| BRANCHLINE | • branchline n. Rare spelling of branch line. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad’s mainlines. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and… |
| CHALANNING | • CHALAN v. (Urdu) in India, to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate. |
| CHANGELING | • changeling n. (European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature… • changeling n. (By extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else. • changeling n. (By extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake;… |
| CHANNELING | • channeling v. Present participle of channel. • channeling n. Alternative form of channelling. • CHANNEL v. to direct along a course. |
| CHANNELISE | • channelise v. (British spelling) alternative form of channelize. • CHANNELISE v. to create or provide a channel for, also CHANNELIZE. |
| CHANNELIZE | • channelize v. To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river. • channelize v. (Transitive) To transmit through a channel. • channelize v. (Transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line. |
| CHANTINGLY | • chantingly adv. In a chanting manner. • CHANTING adv. singing. |
| CHELONIANS | • chelonians n. Plural of chelonian. • CHELONIAN n. any member of the turtle or tortoise family. |
| CLANNISHLY | • clannishly adv. In a clannish manner. • CLANNISH adv. like a clan. |
| ENCEPHALIN | • encephalin n. Alternative form of enkephalin. • ENCEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| FLANCHINGS | • flanchings n. Plural of flanching. • FLANCHING n. a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimneypot, also FLAUNCHING. |
| FLAUNCHING | • flaunching v. Present participle of flaunch. • flaunching n. The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position… • flaunching n. A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing. |
| HALCYONIAN | • halcyonian adj. Halcyon; calm. • HALCYONIAN adj. peaceful and happy, also HALCYONIC. |
| LAUNCHINGS | • launchings n. Plural of launching. • LAUNCHING n. the act of making a launch. |
| MANCHINEEL | • manchineel n. A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that… • MANCHINEEL n. (Spanish) a tropical tree with poisonous latex. |
| MISCHANNEL | • mischannel v. To channel badly or wrongly. • MISCHANNEL v. to channel wrongly. |
| NONETHICAL | • nonethical adj. Not ethical; not related to ethics. • NONETHICAL adj. not ethical. |
| PLAINCHANT | • plainchant n. Synonym of plainsong. • PLAINCHANT n. plainsong. |
| SPLANCHNIC | • splanchnic adj. (Medicine) Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines. • SPLANCHNIC adj. visceral. |
| UNLATCHING | • unlatching v. Present participle of unlatch. • unlatching n. The act of unfastening a latch. • UNLATCH v. to undo a fastening on a door or gate. |