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| aargh aarrgh aarrghh | An exclamation indicating dismay. |
| ablins ablings aiblins | (Dial.) perhaps. |
| aborigen aborigin aborigine | An original or native inhabitant of a country, |
| abrade abraid abray | (Spenser) to awake, arouse. |
| absciss abscissa abscisse | The distance of a point from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. |
| accidia accidie acedia | (Greek) sloth; physical torpor. |
| achene achaenium achenium | A small one-seeded fruit; a naked seed |
| acronic acronical acronycal acronychal | Occurring at nightfall or sunset, (esp. of the rising or setting of stars). |
| acroter acroterion acroterium | (Lat.) a pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment. |
| adipic adipose adipous | Of or pertaining to fatty substances. |
| adobe dobie doby | A brick of dried clay. |
| adunc aduncate aduncated | Hooked. |
| aefald aefauld afald afawld | Onefold or singular; simple; honest. |
| aeolipile aeolipyle eolipile eolopile | The first steam engine, with a globe made to revolve by steam jets. |
| aerie aery ayrie eyrie eyry | A bird of prey's nest |
| aetheric etheric etherical ethereous | Relating to the ether |
| afear affear affeare | To frighten. |
| aggadic hagadic haggadic | (Hebrew) relating to the HAGGADAH, the Pesach guidebook, used during Seder. |
| aglee agley agly | (Scots) aside, askew. |
| aglet aiglet aiguillette | The tag covering the ends of a lace. |
| agouti agouty aguti | A small S. American rodent related to the guinea-pig. |
| agrise agrize agryze | (Obs.) to terrify. |
| ahent ahind ahint | (Dial.) behind. |
| ahungered ahungry anhungered | Oppressed with hunger. |
| alaap alap alapa | In Indian music, the introductory section of a RAGA. |
| alan aland alant | A large hunting dog. |
| albumenise albumenize albuminise albuminize | To cover or impregnate with albumen or an albuminous solution. |
| alcade alcaide alcayde alcalde | (Arabic) the governor of a fortress. |
| alembic limbec limbeck | An ancient distilling apparatus. |
| alfaki alfaqui alfaquin | (Arabic) a Muslim expounder of the law. |
| algaroba algarrobo algarroba | (Arabic) the carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods. |
| alkalic alkaline alkalin | Of a rock or mineral: richer in alkali metals, esp. sodium and potassium, than the average for the group it belongs to. |
| alkalise alkalize alkalify | To render alkaline |
| alleluia alleluiah halleluiah hallelujah | (Hebrew) a song of praise to God. |
| allhallond allhallowen allhallown allhollown | A spell of fine weather about All Hallows. |
| allod allodium alod alodium | An estate held in absolute ownership, without acknowledgement to a superior. |
| alma almah alme almeh | (Arabic) an Egyptian dancing-girl. |
| almery ambery ambry aumbry awmrie awmry | A recess for church vessels, a cupboard. |
| alumin alumina alumine | An oxide of aluminium, Al2O3. |
| ameban amebean amoeban amoebaean | Relating to an AMEBA. |
| ameer amir emeer emir | (Arabic) an Eastern ruler. |
| ameerate amirate emeerate emirate | (Arabic) the office of AMEER, an Eastern ruler. | analog analogon analogue | That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. |
| anatta anatto annatto annatta arnatto arnotto | A bright orange colouring matter. |
| aneath neath unneath | (Scots) beneath. |
| anelace anlace anlas | A short two-edged dagger. |
| anestrum anestrus anoestrum anoestrus | A period of sexual inactivity between periods of oestrus. |
| angakok angekkok angekok | (Inuit) an Inuit sorcerer. |
| angklung anklong anklung | (Javanese) a musical instrument of S. Asia, composed of bamboo tubes. | anoopsia anopia anopsia | An upward squint. |
| araba arba aroba | (Arabic) a heavy screened wagon used by Tatars and others. |
| arbalest arbalist arblast arbelest | A cross-bow with a mechanism for drawing the string. |
