(historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
(obsolete) A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catheptic
cecograph
celtophil
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
cephaelis
cephalata
cephalate
cephalate
adj
(zoology) Having a head.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chalciope
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
champleve
chapapote
chapaties
chapeless
chapeless
adj
Without a chape.
chapeling
chapelize
chapelled
chapelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapel
chapelman
chapelman
noun
A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
chaperone
chaperone
noun
(UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
verb
(UK, business) To work as a chaperone.
To act as a chaperone.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chapleted
chapleted
adj
Adorned with or having a chaplet.
chappelka
chappells
chappells
noun
plural of chappell
chapteral
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
chassepot
chassepot
noun
(military) A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
chautemps
cheapened
cheapened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cheapen
cheapener
cheapener
noun
One who cheapens.
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
cheapness
cheapness
noun
The state of being cheap.
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
checkrope
cheepiest
cheepiest
adj
superlative form of cheepy: most cheepy
cheeselep
cheeselep
noun
A bag in which rennet is kept.
Rennet.
The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
cheeselip
cheeselip
noun
Alternative form of cheeselep
cheiropod
chelaship
chelaship
noun
The role or status of chela (pupil or disciple).
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chempaduk
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
chepachet
chiapanec
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chinpiece
chinpiece
noun
The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippable
chippable
adj
Capable of being removed by chipping.
chippered
chippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chipper
chippewas
chippeway
chippiest
chippiest
adj
superlative form of chippy: most chippy
chiropter
chiropter
noun
A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat
chirotype
chirpiest
chirpiest
adj
superlative form of chirpy: most chirpy
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chirruper
chirruper
noun
One who chirrups.
choephori
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
choloepus
chophouse
chophouse
noun
(Nigeria) Any restaurant.
(now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
A custom house in China where transit duties are levied.
choppered
choppered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chopper
choppiest
choppiest
adj
superlative form of choppy: most choppy
chrysopee
cinephone
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
ciphonies
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clipsheet
clipsheet
noun
A sheet of news, features, and similar material distributed to newspaper publishers for convenient inclusion in their publications.
colaphize
coliphage
coliphage
noun
Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
colophane
colophene
colophene
noun
(chemistry) A colourless oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony, and regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene.
copperahs
copperahs
noun
plural of copperah
copperish
copperish
adj
Like copper; coppery.
coryphaea
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
cosphered
crackhemp
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
creephole
creephole
noun
(figurative) A subterfuge; an excuse.
A hole or retreat onto which an animal may creep, to escape notice or danger.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
criophore
criophore
noun
A statue or other representation of a person carrying a ram.
cristophe
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cryophyte
cryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow
(botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cumaphyte
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
cymaphyte
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynophobe
cynophobe
noun
A person with cynophobia.
cyphellae
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
dashplate
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deathcups
deathtrap
deathtrap
noun
A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.
An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
deephaven
deiphilus
deiphobus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
delphacid
delphacid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Delphacidae of planthoppers.
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinic
delphinic
adj
Relating to dolphins; delphine.
delphinid
delphinid
noun
(zoology) Any marine mammal in the family Delphinidae, the dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives.
delphinin
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
demophobe
demophoon
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
deprehend
deprehend
verb
To detect; to discover; to find out.
To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
depthless
depthless
adj
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
deschamps
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
dewanship
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaporthe
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)