English words: churchwomanship to cicindeline

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English words churchwomanship to cicindeline

churchwomanship noun: The craft or skill of being a churchwoman.
churchwork noun: The work done by a church to spread religion.
churchy adjective, noun /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/: Piously Christian.
churchyard noun /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/: A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
churchyard cough noun: A severe cough. (condition that causes one to cough, tendency to cough)
churel noun /t͡ʃʊˈɹeɪl/: In Hindu folklore, the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy; or a witch.
Churg proper noun: A surname
Churg-Strauss syndrome noun: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, an extremely rare autoimmune condition.
churgle verb: To chuckle and gurgle at the same time
churi noun: An Indian bracelet.
churidaar noun: Alternative form of churidar.
churidar noun: A pair of tight-fitting trousers, worn by men and women in South Asia.
churile noun: The ghost of a woman who dies in childbirth, said to prowl in the darkness giving mournful cries.
churinga noun: Alternative form of tjurunga.
churkey noun: Synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).
churl noun /tʃɜːl/: A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble...
churlish adjective /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/: Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
churlishly adverb: In a churlish manner.
churlishness noun: the state of being churlish
churly adjective /ˈtʃɜːli/: rude; churlish; violent
churm noun: Alternative form of chirm.
churmuri noun: A light snack food made from puffed rice seasoned with onions, spices, pepper, etc.
churn noun, verb /tʃɜːn/: To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
churn and burn noun: A union-busting tactic where a business focuses on hiring new workers who are not unionists, so that the influence of the union will gradually decrease as...
churn boy noun: A boy employed to carry or collect milk churns for a farm or dairy.
churn drill noun: A drill worked by hand, not struck with a hammer.
churn out verb: To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.
churn-owl noun: Alternative form of churr-owl.
churn rate noun: The annual percentage rate at which customers stop using a service, or employees leave a job (staff turnover).
churn-staff noun: The plunger used in an upright churn
churn supper noun: A feast of bread and cream served to agricultural workers in Northumberland at the end of the harvest.
churn up verb: To make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.
churna noun: A medicinal powder.
churnability noun: The condition of being churnable
churnable adjective: able to be churned
churnalise verb: Alternative form of churnalize.
churnalize verb /ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz/: To copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.
churner noun: The vessel in which cream is churned to make butter.
churnful noun: As much as a churn will hold.
churning noun, verb: The act by which something is churned.
churningly adverb: In a churning manner.
churnmilk noun: Synonym of buttermilk.
churnover noun: The excessive buying and selling of shares by a stockbroker for a client’s account as a method of generating income from the resulting commissions.
churny adjective: Characteristic of churning; (by extension) queasy
churpi noun: Alternative spelling of chhurpi.
churr noun, verb /t͡ʃɜː/: Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
churr-owl noun: Synonym of goatsucker.
churra noun: A sheep of an Iberian breed with coarse wool.
churrascaria noun /t͡ʃʊˌɹæskəˈɹi.ə/: A steakhouse where food in a churrasco style is served.
churrasco noun /t͡ʃʊˈɹæskəʊ/: A type of barbecued steak, popular in Latin America.
churrera noun: A device for making churros by extruding dough under pressure.
churrigueresque adjective: Relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style that started in the late 17th century to the early 18th century; characterized by flamboyant ornamentation
churro noun /ˈt͡ʃʊɹoʊ/: A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.
churrus noun: Alternative form of charas
chursinite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, mercury, and oxygen.
churtle verb: To chirp.
Churu proper noun: A district of Rajasthan, India.
churuata noun: A large communal house, typically round with a conical thatched roof, used by indigenous groups of southern Venezuela.
Churubusco proper noun: A community in the Federal District, Mexico.
churus noun: Alternative form of churrus.
Chusan proper noun: Synonym of Zhoushan.
Chuseok proper noun: The Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the...
chuserel noun: A debauched or depraved young man.
chushkopek noun: A Bulgarian cooking device intended for roasting peppers. Also used for cooking other vegetables, such as potatoes or aubergines.
