(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃CO- derived from acetic acid.
acrity
acrity
noun
(obsolete) sharpness; keenness
actify
actify
verb
Synonym of activate
actory
actory
adj
Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
atypic
atypic
adj
that has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type
autecy
bitchy
bitchy
adj
(colloquial) Irritable.
(colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
botchy
botchy
adj
Full of botches or mistakes; poorly done.
carity
carthy
catchy
catchy
adj
(dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.
(dated, chiefly figurative) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
Contagious; catching.
Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase).
catery
catery
noun
(obsolete) The place where provisions are deposited.
cateye
cathay
cathay
Proper noun
China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.
A settlement in North Dakota.
cathey
cavity
cavity
noun
(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.
(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
cayuta
cecity
cecity
noun
(uncommon, literary) blindness
centry
centry
noun
Alternative form of century
cestuy
cestuy
noun
(law) he; the one; the person in question
chanty
chanty
noun
Alternative spelling of shanty (“song”)
chasty
chatty
chatty
adj
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, dated or dialect) Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
(computing) Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
(informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
noun
Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”)
cherty
cherty
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Containing chert.
chesty
chesty
adj
(of a cough or cold) Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm.
(of a woman) Having large breasts; busty.
Coming from, or associated with, the chest.
chetty
chetty
noun
A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
chitty
chitty
adj
childish; like a baby
full of chits or sprouts
noun
Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”)
a small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; a chit.
choaty
chytra
chytra
noun
An Ancient Greek earthenware cooking pot
citify
citify
verb
(intransitive, informal) To become more like or more in the character of a city.
(transitive, informal) To make more like a city person.
(transitive, slang) To make more like or more in the character of a city.
clarty
clarty
adj
(Britain, Northern England and Scotland dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
clatty
clatty
adj
(Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.
noun
(Ireland, Scotland) A shabby, slovenly person.
clifty
clifty
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
clinty
clothy
clothy
Adjective
Resembling cloth.
clotty
clotty
adj
Full of clots, or clods.
clouty
clouty
noun
(obsolete) cotton
clytia
clytie
comity
comity
noun
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
coryat
costly
costly
adj
Of high cost; expensive.
cotery
cotyla
cotyla
noun
Alternative form of cotyle in all its senses
cotyle
cotyle
noun
(chiefly historical) Alternative form of kotyle, cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup.
(historical) A unit of Greek liquid measure.
(historical) Synonym of hemina, a unit of Roman liquid measure equivalent to about 0.27 L
(zootomy) Synonym of acetabulum, any of various cup-shaped joints, organs, or skin features in various animals.
cotype
cotype
noun
(taxonomy, dated) A syntype or paratype.
county
county
adj
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
noun
(US, slang, uncountable) A jail operated by a county government.
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
courty
couthy
couthy
adj
Alternative form of couthie
coyest
coyest
adj
superlative form of coy: most coy
coyote
coyote
noun
(US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
verb
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
crafty
crafty
adj
(dated) Magical or occult, or allegedly so.
Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
Skillful at deceiving others.
Sneaky; surreptitious.
cristy
crotty
crotyl
crotyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical (cis- or trans-) CH₃-CH=CH-CH₂-
cruety
crusty
crusty
adj
(informal) Of very low quality.
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
Having a crust, especially a thick one.
noun
(chiefly Britain, informal) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
(chiefly UK and Ireland, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
(slang) Dried eye mucus.
crypta
crypto
crypto
adj
Secret or covert.
noun
(informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency.
(informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus.
(informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium.
(informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis.
(uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography.
A secret supporter or follower.
crypts
crypts
noun
plural of crypt
crysta
cryste
curtly
curtly
adv
In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
curtsy
curtsy
noun
Alternative spelling of curtsey
cutely
cutely
adv
In a cute manner
cutesy
cutesy
adj
Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
cuteys
cuteys
noun
plural of cutey
cutify
cutify
verb
(informal) To make cute.
To form skin.
cyathi
cyathi
noun
plural of cyathus
cyetic
cygnet
cygnet
noun
The young of a swan.
cymtia
cynthy
cystal
cysted
cysted
adj
Enclosed in a cyst.
cystic
cystic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.
