human nature.
hunching
hunching
noun
The motion by which something is hunched.
verb
present participle of hunch
hungaric
hunnican
hutching
hutching
verb
present participle of hutch
hutchins
icehouse
icehouse
noun
(US, colloquial) An ice hockey rink.
(climatology) A cold state in global climate.
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.