(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
achagua
achango
achigan
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acology
acology
noun
Materia medica; the science of medical remedies.
acreage
acreage
noun
An area of land measured in acres.
Size, as measured in acres.
acrogen
acrogen
noun
(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
afacing
agacant
agacles
aganice
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
aggadic
aggadic
adj
Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
aggrace
aggrace
noun
(obsolete) grace; favour
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To favour; to grace.
aglance
aglucon
aglucon
noun
Alternative form of aglucone
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
alcogel
alcogel
noun
(chemistry) A colloid where the dispersive media is alcohol.
A hand sanitizer in the form of an alcohol gel
algesic
algesic
adj
Pain-causing; painful in nature.
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
algific
algific
adj
Producing cold; covered in ice.
alginic
alginic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to alginic acid or its derivatives.
algomic
algonac
analgic
analgic
adj
Of or relating to analgia.
anergic
anergic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy.
angelic
angelic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
anglice
angwich
apogaic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
archgod
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
archwag
arcking
argolic
argolic
Adjective
Relating to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
argotic
argotic
adj
(rare, linguistics) Of or belonging to argot.
argyric
argyric
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with argyria.
asaigac
augitic
augitic
adj
Containing augite.
baching
baching
verb
present participle of bach
backage
backing
backing
adj
(music) Providing support for the main performer.
noun
(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
(television, film) A backdrop.
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
Support, especially financial.
The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.
The mounting of a horse or other animal.
verb
present participle of back
backlog
backlog
noun
A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.
A reserve source or supply.
An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
becking
becking
verb
present participle of beck
beclang
beclogs
beclogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclog
begrace
begrace
verb
(transitive) To address (one) as "Grace".
(transitive) To grace or endue with grace; begift; endow.
bigamic
blocage
blocage
noun
(architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.
bocking
bocking
noun
A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
boscage
boscage
noun
(art) Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene.
(law) Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle.
A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
A tax on wood.
bracing
bracing
adj
Invigorating or stimulating.
noun
(US) A form of the military attention stance.
(countable) A brace.
(uncountable) That which braces.
verb
present participle of brace
brocage
brocage
noun
Obsolete form of brokerage.
bucking
bucking
noun
(forestry) The process of cutting a felled and delimbed tree into logs.
The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching.
The liquid used in this process.
The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
verb
present participle of buck
caaming
cabbage
cabbage
noun
(countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
(uncountable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
(uncountable, slang) Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
(uncountable, slang) Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.
An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
Leftover scraps of fabric.
The cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
Used as a term of endearment.
verb
(intransitive) To form a head like that of the cabbage.
(intransitive, slang) To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
(transitive) To purloin or embezzle; to pilfer, to steal.
cabbagy
cabbagy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cabbage.
cabbing
cabbing
noun
(Britain) The profession of a cabbie, especially one who drives a black cab.
verb
present participle of cab
cabling
cabling
noun
(architecture) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded mouldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting.
A collection of cables.
verb
present participle of cable
caching
caching
verb
present participle of cache
cacking
cacking
verb
present participle of cack
cadding
cadgers
cadgers
noun
plural of cadger
cadgily
cadgily
adv
In a cadgy manner.
cadging
cadging
verb
present participle of cadge
cadogan
cadying
cagayan
cageful
cageful
noun
That which can fit into a cage.
cageman
cageman
noun
(Hong Kong) One who lives in a cage home.
cagiest
cagiest
adj
superlative form of cagy: most cagy
cagoule
cagoule
noun
(Britain) A lightweight waterproof parka.
caingin
caingin
Noun
Land that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
caingua
calgary
calgary
Proper noun
The largest city of the province of Alberta (Canada).
A village on the isle of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.
calinog
calkage
calking
calking
noun
Alternative form of caulking
verb
present participle of calk
calling
calling
noun
A job or occupation.
A strong urge to become religious.
verb
present participle of call
calming
calming
verb
present participle of calm
calving
calving
noun
(by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed.