Of or pertaining to a cyst.
cystid
cystid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic flatworm in the trypanorhynch suborder Cystidea.
cystin
cystis
cystis
noun
(archaic) A cyst.
cytase
cytase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes, found especially in cereals, that solubilize cell walls by hydrolyzing mannan, galactan, xylan and araban.
cytode
cytode
noun
(biology) A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present
cytoid
cytoid
adj
(physiology) cell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.
cytoma
cytoma
noun
(pathology, rare) A cellular tumor.
cytome
cytome
noun
(biology) All the cells of a particular organism together with their associated cellular processes
cytone
cytons
cytons
noun
plural of cyton
cytost
cytula
cytula
noun
(biology) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, whose development produces the child or other organism.
dactyi
dactyl
dactyl
noun
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
dickty
dickty
noun
(African-American Vernacular) An upper-class black.
dictys
docity
docity
noun
The quality of being teachable.
dutchy
dutchy
adj
(US, dialect, regional to rural Central New York State) difficult to understand, slurred, imprecisely articulated
noun
Archaic spelling of duchy.
ectopy
ectopy
noun
(pathology) Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.
ectype
ectype
noun
(architecture) An object in relievo or embossed.
(philosophy) A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.
An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.
An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
encyst
encyst
verb
(intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst.
(transitive) To enclose within a cyst.
etymic
etymic
adj
Relating to the etymon.
etypic
etypic
adj
Alternative form of etypical
excyst
excyst
verb
(biology, intransitive) To undergo excystation.
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
gaycat
gotchy
hitchy
hitchy
adj
irregular; uneven; moving or progressing in jerks or spurts
ketchy
lactyl
lactyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from lactic acid
lecyth
letchy
letchy
adj
Alternative form of lechy
lyctid
lyctid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle in the family Lyctidae.
lyctus
matchy
matchy
adj
color-coordinated, matching, especially to an excess.
mctyre
myotic
myotic
adj
Alternative form of miotic
mystic
mystic
adj
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
noun
Someone who practices mysticism.
mythic
mythic
adj
Larger-than-life.
Mythical; existing in myth.
nicety
nicety
noun
(obsolete) That which is delicate to the taste.
A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness.
A small detail or distinction.
Delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness
Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness.
notchy
notchy
adj
(of the steering of a vehicle) Appearing to move in discrete notches; not smooth; jerky.
Characterized by having notches.
nyctea
octary
octoyl
octoyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A hypothetical radical, C₈H₁₅O, regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
octroy
octroy
verb
To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).
octyls
octyls
noun
plural of octyl
octyne
octyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric alkynes having eight carbon atoms and one triple bond
oocyst
oocyst
noun
(biology) A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans, that develops into sporozoite.
(mycology, archaic) A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
oocyte
oocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
outcry
outcry
noun
(India, archaic, countable, uncountable) An auction.
(countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar.
(figuratively) A strong protest.
verb
(intransitive) To cry out.
(transitive) To cry louder than.
patchy
patchy
adj
Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
phytic
phytic
adj
Relating to phytic acid or its derivatives
pitchy
pitchy
adj
(music) Off pitch; out of tune.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
Very dark black; pitch-black.
pythic
scanty
scanty
adj
Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
(historical) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
verb
(intransitive) To use a scythe.
(intransitive, figurative, often with through) To attack or injure as if cutting.
(transitive) To cut off as with a scythe; to mow.
(transitive) To cut with a scythe.
stacey
stacey
Proper noun
derived from a medieval diminutive of Eustace.
name transferred back from the surname.
name popular in the 1970s, from the surname, sometimes also explained as a short form of Anastasia.
sticky
sticky
adj
(Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
(Internet, of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.
(computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
(finance) Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
Able or likely to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
Potentially difficult to escape from.
Similar to a stick
noun
(Australia, colloquial) A sweet dessert wine.
(Internet) A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
verb
(Internet, bulletin boards, transitive) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
stocky
stocky
adj
(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
strych
sycite
sycite
noun
(mineralogy, obsolete) A nodule of flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig.
syrtic
syrtic
adj
Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
tackey
tackey
noun
(US, Southern US) A person in a similar condition.
(US, Southern US) A scrubby, neglected horse.
talcky
talcky
adj
Alternative form of talcy
tatchy
teachy
teachy
adj
Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction.
techny
tenacy
tenacy
noun
(obsolete) Tenaciousness; obstinacy.
tetchy
tetchy
adj
Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
thicky
thicky
noun
Alternative spelling of thickie (“An idiotic person.”)
thymic
thymic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from thymol
Of or relating to the thymus gland
tickey
tickey
noun
(South Africa, obsolete) A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964).
tickly
tickly
adj
Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
Producing an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.