| archil orchil orchel orchella orseille | A dye obtained from certain lichens; lichens yielding this. |
| archine arsheen arshin arshine | An old Russian measure of length. |
| aread arede arreede | (Spenser) to counsel. |
| arish arrish eadish eddish | Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. |
| arquebus harquebus harquebuss harquebuse | An early type of portable firearm; spec. one supported on a tripod by a hook or on a forked rest. |
| arugola arugula rucola rugola | A Mediterranean herb used in salads. |
| asafetida asafoetida assafetida | An acrid gum resin with a strong smell like that of garlic, obtained from certain Asian plants. |
| ascaunt askance askant | Sideways; obliquely. |
| assagai assegaai assegai | A slender spear of hard wood tipped with iron; (verb) to kill or stab with this. |
| astringer austringer ostreger | A falconer who keeps a goshawk. |
| ataghan yatagan yataghan | (Turkish) a Muslim long curved knife. |
| atropia atropine atropin | An alkaloid found in deadly nightshade. |
| attar otto ottar | A fragrant essential oil made from the damask rose. |
| attercop ethercap ettercap | (OE) a spider. |
| attonce attone attones | At one, at once, together. |
| aubretia aubrieta aubrietia | Any of several dwarf trailing cruciferous plants of the genus Aubrieta, usu. bearing violet or purple flowers. |
| ava kava kavakava | (Tongan) an aromatic plant of the pepper family; a narcotic drink prepared from this. |
| aventail aventaile ventail ventaile | The movable front to a helmet. |
| avise avize avyze | (Obs.) to advise. |
| babiroussa babirusa babirussa | A large hog-like quadruped of the East Indies. |
| bablah babool babul | (Hindi) a species of acacia from which gum arabic is obtained. |
| baboosh babouche babuche pabouche | (Fr.) an Oriental heelless slipper. |
| backsheesh backshish baksheesh bakhshish buckshish | (Persian) in Eastern countries, a gift or present of money, a tip. |
| baclava baklava baklawa | (Turkish) a Turkish pastry. |
| bael bel bhel | A thorny Indian tree. |
| baidarka bidarka bidarkee | An Alaskan Inuit kayak. |
| bajra bajri bajree | (Hindi) in the Indian subcontinent, pearl millet or a similar grain. |
| baldachin baldaquin baudekin bawdkin | A rich embroidered material, orig. woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread. |
| baldric baldrick baudric baudrick baudricke bawdric | An often ornamental belt worn over one shoulder to support a sword or bugle. |
| ballocks bolix bollix bollocks bollox | (Sl.) testicles; (verb) to screw up. |
| balthasar balthazar belshazzar | A large wine bottle containing 2.80 gallons. |
| bandelier bandoleer bandolier | A shoulder belt for carrying ammunition. |
| banderol banderole bandrol bannerol bannerall | A small banner or streamer. |
| bandoleon bandoneon bandonion | A kind of button accordion popular in S. America. |
| bandora bandore pandora pandore pandura | An ancient lute. |
| bania banian banyan | (Hindi) an Indian fig tree with vast spreading branches; a Hindu trader. |
| barchan barchane barkan barkhan | A crescent-shaped dune. |
| baresark berserk berserker | A Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. |
| bargest barghaist barghest barguest | A dog-like goblin portending death. |
| baritone baryton barytone | A male singing voice. |
| barocco barock baroque | (Ital.) a bold, vigorous, exuberant artistic style. |
| barracoota barracouta barracuda | A large marine fish resembling the mackerel. |
| barramunda barramundi burramundi | (Aborig.) an Australian river-fish. |
| barrater barrator barretor | One that persistently instigates lawsuits. |
| basinet basnet bassinet | A light, conical helmet. |
| basmitzvah bathmitsvah bathmitzvah bathmizvah batmizvah | (Hebrew) in the Jewish religion a girl attaining the age (usu. 12) of religious responsibility. |