Chusovitina noun: Synonym of Miller; (An uneven bars skill)
chusquea noun: Any of the genus Chusquea of evergreen bamboos, mostly native to mountain sites in Central and South America.
chut interjection, noun, verb: A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
chut pattern verb /ˈt͡ʃut̚ ˈpɛtən/: To inconvenience or disturb; to make a fuss and bother; to act up.
chuta adjective: Alternative form of chota.
chute noun, verb /ʃuːt/: A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
chute dogging noun: A rodeo event in which the competitor attempts to bring the steer to a line ten feet from the chute and wrestle (or "dog") the steer to the ground.
chute house noun /ʃuːt haʊs/: A building that covers a chute and the material being moved on it, particularly coal
chute-the-chute noun: An amusement ride consisting of a slide leading down into water.
chuteless adjective: Without a parachute.
chutelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chute.
chutes and ladders noun: Synonym of snakes and ladders.
'chutist noun: A parachutist.
chutney noun /ˈt͡ʃʌtni/: A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant...
chutney soca noun: Alternative spelling of chutney-soca.
chutnification noun: The adoption of Indian elements into the English language or culture.
chutrum noun: Alternative form of chuttrum.
chutspa noun: Alternative spelling of chutzpah.
chutspah noun: Alternative spelling of chutzpah.
chutter noun, verb: An alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of a snake.
chuttrum noun: A lodging-house in South India for pilgrims and travelling members of the higher castes.
chutty noun: chewing gum
chutzpa noun: Alternative spelling of chutzpah.
chutzpadik adjective /ˈxʊtspədɪk/: Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpah noun /ˈxʊts.pə/: Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
chutzpedik adjective: Alternative spelling of chutzpadik.
chuu chuu train noun: Alternative spelling of choo-choo train.
chuuba noun: Synonym of virtual YouTuber.
chuuch noun: Pronunciation spelling of church
Chuuk proper noun /t͡ʃuːk/: A lagoon and associated atoll in Micronesia.
Chuukese noun: A member of an ethnic group in Oceania who speak the Chuukese language and constitute 48% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Chuvash adjective, noun /t͡ʃʊˈvɑːʃ/: From, or pertaining to, Chuvashia.
chuvirus noun: Any virus of the family Chuviridae
Chuy proper noun /t͡ʃʏ/: Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
chvaleticeite noun: A soft monoclinic mineral with chemical formula (Mn,Mg)SO₄·6H₂O.
chvilevaite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, sodium, sulfur, and zinc.
Chvostek sign noun: One of the signs of tetany seen in hypocalcemia. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the...
CHVS noun: Initialism of chronic hyperventilation syndrome.
CHW proper noun: The station code of Chai Wan in Hong Kong.
chwdn. noun: Abbreviation of churchwarden.
chwee kueh noun /ˌt͡ʃwiː ˈkweɪ/: A kind of steamed rice cake originating in Teochew cuisine, served with preserved radish (chai po).
chwee kweh noun: Alternative form of chwee kueh.
Chwezi noun /ˈt͡ʃweɪzi/: A legendary African dynasty said to have ruled the Kitara empire.
chwmn. noun: Abbreviation of chairwoman.
chyack noun, verb: Alternative form of chiack.
chyavanprash noun: A cooked mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, amla jam, sesame oil, berries, and various herbs and spices, used as a dietary supplement in India.
chyawanprash noun: Alternative form of chyavanprash.
chyazate noun: Any salt or ester of chyazic acid.
chyazic adjective: of, or derived from chyazic acid
chyazic acid noun: hydrogen cyanide
chydorid noun: Any water flea of the family Chydoridae
chye poh noun: Preserved radish in Asian cuisine.
chye por noun: Alternative form of chye poh.
chyk noun: Alternative spelling of chick ('woman, girl')
chylaceous adjective: Resembling or consisting of chyle.
