A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
chelingo
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chingtao
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
choiring
choiring
verb
present participle of choir
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
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
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
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
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
cleghorn
cloghaun
clothing
clothing
noun
(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
verb
present participle of clothe
coaching
coaching
noun
(attributive) Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
(uncountable, historical) The operation of horse-drawn coaches, especially as a business.
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
verb
present participle of coach
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
cohligan
couching
couching
noun
(ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
(textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
The act of one who couches.
verb
present participle of couch.
coughing
coughing
noun
A cough; the act of coughing.
verb
present participle of cough
coughlin
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
glenecho
goschens
gothonic
grenloch
groschen
groschen
noun
(numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
hangchow
hockling
hocusing
hocusing
verb
present participle of hocus
hoicking
hoicking
noun
The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
verb
present participle of hoick
holicong
hotching
hotching
verb
present participle of hotch
ichoglan
ichoglan
noun
A boy servant recruited according to the devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire.
kingchow
mooching
mooching
noun
An idle stroll.
verb
present participle of mooch
mouching
mouching
verb
present participle of mouch
notching
notching
noun
A method of joining framing-timbers, by halving, scarfing, or caulking.
A notched mark or pattern.
verb
present participle of notch
ochering
ochering
verb
present participle of ocher
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
pooching
pooching
verb
present participle of pooch
porching
pouching
pouching
verb
present participle of pouch
roaching
roaching
verb
present participle of roach
shocking
shocking
adj
(colloquial) Extremely bad.
Inspiring shock; startling.
Unusually obscene or lewd.
noun
The application of an electric shock.
verb
present participle of shock
soochong
soochong
noun
Archaic form of souchong.
souchong
souchong
noun
Any of several varieties of aromatic black tea from China.
torching
torching
noun
A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.
An act of arson.
verb
present participle of torch
touching
touching
adj
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
noun
(India, in the plural) A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
The act by which something is touched.
prep
Regarding; concerning.
verb
present participle of touch
troching
troching
noun
(zoology) One of the small branches of a stag's antler.