| basophil basophile basophilic | Of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains. |
| batholite batholith bathylite bathylith | A mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth |
| bazazz bezazz bizazz pazazz pizazz pzazz | Panache, flamboyance. |
| bazouki bousouki bouzouki buzuki | (Mod. Gr.) a Greek long-necked lute with 3 or 4 double courses of metal strings. |
| beadman beadsman bedesman bedeman | (Obs.) a monk or almoner who prays for a benefactor. |
| bedawin bedouin beduin | A tent-dwelling nomadic Arab. |
| begorah begorra begorrah | (Irish) an interjection attributed to Irish speakers. |
| bema bima bimah | (Greek) a synagogue platform |
| beni benne benni | Sesame. |
| beretta berretta biretta biretta | A square cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. |
| bezant bezzant byzant | A gold coin first struck at Byzantium or Constantinople; in heraldry, a small charge like this. |
| bharal burhel burrel burrell burrhel | (Hindi) a Himalayan blue sheep. |
| bheestie bheesty bhistee bhisti bhistie | (Urdu) an Indian water-carrier. |
| bilimbi bilimbing blimbing | (Malay) an E. Indian tree of the wood-sorrel family; its acid fruit. |
| birl birle byrl | To carouse. |
| biscacha bizcacha viscacha vizcacha | (Quechua) a gregarious burrowing S. American rodent related to the chinchilla. |
| bittor bittour bittur | (Spenser) the bittern. |
| blaes blaise blaize | A kind of clay, livid or red in colour. N.B. these do not change in the plural. |
| blather blether blither | To talk loquacious nonsense. |
| blaubok bloubok bluebuck | A kind of antelope. |
| blousy blowsy blowzy | Coarse and ruddy-faced. (All take -IER, -IEST, -ILY) |
| boak bock boke | (Dial.) to belch, vomit. |
| bocce boccia boccie bocci | (Ital.) an Italian bowling game. |
| bogey bogeyman bogie bogy bogyman boogerman boogeyman boogyman | The Devil, a bugbear or object of special dread. |
| bogle boggle boggard boggart | A spectre or goblin. |
| boogey boogie boogy | To dance to rock music. |
| boomkin bumkin bumpkin | A spar projecting from the stern of a ship. |
| boord boorde borde | (Spenser) board. |
| boorka bourkha burka burqa | (Urdu) an Arab woman's head-covering. |
| boortree bountree bourtree | (Scots) the elder tree. |
| boose booze bouse bowse | To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. |
| borel borrel borrell | Rustic, clownish. |
| borsch borscht borsht bortsch | (Russian) cold beetroot soup. |
| bosbok boschbok boshbok | (Afrikaans) a kind of antelope, the bush-buck. |
| bosk bosket bosque bosquet | A bush; a thicket. |
| botone botonee botonnee bottony | Having knobs or buttons at the extremity, applied to a cross. |
| bougainvilia bougainvillea bougainvillea | A tropical flower. |
| boule boulle buhl | (Fr.) a form of marquetry with e.g. gold and silver inlaid in tortoiseshell. |
| bowat bowet buat | (Scots) a lantern. |
| branle bransle brantle brawl | (Fr.) an old French dance or dance-tune. |
| brassard brassart brasset | (Fr.) a piece of armour for the upper arm. |
| brattice bretasche bretesse | A wooden tower used in mediaeval siege operations. |
| bree brie broo | (Scots) the liquor in which anything is cooked. |
| britschka britska britzka britzska | (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top. |
| bronc broncho bronco | A wild horse. |
| bruilzie brulyie brulzie | (Scots) a broil, a noisy disturbance. |
| bubal bubale bubalis | (Greek) a member of the Bubalis genus of antelopes, that includes the hartebeest. |
| buckaroo buckayro buckeroo | (US) a cowboy. |
| buggan buggane buggin | (Dial.) an evil spirit, a hobgoblin. |
| buhrstone burrstone burstone | A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. |
| bulghur bulgur burghul | (Turkish) a form of cooked, broken wheat. |