chylangioma noun: A tumor filled with chyle
chylaqueous adjective: Consisting of chyle diluted with water; pertaining to diluted digestive juices, especially those that circulate in organisms that do not have a highly...
chyle noun /kaɪl/: A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
chylic adjective /ˈkaɪlɪk/: Of or relating to chyle.
chylifaction noun: chylification (The formation of chyle).
chylifactive adjective: Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory adjective: Alternative form of chylifactive.
chyliferous adjective /kaɪˈlɪfəɹəs/: That bears or transmits chyle.
chylific adjective /kaɪˈlɪfɪk/: That produces chyle
chylification noun /ˌkaɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The production of chyle
chylificatory adjective: Alternative form of chylifactive.
chyliform adjective: Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chylify verb /ˈkaɪlɪfaɪ/: To make chyle of.
chylo- prefix: Pertaining to chyle.
chylocaulous adjective: Having fleshy / succulent stems
chylocauly noun: The condition of being chylocaulous
chylocele noun: A form of elephantiasis
chylocyst noun: Synonym of cisterna chyli.
chyloderma noun: swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction
chyloid adjective: Synonym of chyliform.
chylomicron noun: A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the digestion of fats.
chylomicronaemia noun: Alternative spelling of chylomicronemia.
chylomicronaemic adjective: Alternative form of chylomicronemic.
chylomicronemia noun: The presence of chylomicrons in the blood (which is nearly always true to some degree); (usually) an excess of them.
chylopericardium noun: The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chyloperitoneum noun: Synonym of chylous ascites.
chylophyllous adjective: Having fleshy or succulent leaves.
chylophylly noun: The condition of being chylophyllous.
chylopoetic adjective: Involved in the formation of chyle; chyle-producing.
chylopoiesis noun: The production of chyle
chylopoietic adjective: Relating to chylopoiesis
chylosis noun: The formation and subsequent digestion and transport of chyle
chylothorax noun: An accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity.
chylous adjective /ˈkaɪləs/: Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
chylous ascites noun: The presence of chyle in the peritoneal cavity.
chyluria noun: A medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine.
chyluric adjective: Having or relating to chyluria.
chymase noun: Any of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells
chyme noun /kaɪm/: The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
chymic adjective, noun: chemic
chymiferous adjective /kaɪˈmɪfəɹəs/: Bearing or containing chyme
chymification noun: The conversion of food into chyme
chymify verb: To form into chyme.
chymistry noun /ˈkɪ.mə.stɹi/: Early Modern chemistry, as proto-scientific and not fully distinct from alchemy.
chymopapain noun: A proteolytic enzyme isolated from the latex of papaya and used to treat herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine.
chymoplasm noun: The part of an egg that becomes mesenchyme.
chymosin noun: The proteolytic enzyme rennin
chymosinogen noun: Synonym of prochymosin.
chymostatin noun: Any of a group of peptide protease inhibitors that show anti-chymotrypsin activity.
chymotrypsin noun /ˌkaɪ.məʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/: An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinated adjective: Modified by reaction with chymotrypsin
chymotrypsinized adjective: Modified by reaction with chymotrypsin
chymotrypsinogen noun: An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
chymotrypsinolysis noun: The autolysis of chymotrypsin.
chymotryptic adjective /ˌkaɪ.məʊˈtɹɪp.tɪk/: Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
chymous adjective /ˈkaɪməs/: Of or pertaining to chyme.
chymus noun: chyme
Chynoweth proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
chyometer noun: An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids, consisting of a tube with a piston inside.
chyphotid adjective: Of or belonging to the Chyphotidae family of wasps.
chypre noun: Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes.
chyromyid noun: Any fly of the family Chyromyidae.
chyron noun, verb /ˈkaɪɹɒn/: A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
chyronist noun: A writer of chyrons (i.e. a text displayed on the lower third of a television program.)
