| CANTHAL | • canthal n. (Zoology) Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind… • canthal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to a canthus (meeting point of upper and lower eyelid). • CANTHAL adj. relating to the canthus, the fold of the eye. |
| CHALANS | • chalans n. Plural of chalan. • chalans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chalan. • CHALAN v. (Urdu) in India, to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate. |
| CHALLAN | • challan n. (South Asia) An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc. • challan v. (South Asia) To issue an official infringement citation. • CHALLAN n. (Urdu) a waybill; a pass, also CHALAN. |
| CHALONE | • chalone n. (Biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them. • CHALONE n. one of a group of chemicals occurring in animal tissue. |
| CHANCEL | • chancel n. The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval… • Chancel prop.n. A surname. • CHANCEL n. the part of a church containing the altar and seats for choir. |
| CHANNEL | • channel n. The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. • channel n. The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water. • channel n. The navigable part of a river. |
| CHARNEL | • charnel n. A chapel attached to a mortuary. • charnel n. A repository for dead bodies. • charnel adj. Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral. |
| CLACHAN | • clachan n. (Scotland) A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland. • CLACHAN n. (Gaelic) a small village, also CLACH. |
| CONCHAL | • conchal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear. • CONCHAL adj. pertaining to the concha, or external ear. |
| FLAUNCH | • flaunch v. (Transitive, construction) To provide with flaunching. • flaunch n. (Heraldry) Alternative form of flanch. • FLAUNCH v. to widen into a flared shape, also FLANCH. |
| HALCYON | • halcyon n. (Poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to… • halcyon n. A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia. • halcyon adj. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. |
| LANCHED | • lanched v. Simple past tense and past participle of lanch. • LANCH v. to throw, as a lance; to let fly. |
| LANCHES | • lanches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lanch. • lanches n. Plural of lanch. • LANCH v. to throw, as a lance; to let fly. |
| LARCHEN | • larchen adj. Of or pertaining to the larch tree. • LARCHEN adj. of or pertaining to the larch. |
| LOCHANS | • lochans n. Plural of lochan. • LOCHAN n. (Gaelic) a small lake. |
| NUCHALS | • nuchals n. Plural of nuchal. • NUCHAL n. the nape of the neck, also NUCHA. |
| PLANCHE | • planche n. (Gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support. • PLANCHE n. a plank, a board, also PLANCH. |
| TULCHAN | • tulchan n. (Obsolete) A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk. • tulchan n. (Historical, derogatory) A man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop… • TULCHAN n. (Gaelic) a calf's skin set beside a cow to make her give milk freely. |
| UNLATCH | • unlatch v. Remove from a latch. • UNLATCH v. to undo a fastening on a door or gate. |