| bulimia bulimy bulimus | (Greek) an eating disorder in which binge eating is followed by depression and guilt, self-induced vomiting and purging, etc. |
| bumalo bumaloti bummalo bummaloti | (Marathi) a small marine Asiatic fish used in India as a relish; aka Bombay duck. |
| bungee bungey bungie bungy bunje bunjee bunjie bunjy | A tension device using springs. |
| burnoose burnous burnouse | A cape with a hood worn by Arabs. |
| cabala cabbala cabbalah kabala kabbala kabbalah qabalah | (Hebrew) a mystical tradition of Jewish rabbis. |
| caber kabar kebar | (Scots) a heavy wooden heaving pole. |
| cabestro cabresta cabresto | (Spanish) a lasso. Pl. CABESTROS. |
| cabob kabab kabob kebab kebob | (Arabic) small pieces of cooked meat on a skewer; (verb) to cook like this. |
| caboc kebbock kebbuck | (Scots) a double cream cheese rolled in oatmeal. |
| caddice caddis caddyss | A kind of coarse woollen cloth. |
| cadgy kedgy kidge kidgie | (Scots) brisk, cheerful. |
| cadi kadi qadi | (Arabic) a civil judge in a Muslim country. |
| caesarean caesarian cesarean cesarian | An operation to deliver a baby. |
| caese sese sesey sessa | (Shakesp.) an interjection of disputed meaning. |
| caestus cestos cestus | (Lat.) a girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love. |
| caffila cafila kafila | (Arabic) a caravan, caravan-train. |
| cagoul cagoule kagool kagoul kagoule | (Fr.) a lightweight, weatherproof anorak. |
| caid kaid qaid | a North African chief. |
| caillach cailleach cailliach | (Gaelic) an old woman. |
| caimac caimacam kaimakam qaimaqam | (Turkish) a Turkish governor |
| cajaput cajeput cajuput kajeput | (Malay) a volatile oil, distilled from the leaves of an E. Indian tree. |
| calamar calamari calamary | Any of various species of squid. |
| calash caleche calesa | (Fr.) a light low-wheeled carriage with folding top. |
| caldron cauldron caudron | A large kettle for boiling or heating liquids. |
| calicle calycle calycule | A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. |
| calif caliph kalif kaliph khalif | (Arabic) an Eastern ruler. |
| califate caliphate khalifat khalifate khilafat | (Arabic) the office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs. |
| calk calker calkin caulker cawker | A pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping; (verb) to provide with a calk. |
| calmstone camstone caumstone | (Scots) a white argillaceous stone used for whitening doorsteps. |
| calpac calpack kalpak | (Turkish) a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap. |
| calthrop caltrap caltrop | A device with four metal points so arranged so that one points upward as a hazard. |
| calypter calyptera calyptra | A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses. |
| camas camash camass quamash | (Am. Ind.) a blue-flowered liliaceous plant of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. |
| camboge cambogia gamboge | A gum resin obtained from the sap of trees of the genus Garcinia, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic. |
| camelot camlet chamlet | A strong waterproof silk or wool fabric. |
| camese camisa camise camisia | (Arabic) a loose shirt or tunic, as worn by Arabs. |
| camsheugh camsho camshoch | (Scots) crooked or deformed. |
| camstairy camsteary camsteerie | (Scots) perverse, unruly. |
| canakin canikin cannikin | A small can or drinking vessel. |
| candie candy kandy | (Tamil) a S. Indian weight, approximately 500 lb Imperial. |
| canephor canephora canephore canephorus | (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head. |
| cantico canticoy kantikoy | (Am. Ind.) to dance as an act of worship. |
| cantraip cantrap cantrip | (Scots) a charm; an incantation. |
| capelan capelin caplin | (Fr.) a small marine fish of northern oceans. |
| capernoitie capernoity cappernoity | (Scots) the head, noddle. |
| caph kaf kaph khaf khaph | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter |
| capouch capuccio capuche | A cloak hood. |
| carabin carabine carbine | A rifle with a relatively short barrel. |
| carabineer carabinier carbinier carbineer | A soldier armed with a carbine. |
| carack carrack carract carrect | A large ship of burden. |
| carageen carrageen carragheen | A kind of dark red, branched seaweed; aka Irish moss. |
| carambole carom carrom | (Fr.) a cannon in billiards; (verb) to make a cannon in billiards. |
| caravansarai caravansary caravanserai | A kind of unfurnished inn or extensive enclosed courtyard where caravans stop. |
| carbonade carbonado carbonnade | (Spanish) flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop; (verb) to broil on coals |
| carburate carburet carburise carburize | To combine with carbon. |
| carbureter carburetter carburetor carburettor | An apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds. |
| cardamom cardamon cardamum | A spice consisting of or made from the seed capsules of various Indo-Malayan plants |
| carfuffle curfuffle kefuffle kerfuffle | (Scots) a commotion; (verb) to make a commotion. |
| carney carnie carny | A carnival. |
| caroach caroch caroche carroch | A stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions. |
| carotene carotin carrotin | Any of a number of reddish-yellow pigments widely distributed in plants that are converted to vitamin A in the body. |
| carsey karsey karsy karzy kazi | (Sl.) lavatory. |
| caruncular carunculate carunculous | Having a CARUNCLE. |
| cashoo catechu cutch kutch | (Malay) a dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. |
| casimere casimire cassimere kerseymere | A twilled cloth of the finest wool. |
| catchup catsup ketchup | (Malay) a smooth, thick sauce made from tomatoes, mushrooms etc. |
| catmint catnip catnep | A mint-like labiate attractive to cats. |
| catty kat katti | A unit of measure used in S.E.Asia. |
| cavel kevel kevil | (Scots) a piece of wood used in casting lots. |
| caviar caviare caviarie cavier | Salted roe of sturgeon. |
| cebadilla cevadilla sabadilla | (Spanish) the seeds of a liliaceous plant, yielding the alkaloid veratrine. |
| celom coelom coelome | (Greek) a fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. |
| centinel centinell centonel centonell | (Obs.) a sentinel or sentry. |
| ceriph serif seriph | A decorative stroke at the foot of a letter. |
| ceroon seron seroon | A crate or hamper; a bale wrapped in hide. |
| cesarevich cesarevitch cesarewitch tsarevich tsarevitch tsesarevich tsesarewich tsesarewitch | The eldest son of a tsar heir to the tsardom. |
| cetywall setuale setwall | Valerian, a plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities. |
| chaco shacko shako | The hat usually worn by members of a marching band. |
| chadar chaddar chaddor chador chuddah chuddar chudder | The large veil worn by Muslim women. |
| chaffron chamfrain chamfron chanfron | A piece of leather, or plate of steel, to protect the head of a horse in battle. |
| chalah chaleh challa challah hallah | (Hebrew) braided egg bread for Shabbat and holidays. |
| challie challis chally shalli | A soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric. |
| chammy chamois shammy shamois shamoy | A cleaning cloth made from chamois skin; (verb, except shamois), to polish with cuch a cloth. |
| chanter chantor chaunter | A singer; a precentor. |
| chantey chantie chanty shantey shanty | A song sung by sailors as they worked. |
| chapati chapatti chappati chupati chupatti | (Hindi) a thin flat piece of unleavened bread. |
| chaprassi chaprassy chuprassy | (Urdu) an office messenger, a household attendant. |
| charivari chivaree chivari | (Fr.) a cacophonous mock-serenade performed for wedding. |
| charoset charoseth haroset haroseth | (Hebrew) a condiment of chopped apples, walnuts, and wine. |
| chay chaya shaya | (Tamil) an Indian plant of the madder family whose root chayroot yields a red dye. |
| chazan chazzan chazzen hazzan hazan khazen | A cantor in a synagogue. |
| chechako cheechako cheechalko chechaqua chechaquo | (Am. Ind.) a tenderfoot. |
| checklaton schecklaton shecklaton | A kind of gilt leather |
| chegoe chigger chigoe chigre | A blood-sucking larval mite. |
| cherimoya cherimoyer chirimoya | (Quechua) a tree of the custard apple family. |
| cheth het heth khet kheth | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter. |
| chevy chivy chivvy | To goad, harass. |
| chiaus chouse choush chowse | A cheat, a swindler; (verb) to cheat. |
| chibol cibol ciboule | A perennial alliaceous plant, aka Welsh onion. |
| chica chicha chico | An orange-red dye-stuff used by S. American Indians. |
| chiccory chicory chickory | Succory, a blue-flowered composite plant. |
| chikhor chikor chukar chukor | (Hindi) an Indian partridge. |
| chiel chield chile | (Dial.) child. |
| chimaeric chimeric chimerical | Of the nature of a CHIMAERA; imaginary, fanciful, visionary. |
| chimar chimer chimere | A loose sleeveless robe worn by Anglican bishops. |
| chimbley chimbly chimla chimley chumley | A chimney. |
| chinachina kina kinakina quina quinaquina quinquina | (Quechua) a tree yielding CINCHONA, from which quinine is made. |
| chincapin chinkapin chinquapin | (Am. Ind.) the dwarf chestnut of the US. |
| chitlin chitling chitterling | Part of the small intestine of swine. |
| chivaree chivari charivari | A cacophonous mock-serenade performed for a wedding; (verb) to perform such a serenade. |
| chevy chivvy chivy | To goad, harass |
| chook chookie chuckie chucky | A chicken. |
| choralist chorist chorister quirister | A member of a choir. |
| chounter chunner chunter | To mutter, grumble. |
| chutzpa chutzpah hutzpa hutzpah | (Yiddish) sass, moxy; nerve, gall. |
| cimar cymar simar simarre | A loose coat, an undergarment formerly worn by women. |
| circar sircar sirkar | (Urdu) the state or government; the authorities. |
| cirrhopod cirriped cirripede | A barnacle or other parasitic marine crustacean. |
| cithara cither cithern cithren citola citole cittern kithara | An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum |
| claircolle clearcole clerecole | A priming coat consisting of size or glue with whiting. |
| cleuch cleugh clough | (Scots) a ravine. |
| clodpole clodpoll clotpoll | A simpleton. |
| clotbur clotebur cocklebur | The burdock. |
| cockaleekie cockieleekie cockyleekie | (Scots) soup made from a fowl and leeks. |
| cocoanut coconut cokernut | The large, hard-shelled nut of the cocoa palm. |
| codeia codein codeina codeine | An aspirin-related drug. |
| cohog quahaug quahog quohog | (Am. Ind.) a kind of clam. |
| coign coigne quoin | A wedge; a cornerstone; (verb) to secure or raise by wedging. |
| coistrel coistril coystrel coystril custrel | An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| colourise colourize colorize | To add colour to (a film made in black and white). |
| colter coulter couter culter | A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. |
| combe coomb coombe | A deep hollow or valley, esp. on the side of a hill; a valley running up from the sea. |
| conia coniine conin conine | A liquid, highly poisonous alkaloid found in hemlock. |
| cookey cookie cooky | A small sweet biscuit or cake. |
| coolabah coolibah coolibar | (Aborig.) a species of Australian eucalyptus tree. |
| cooser cuisser cusser | (Scots) a stallion. |
| cootikin cuitikin cutikin | (Scots) a gaiter. |
| copacetic copasetic copesetic copesettic kopasetic | (US coll.) sound, adequate, excellent. |
| copeck kopeck kopek | A Russian monetary unit. One hundred copecks make a rouble. Also |
| copperah coppra copra coprah | (Malayalam) the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. |
