(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
ancohuma
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorchus
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
archeion
archelon
archsnob
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
binchois
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
blachong
boeschen
bonchief
boneache
boneache
noun
Pain in the bones, or seemingly in the bones.
bosnisch
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouchons
brochant
brodench
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
bronchos
bronchos
noun
plural of broncho
bronchus
bronchus
noun
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
brotchen
buckhorn
buckhorn
noun
A horn of a buck.
The royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
cabochon
cabochon
noun
(chiefly attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
canchito
canephor
carancho
carancho
noun
southern crested caracara
cashtown
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
chaconne
chaconne
noun
(music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.
A slow, stately Baroque dance.
chaffron
chalcone
chalcone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any derivative of this compound.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound 1,3-diphenylpropenone (PhCH=CHCOPh).
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chalfont
chalkone
chalones
chalones
noun
plural of chalone
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chamouni
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
chancito
chanfron
chanfron
noun
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).
changoan
chansons
chansons
noun
plural of chanson
chantors
chantors
noun
plural of chantor
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
chapourn
charango
charango
noun
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
chariton
chariton
Proper noun
the in Iowa and Missouri, USA, which is a tributary of the
a city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Named after a French trader.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA, named after the river.
charlton
charlton
Proper noun
Any of many place names in England, Australia and the United States, including:
a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, England, and the home of Charlton Athletic F.C.
a village between Shepperton and Ashford, Surrey, England.
derived from the English place name.
Charlton Athletic football club.
charmion
charneco
charneco
noun
(obsolete) A sort of sweet wine.
charonic
chaudoin
chaudron
chaudron
noun
Obsolete form of chawdron.
chaumont
chausson
chausson
noun
(historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
(historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
A French turnover (food).
chawbone
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
cheilion
cheilion
noun
The corner of the mouth (as used in cephalometry)
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
chelingo
chelonia
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chelonin
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
cheribon
cheriton
cheveron
cheveron
noun
Dated form of chevron. (V-shaped ornament)
chevrone
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chicanos
chicoine
chiffons
chiffons
noun
plural of chiffon
chiffony
chiffony
adj
Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chilodon
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chinbone
chinbone
noun
That part of the mandible that forms the chin.
chincona
chingtao
chinones
chinones
noun
plural of chinone
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chinotti
chinotto
chinwood
chironym
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
chlordan
chlordan
noun
Alternative form of chlordane
chlorine
chlorine
noun
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
chlorins
chlorins
noun
plural of chlorin
chlorion
chlorion
noun
(archaic) A chlorine ion.
chlornal
choanate
choanate
adj
(biology) Having a choana
choanite
choanite
noun
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
Any of genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.
choanoid
choanoid
adj
(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
chockman
choiring
choiring
verb
present participle of choir
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
cholanic
choleine
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
cholines
cholines
noun
plural of choline
cholinic
cholinic
adj
Relating to, or obtained from, bile; cholic.
cholonan
cholones
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chondral
chondral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to cartilage
chondria
chondric
chondrin
chondrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water.
chondrus
chongjin
chongjin
Proper noun
The third largest city in North Korea.
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
choreman
choreman
noun
A man employed to carry out chores.
choremen
choremen
noun
plural of choreman
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
chorions
chorions
noun
plural of chorion
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowanoc
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chromene
chromene
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of 1-benzopyran
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chromone
chromone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
chronica
chronics
chronics
noun
plural of chronic
chronist
chronist
noun
A chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account.