A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
ancyrean
ancyrene
berycine
brackney
bricelyn
calendry
calendry
noun
A place set aside for calendering.
A specialized calendar or set of calendars.
The calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
canreply
canroyer
carlynne
carneyed
carneyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carney
carolyne
catenary
catenary
adj
Relating to a catena.
Relating to a chain; like a chain.
noun
(engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.
(geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.
(nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
(transport) A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.
catheryn
catheryn
Proper noun
name, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
cenatory
cenatory
adj
Of or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.
centaury
centaury
noun
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Centaurium, sensu stricto
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
ceremony
ceremony
noun
(obsolete) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.
(obsolete) An omen or portent.
(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
(uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
cerynean
chancery
chancery
adv
(boxing) With the head of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will.
(figurative) In an awkward situation; wholly under the power of someone else.
noun
(boxing, slang) The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
(historical) In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
(slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament.
(writing) Short for chancery hand.
In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
charlyne
cherilyn
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chrisney
chrysene
chrysene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings
cinerary
cinerary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.
clientry
clinkery
clinkery
adj
Having the characteristics of clinker.
clownery
clownery
noun
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
conveyer
conveyer
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of conveyor
conveyor
conveyor
noun
A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.
A person that conveys, transports or delivers.
Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.
conyrine
conyrine
noun
(chemistry) A fluorescent blue oily base obtained from conine, regarded as a derivative of pyridine.
cornetcy
cornetcy
noun
(military, historical) The rank, role, or position of a cornet.
corydine
corydine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphinoid alkaloid found in Glaucium fimbrilligerum.
coryneum
corynine
corynite
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
coventry
coventry
Proper noun
An industrial city in central England.
craneway
craneway
noun
An opening allowing cranes to pass in and out of an industrial building.
The area within which a crane operates or can move.
crankery
crankery
noun
The writings or ideas of a crank.
cravenly
cravenly
adv
In a craven manner.
crayoned
crayoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crayon
cryogens
cryogens
noun
plural of cryogen
cryogeny
cryogeny
noun
(dated) cryogenics
currency
currency
noun
(more specifically) Paper money.
(obsolete) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
(obsolete) fluency; readiness of utterance
Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.
cyanuret
cyanuret
noun
(obsolete) cyanide
cylinder
cylinder
noun
(automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
(computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.
(geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
verb
(transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.
cynortes
cynosure
cynosure
noun
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
(figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
(usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
cyrenaic
cyrenaic
Adjective
Of or relating to Cyrenaica, an ancient country in North Africa, or to Cyrene, its principal city.
Of or relating to a school of philosophy founded by a native of Cyrene.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
A disciple of the school of Aristippus.
cyrenian
cyrenian
Adjective
Relating to Cyrene.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.
One of a school of philosophers established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates, with doctrines nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.
deaconry
deaconry
noun
deaconship
decanery
decanery
noun
deanery
decenary
decenary
adj
(law, historical) Of or related to a tithing.
Containing or comprising ten items or units.
Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
noun
(law, historical) A tithing.
decrying
decrying
noun
A decrial.
verb
present participle of decry
drydenic
enactory
enactory
adj
Serving to enact something, such as a law.
encrypts
encrypts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encrypt
encyrtid
encyrtid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp in the family Encyrtidae.
endarchy
endarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts nearest the axis center and spreads outward.
A system in which decision-making is centralized.
eunuchry
eunuchry
noun
The state of being a eunuch.
fervency
fervency
noun
The state of being fervent.
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
francyne
frenchly
frenchly
Adjective
French.
Adverb
In the manner of the French or their language.
glycerin
glycerin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of glycerine.
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it
iterancy
jerrycan
jerrycan
noun
A robust fuel container often made from pressed steel.
knackery
knackery
adj
Scummy (behaviour)
Something to do with knackers
noun
The workplace of a knacker; a knacker's yard.
lycorine
lycorine
noun
(chemistry) A toxic crystalline alkaloid that inhibits protein synthesis, found in several plant species
lynchers
lynchers
noun
plural of lyncher
mcintyre
minchery
necropsy
necropsy
noun
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
verb
The act of performing a necropsy.
neocracy
neocracy
noun
Government by the new or inexperienced.
novicery
nucleary
nucleary
adj
Archaic form of nuclear (“relating to a nucleus”).
numeracy
numeracy
noun
The quality of being numerate; numerical skill.
nycteris
octenary
octenary
noun
(mathematics) Octal; base eight.
operancy
pencilry
pernancy
pernancy
noun
(law) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.
princely
princely
adj
Befitting a prince; grand; lavish or opulent.
Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
adv
In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
pyracene
reagency
reagency
noun
power to react
recently
recently
adv
In the recent past
reconvey
reconvey
verb
(transitive) To convey again, or back to a former place or owner.
regnancy
regnancy
noun
The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule.
resiancy
snickery
snickery
adj
Resembling or characterized by snickers.
stycerin
stycerin
noun
(chemistry) A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; phenyl glycerin.
surgency
surgency
noun
(psychology) A trait aspect of emotional reactivity in which a person tends towards high levels of positive affect.
surrency
synergic
synergic
adj
Of or pertaining to synergy; synergistic
tetracyn
turgency
turgency
noun
The state or quality of being turgent.
uncheery
uncheery
adj
Not cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.
unclergy
undercry
undercry
verb
(obsolete) To cry out.
verdancy
verdancy
noun
The state of being verdant.
vergency
vergency
noun
(dated) The act of verging or approaching; tendency, inclination towards something.
The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as a measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays.