| ACCLOYING | • accloying v. Present participle of accloy. • ACCLOY v. (Spenser) to injure with a horseshoe nail; to clog, choke. |
| AGLYCONES | • aglycones n. Plural of aglycone. • AGLYCONE n. an organic compound, as a phenol or alcohol, combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside, also AGLYCON. |
| ARROGANCY | • arrogancy n. (Now rare) Arrogance. • ARROGANCY n. the quality of being arrogant, also ARROGANCE. |
| CANOPYING | • canopying n. The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline. • canopying v. Present participle of canopy. • CANOPY v. to cover from above. |
| CANYONING | • canyoning n. A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include… • CANYONING n. the sport of going down a canyon river by any of various means. |
| COAXINGLY | • coaxingly adv. In a coaxing manner. • COAXINGLY adv. COAXING. |
| COCCYGIAN | • coccygian adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the coccyx. • COCCYGIAN adj. relating to the coccyx, the tailbone, also COCCYGEAL. |
| COGNATELY | • cognately adv. In a way that is cognate. • COGNATE adv. related by birth. |
| COVARYING | • covarying v. Present participle of covary. • COVARY v. to vary mean values. |
| CRAYONING | • crayoning v. Present participle of crayon. • crayoning n. A drawing done in crayon. • CRAYON v. to use a drawing implement. |
| CYANOGENS | • cyanogens n. Plural of cyanogen. • CYANOGEN n. a compound of carbon and nitrogen, forming a colourless poisonous gas with an almond-like odour. |
| GAYCATION | • GAYCATION n. a holiday specifically designed for the gay market. |
| GLYCATION | • glycation n. (Biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein. • GLYCATION n. the bonding of a sugar molecule to a protein. |
| GYNAECOID | • gynaecoid adj. Characteristic of a woman. • gynæcoid adj. Obsolete typography of gynaecoid. • GYNAECOID adj. of or like a woman, also GYNECOID. |
| GYNOCRACY | • gynocracy n. (Government, sociology) Synonym of gynecocracy. • GYNOCRACY n. government by women. |
| GYRFALCON | • gyrfalcon n. (Obsolete) Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. • gyrfalcon n. Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia. • GYRFALCON n. a heavy, powerful falcon of cold northerly regions, also GERFALCON, JERFALCON. |
| GYROMANCY | • gyromancy n. Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant… • gyromancy n. Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters. • GYROMANCY n. divination by walking in a circle until dizzy; the fortune is determined by where the person falls. |
| POCHAYING | • POCHAY v. to transport by post-chaise. |
| POIGNANCY | • poignancy n. The quality of being poignant. • POIGNANCY n. the state of being poignant, also POIGNANCE. |