| coranto courant courante couranto | (Ital.) an old dance with a gliding step. |
| corselet corselette corslet | A cuirass, a protective body covering of leather. |
| cosie cozey cozie | A cover for a tea-pot. |
| coss kos koss | (Hindi) a measure of distance. |
| couscous couscousou cuscus kouskous khuskhus | The grain of the African millet. |
| cowage cowhage cowitch | (Hindi) a leguminous climbing plant with crooked pods covered with sharp stinging hairs. |
| cracky cricky crickey crikey | A mild oath. |
| cramesy cramoisie cramoisy | (Arch.) crimson. |
| crapy crepy crepey | Having the texture of CRAPE, a light crinkled fabric. |
| creasote creosote kreasote kreosote | A pitch-like substance used to coat fences etc.; (verb) to coat with creasote. |
| creatin creatine kreatine | A nitrogenous compound found in striped muscle. |
| creese cris kreese kris | (Malay) a dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade; (verb) to stab with this. |
| cremona cromorna cromorne crumhorn krummhorn | An ancient double-reed wind instrument. |
| crewels cruels cruells | (Scots) scrofula, the King's Evil. |
| cromack crummack crummock | (Gaelic) a crook, a stick with a curved head. |
| croove cruive cruve | (Scots) a pen, sty, hovel. |
| cruisie crusie crusy | (Scots) an open iron lamp with a rush wick. |
| cryolite kryolite kryolith | An aluminum ore. |
| cullay quillai quillaia quillaja | The bark of a rosaceous tree native to Chile, commonly used by the Chilians instead of soap. |
| curagh currach curragh | (Irish) a long-shaped boat similar to a coracle. |
| curara curare curari urare | (Carib) a paralysing poison extracted from the bark of certain S. American trees. |
| curtalax curtalaxe curtaxe | A short broad sword; a cutlass. |
| cusso kousso kusso | (Amharic) an Ethiopian tree, the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. |
| custode custodian custodier custos | A person who has care such as of a public building. |
| cutcha kacha kachcha kuchcha kutcha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| cutcherry cutchery kachahri kacheri | (Hindi) an Indian magistrate's office or courthouse. |
| cymbling cymlin cymling simlin | A variety of squash. |
| czar tsar tzar (all take -dom -evna -ina -ism -ist -itza) | A emperor of Russia. |
| dabchick dipchick dobchick | The little grebe. |
| dacker daiker daker | (Scots) to lounge, saunter. |
| dacoitage dacoity dakoiti dakoity | (Hindi) robbery by DACOITS, gang-robbers. |
| dahabeah dahabeeah dahabiah dahabieh dahabiya dahabiyah | (Arabic) a Nile sailing boat. |
| dahl dal dhal dholl | (Hindi) an Indian name for a lentil. |
| daishiki dasheki dashiki | An African tunic. |
| damasceene damascene damaskeen damaskin damasquin | To decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| damoisel damosel damozel damsel demoiselle | (Arch.) a young girl or unmarried woman. |
| dander dauner daunder dawner | (Dial.) to stroll, saunter. |
| dari dhourra dhurra doura dourah dura durr durra | (Arabic) Indian millet. |
| darkey darkie darky | (Offensive) a Black or coloured person. |
| darraign darraigne darrain darraine darrayn deraign | To vindicate; to put in battle array. |
| daubery daubry dawbry | (Shakesp.) a crudely artful device, a pretence. |
| daud dawd dod | (Scots) to knock, thump. |
| deasil deasoil deasiul deiseal deisheal | (Scots) with a sunwise motion. |
| decagram decagramme dekagram | A weight of the metric system; ten grams. |
| decaliter decalitre dekaliter | A cubic volume of ten liters. |
| decameter decametre dekameter | A measure of length, ten meters. |
| decapodal decapodan decapodous | Relating to the Decapoda, an order of crustaceans with ten feet. |
| decolorise decolorize decolourise decolourize | To remove the colour from. |
| dear deare deere | (Spenser) grievous. |