chytra noun: An Ancient Greek earthenware cooking pot
chytrid noun /ˈkɪtɹɪd/: Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
chytridiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chytridiaceae.
chytridiomycete noun: Any fungus of the class Chytridiomycetes
chytridiomycosis noun: An infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by...
chytridiose adjective: Relating to chytridiosis
chytridiosis noun: A disease associated with the presence of chytrids.
chz noun: Initialism of Circumstellar habitable zone.
ci infix, noun, symbol /ˈsɪ/: One of the Classical Chinese poetry forms
CI/CD noun: Initialism of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (combined practices)
ci-devant adjective: Former, late.
cI protein noun: A repressor found in λ phage (a bacteriophage that particularly infects the human digestive bacteria, E. coli) which turns off genetic transcription at the...
CIA adjective, noun /ˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ/: Initialism of Circuit Interactive Analyzer.
ciabatta noun /t͡ʃəˈbɑː.ta/: A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
ciabatta bread noun: Synonym of ciabatta.
Cialis proper noun /siˈæl.ɪs/: A preparation for tadalafil.
Ciampa proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Cianci proper noun: A surname.
Ciancio proper noun: A surname from Italian.
cianciulliite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
cianergoline noun: A dopaminergic agonist.
Ciani proper noun: A surname from Italian.
cianidanol noun: catechin
Ciano proper noun: A surname.
cianopramine noun: A tricyclic antidepressant, 5-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-3-carbonitrile, related to imipramine.
ciao interjection, noun /t͡ʃaʊ/: Hello, hi.
ciao bella phrase: Alternative form of ciao (said to a woman)
ciapilome noun: A uricosuric drug.
Ciara proper noun /ˈki(ə)ɹə/: A female given name from Irish, a new Irish feminine form of Ciaran.
Ciaran proper noun /ˈkɪəɹən/: A male given name from Irish.
Ciarraige noun: Any of several medieval tribes in Ireland
Ciarraighe noun: Alternative form of Ciarraige.
Ciavarella proper noun: A surname from Italian.
CIB adjective, noun: Initialism of cosmic infrared background.
ciba cake noun: A traditional Chinese snack consisting of cooked glutinous rice pounded into paste.
Cibachrome noun: A reproduction of a film transparency on photopaper, made using a dye-destruction positive-to-positive photographic process.
cibarial adjective /sɪˈbɛə.ɹi.əl/: Pertaining to the cibarium.
cibarian adjective, noun /sɪˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/: Alternative form of cibarial.
cibarious adjective /sɪˈbɛəɹi.əs/: Relating to food.
cibarium noun /sɪˈbɛə.ɹi.əm/: A pouchy space in front of the mouth cavity of some insects, used to store and chew food.
cibation noun /sɪˈbeɪʃən/: The act of consuming food.
Cibecue noun: A member of a certain Apache group of Arizona.
cibell noun: a gavotte-like musical piece in duple metre, predominantly heard in Baroque music.
cibenzoline noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
cibi noun: A traditional Fijian war dance, originally performed to celebrate victory in battle, now most famously performed by the Fiji national rugby union team...
cibicidid noun: Any foraminifer of the family Cibicididae
cibisatamab noun: A particular bispecific monoclonal antibody
ciboa noun: A type of palm tree with large fronds, Borassus aethiopicum, growing in West Africa.
cibol noun: A perennial onion plant, Allium fistulosum, commonly called Welsh onion.
Cibola proper noun: A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
cibolero noun /ˌsiː.bəˈlɛ.ɹəʊ/: A Spanish colonial (and later Mexican) buffalo hunter from New Mexico.
Ciboney noun: A member of a Taino people of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Dominican Republic.
cibophobia noun: The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
ciborium noun /sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/: A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
ciboul noun: Alternative form of cibol.
ciboule noun: Alternative form of cibol.
Cibrian proper noun: A surname.