The act of giving birth to a calf
The breaking away of a mass of ice from an glacier, iceberg etc.
verb
present participle of calve
camagon
camagon
noun
The reddish wood of this tree.
camalig
camargo
camboge
camboge
noun
Alternative form of gamboge.
camogie
camogie
noun
A women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
campagi
camping
camping
noun
(countable) The act of setting up a camp.
(uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
verb
present participle of camp
campong
campong
noun
Alternative spelling of kampong
cananga
cangler
cangues
cangues
noun
plural of cangue
canning
canning
noun
The practice of collecting aluminum cans or other recyclable objects; making money by collecting and selling such things.
The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).
verb
(obsolete) present participle of can (“to be able to”)
present participle of can (“to seal in a can”)
canoing
canoing
noun
Misspelling of canoeing.
cantdog
cantdog
noun
Alternative form of cant-dog
cantiga
cantiga
noun
A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
canting
canting
adj
That cants or preaches in a false manner.
noun
Alternative form of tjanting
verb
present participle of cant
capling
cappagh
capping
capping
noun
(Internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
(Internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
(geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
(mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
(slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
verb
present participle of cap
caranga
carceag
carceag
noun
The disease icterohematuria in sheep.
cardiga
carding
carding
noun
(countable) A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).
(uncountable) The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
verb
present participle of card
careaga
cargian
cargill
cargoes
cargoes
noun
plural of cargo
plural of cargoe
cargued
carking
carking
adj
(archaic) Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words).
noun
(archaic) Wearying; distress.
verb
present participle of cark
carlage
carling
carling
noun
(nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.
Alternative form of carlin (old woman)
carnage
carnage
noun
(figurative, slang) Any chaotic situation.
(figurative, sports) Any great loss by a team; a game in which one team wins overwhelmingly.
Death and destruction.
The corpses, gore, etc. that remain after a massacre.
carping
carping
adj
complaining excessively.
noun
Excessive complaining.
verb
present participle of carp
cartage
cartage
noun
A charge made for such transport.
Any vehicular transportation of goods.
The transport of goods by cart; carting
cartago
carting
carting
noun
The transporting of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.
verb
present participle of cart
caruage
carvage
carving
carving
noun
(sculpture) A carved object.
The act or craft of producing a carved object.
verb
(snowboarding) Executing turns without pivoting.
present participle of carve
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
casings
casings
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
plural of casing
casking
casking
verb
present participle of cask
casting
casting
noun
(countable) An object made in a mold.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
(programming) The act of converting between data types.
A manufacturing process using a mold.
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
verb
present participle of cast
catalog
catalog
noun
US and Canada spelling of catalogue
verb
US spelling of catalogue
catguts
catguts
noun
plural of catgut
catjang
catjang
noun
A cowpea native to Africa, Vigna unguiculata, sometimes Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, a densely-branched shrubby perennial grown for animal fodder or food.
catling
catling
noun
(archaic) A little cat; a kitten.
(surgery) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
catgut; a catgut string
catting
catting
verb
present participle of cat
cauboge
caughey
cauking
causing
causing
verb
present participle of cause
cavings
cavings
noun
plural of caving
cayugan
cayugas
ceasing
ceasing
noun
A cessation.
verb
present participle of cease
ceiling
ceiling
noun
(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
(finance) The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
(meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
The overhead closure of a room.
The upper limit of an object or action.
verb
present participle of ceil
celling
celling
noun
(in combination) confinement in a cell
verb
present participle of cell
censing
censing
verb
present participle of cense
centage
centage
noun
Rate by the hundred; percentage.
cerning
cessing
cessing
verb
present participle of cess
chafing
chafing
noun
The act by which something is chafed.
verb
present participle of chafe
chagall
chagoma
chagoma
noun
An inflammatory nodule at the bite site of the reduviid bug which transmits Chagas disease.