| deemster dempster doomster | (Scots) formerly in Scotland, an officer who repeated the sentence after the judge. |
| deewan dewan diwan | (Urdu) in India, a financial minister. |
| deinothere deinotherium dinothere dinotherium | An extinct elephantine mammal with downward-curving tusks. |
| delf delft delftware delph | Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland. |
| demaine demayne demeane | (Spenser) = DEMEAN, to behave, conduct. |
| derham dirham dirhem | (Arabic) an Oriental unit of weight. |
| derm derma dermis | The true skin, below the outer layer. |
| dessiatine dessyatine desyatin | (Russian) a measure of land. |
| dhooly doolee doolie dooly | (Hindi) a kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin. |
| dhooti dhootie dhoti dhuti | (Hindi) a Hindu loincloth. |
| diametral diametral diametrical | Pertaining to a diameter. |
| diarchy dinarchy duarchy dyarchy | Rulership by two people. |
| dickey dickie dicky | A blouse front. |
| dicoumarin dicoumarol dicumarol | A crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay. |
| didakai didakei diddicoy didicoi didicoy | (Romany) an itinerant tinker or scrap-dealer, not a true gypsy. |
| diecious dioecious dioicous | Having male and female sexual organs in different individuals. |
| diestrum diestrus dioestrus | A period of sexual inactivity. |
| dietician dietist dietitian | An expert on diet. |
| dingey dinghy dingy | A small open boat, prepared by oars, sails or an outboard motor. |
| diophysite diphysite dyophysite | A believer in the existence of two natures in Christ, human and divine. |
| diothelete dithelete dyothelete dyothelite | A believer in DITHELISM, the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine. |
| dirdam dirdum durdum | (Scots) an uproar; a scolding; blame. |
| disenthral disenthrall disinthral | To release from a state of enthralment. |
| disprad dispred dispread | (Spenser) to spread out. |
| disulfid disulfide disulphide disulphuret | A sulphide containing two atoms of sulphur to the molecule. |
| djellaba djellabah galabea galabeah galabia galabiah gallabea gallabeah gallabia gallabiah gallabieh gallabiya gallabiyah gallabiyeh jelab jellaba | An Arab cloak. |
| djibbah jibbah jubbah jubhah | (Arabic) a long loose outer garment worn by Muslims. |
| djin djinni jinnee genie | (Arabic) one of a class of spirits in Muslim theology. |
| doddipoll doddypoll dottipoll | (Obs.) a blockhead. |
| dogey dogie dogy | A motherless calf. |
| doily doyley doyly | A lace mat for a cake-plate. |
| doit doitkin duit | (Dutch) an old Dutch coin of little value. |
| dole dool doole dule | Pain, woe, trouble. |
| donnard donnart donnerd donnered donnert | (Scots) stupid, dull-witted. |
| doozer doozie doozy | A thing of surpassing size or excellence. |
| dorneck dornick dornock | A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium. |
| dorsel dossal dossel | A cloth hanging for the back of an altar. |
| dosiology dosology posology | The branch of medicine that deals with dosages. |
| douar dowar duar | (Arabic) a circular Arab encampment. |
| dramaturg dramaturge dramaturgist | A dramatist; spec. a reader and literary editor etc. to a permanent theatrical company. |
| drammach drammock drummock | (Gaelic) meal and water mixed raw. |
| dreich dreigh driegh | (Scots) dreary. |
| drear dreare drere | (Spenser) dreariness, gloom. |
| dso dzho dzo zho zo | A kind of yak. |
| dsobo zobo zobu | A male ZO. |
| dsomo jomo zhomo | The female of the ZO. |
| duniewassal duniwassal dunniewassal | (Gaelic) a Highland gentleman of inferior rank. |
| duvetine duvetyn duvetyne | (Fr.) a smooth lustrous velvety fabric. |
| dwalm dwam dwaum | (Scots) a swoon, a sudden sickness; (verb) to swoon. |
| dysodil dysodyle dysodile | An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning. |
| dyspneal dyspneic dyspnoeal | Of or like DYSPNEA, laboured breathing. |