CIC noun: Initialism of combat information center, a battle coordination room aboard a warship.
cicad noun: Alternative form of cicada.
cicada noun /sɪˈkeɪ.də/: Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
cicada case noun: The exuviae of a cicada left behind after emerging as an adult.
cicada-geddon noun: The rapid emergence of cicadas from underneath the ground after a long dormant period.
cicada hawk noun: cicada killer
cicada killer noun: Sphecius speciosus, a large digger wasp that hunts cicadas.
cicadabird noun: A bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
cicadageddon noun: Alternative form of cicada-geddon.
cicadellid noun: Any leafhopper (of family Cicadellidae).
cicadelline noun: Any leafhopper of the subfamily Cicadellinae.
cicadettine noun: Any cicada of the subfamily Cicadettinae
cicadid noun /sɪˈkeɪ.dɪd/: Any cicada in the family Cicadidae.
cicadin noun: An anti-fungal agent; a peptide isolated from the Cicada flammata, a cicada.
cicadoid noun: Any cicada of the superfamily Cicadoidea
cicadomorph noun: Any insect of the infraorder Cicadomorpha
cicala noun /sɪˈkɑːlə/: A cicada.
cicale noun: Alternative form of cicala (“a cicada”).
cicatrical adjective: Alternative form of cicatricial.
cicatrice noun: Alternative form of cicatrix.
cicatricial adjective: Relating to or caused by a scar.
cicatricle noun: cicatricula
cicatricose adjective: Having a scarred appearance.
cicatricula noun: The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
cicatricule noun: cicatricula
cicatrisation noun: Alternative form of cicatrization.
cicatrise verb /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/: To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
cicatrisive adjective: Tending to promote scarring; good for healing a wound.
cicatrix noun /ˈsɪ.kəˌtɹɪks/: A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
cicatrizant adjective, noun: That helps with healing, or with the formation of a scar
cicatrizate verb: Synonym of cicatrize.
cicatrization noun: The process of forming a cicatrix; the state of being cicatrized.
cicatrize verb /ˈsɪkətɹaɪz/: To form a scar.
cicatrose adjective: Full of scars.
Ciccarelli proper noun: A surname.
Cicchetti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Ciccone proper noun: A surname from Italian.
cicely noun /ˈsɪsəli/: Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
ciceritol noun: A particular cyclitol, a pinitol digalactoside that can be isolated from the seeds of the chickpea, lentil, and white lupin.
cicero noun /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/: The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.
ciceronage noun: The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
cicerone noun, verb /t͡ʃɪt͡ʃəˈɹəʊni/: A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.
ciceroneship noun /ˌsɪsəˈroʊniˌʃɪp/: The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
Ciceronian adjective, noun /sɪsəˈɹəʊnɪən/: Of or relating to Marcus Tullius Cicero, or the ideas in his philosophical treatises.
Ciceronianism noun: Imitation of, or resemblance to, the literary style or actions of Cicero.
Ciceronianist noun: One who writes in the style of Cicero.
Ciceronic adjective: Ciceronian
ciceronical adjective /sɪsəˈɹɒnɪkəl/: = Ciceronian
ciceronism noun: The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
cichlid noun /ˈsɪklɪd/: Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
cichofactin noun: Any of a group of lipopeptides present in Pseudomonas cichorii
Cichon proper noun: A surname from Polish.
cichoraceous adjective: Belonging to the former order of composite plants Cichorieae, roughly corresponding to modern-day tribe Cichorieae.
cichoriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Cichoriaceae.
cichoric acid noun: A hydroxycinnamic acid of the phenylpropanoid class that stimulates phagocytosis and inhibits the function of hyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase.
cichorigenin noun: Synonym of aesculetin.
Cichy proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Cicierega proper noun: A surname from Polish.
cicindelid noun: Any beetle in the former family Cicindelidae, now considered to be the carabid subfamily Cicindelinae; a tiger beetle.
cicindeline noun: Any member of the subfamily Cicindelinae of carabid beetles, the tiger beetles.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.