Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
casehardens
casehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden
catchpolled
cathartidae
cathartides
cathedraled
cathedraled
adj
Having a cathedral.
Vaulted like a cathedral.
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedrated
cathedrated
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.
cathedratic
cathedratic
adj
promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
cavendishes
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
cephaldemae
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cerithiidae
cetorhinoid
chaetetidae
chaetitidae
chaetopodan
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chalcididae
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
charactered
charactered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of character
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charivaried
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
chattelized
chattelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chattelize
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checkmarked
checkmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmark
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
cheerleader
cheerleader
noun
(chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
(figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chelidonate
chelidonian
chelidonine
chelidonine
noun
A benzophenanthidine alkaloid found in the Iceland poppy.
chelidonium
cheloniidae
chelydridae
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
cherryfield
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chesterland
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chidingness
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiggerweed
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
childridden
chiliaedron
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chionididae
chippendale
chiromyidae
chiropodies
chitchatted
chitchatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitchat
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chlorodized
choledochal
choledochal
adj
Related to the common bile duct.
cholralosed
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
chondrocele
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondrogeny
chondrostei
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chordophone
chordophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
christendie
christendom
christicide
christicide
Noun
The killing of
One responsible for the death of Christ.
chromididae
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.