A slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.
calced
calced
adj
(rare) Wearing shoes; used especially of religious orders.
calden
calder
calked
calked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calk
called
called
adj
Having the name of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of call
calmed
calmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calm
calved
calved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calve
candle
candle
noun
(forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
(obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
verb
(embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
(pottery, transitive) To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
(transitive) To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
cardel
cardel
noun
A hogshead (large barrel) once used by whalers
caudle
caudle
noun
A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.
verb
(transitive) To make into caudle.
(transitive) To serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
cedell
cedrol
cedrol
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene alcohol found in the essential oil of conifers (cedar oil), especially in the cypress and juniper.
cedula
cedula
noun
(Philippines) A community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines.
A South American promissory note or mortgage bond on lands.
cedule
cedule
noun
(obsolete) A scroll; a writing; a schedule.
ceiled
ceiled
adj
(in combination) Having some specified type of ceiling
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ceil
celled
celled
adj
(in combination) Containing a specific form or number of cells.
Containing cells; cellular.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cell
chield
chield
noun
(Scotland) A man; a fellow, chap.
childe
childe
noun
A child of noble birth.
The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.
claude
clawed
clawed
adj
having claws (of animals)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of claw
clayed
clayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clay
cledde
cledge
cledge
noun
(mining) The upper stratum of fuller's earth.
cledgy
cledgy
adj
stiff, stubborn, clayey, tenacious
cleoid
cleped
cleped
verb
simple past tense of clepe
clerid
clerid
noun
A beetle in the family Cleridae.
clewed
clewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clew
cloned
cloned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clone
closed
closed
adj
(electricity, of a switch or circuit breaker) To be in a position allowing electricity to flow.
(engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To be in a position preventing fluid from flowing.
(graph theory, of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.
(mathematics, logic, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.
(mathematics, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
(of a multi-word compound) Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
(of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.
(phonology) Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
(phonology) Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
(topology, of a set) Having an open complement.
Not public.
Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of close
cloyed
cloyed
adj
blocked up
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloy
coaled
coaled
adj
Laden with a supply of coal to be used as fuel.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coal
coddle
coddle
noun
(archaic) An effeminate person.
An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.
verb
(transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
(transitive) To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
codell
coiled
coiled
adj
In the form of coils; having coils.
Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coil
colden
colden
verb
(Scotland, transitive, intransitive, sometimes figurative) To grow or make cold.
colder
colder
adj
comparative form of cold: more cold
colead
colead
noun
A joint lead; one of a group of actors who jointly take lead roles.
verb
To lead jointly.
coodle
cooled
cooled
adj
Brought to a lower temperature by means of (often in compounds).
Brought to a lower temperature.
Brought to a reduced degree of anger or fervour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cool
cordel
cordel
noun
(historical) Spanish chain, a traditional Spanish and Mexican unit of distance equivalent to about 41.9 m.
cordle
cowled
cowled
adj
(of a chimney) Fitted with a cowl.
Wearing a cowl; hooded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowl
cradle
cradle
noun
(carpentry) A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
(contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
(figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
(mining) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
(mining) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
(nautical) A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
verb
(lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
(transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.
(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).
(transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
To nurse or train in infancy.
To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.
To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
credal
credal
adj
(mathematics) Describes a probability based on belief.
Alternative spelling of creedal
crudle
crudle
verb
Obsolete form of cruddle.
cuddle
cuddle
noun
A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.
verb
(intransitive) To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly.
(transitive) To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
cudgel
cudgel
noun
(figurative) Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
verb
To exercise (one's wits or brains).
To strike with a cudgel.
culdee
culdee
Noun
One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
culled
culled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cull
culmed
curdle
curdle
verb
(transitive) To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly
(transitive, intransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
(transitive, intransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
curled
curled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curl
cycled
cycled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cycle
dacelo
dalyce
debcle
decals
decals
noun
plural of decal
decile
decile
noun
(astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
deckel
deckel
noun
Alternative form of deckle (instrument in paper-making)
deckle
deckle
noun
(Jewish cuisine) The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.
(paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
declan
declan
Proper noun
name, anglicized form of an Irish Gaelic saint's name Deaglán.
decoll
delace
delice
delice
noun
(obsolete) Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure.
delict
delict
noun
(civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
(law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.
deltic
deltic
adj
Synonym of deltaic
deluce
diacle
dielec
docile
docile
adj
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
doulce
dulcea
dulcet
dulcet
adj
(archaic) Sweet to the taste.
Generally pleasing; agreeable.
Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
dulcie
dulcle
duscle
elucid
euclid
euclid
Proper noun
Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician.
name of mostly historical use.
A city in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
indecl
lacked
lacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lack
lanced
lanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lance
leched
leched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lech
licked
licked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lick
lidice
locked
locked
adj
(Ireland) Very drunk.
(mobile telephony, of a phone) Bound to a carrier.
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lock
locoed
locoed
adj
(of livestock) Intoxicated by eating locoweed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of loco
lucked
lucked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luck
macled
macled
adj
(mineralogy) Having a twin structure.
(mineralogy) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
Alternative form of mascled
mcleod
placed
placed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of place
reclad
reclad
verb
(transitive) To clad again.
(transitive) To fit with new cladding.
scaled
scaled
adj
(zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.