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ceremonie, ceremony,
ceremony [ˈsɛrəmonɪ]
n. Ceremony.
Ceres, Sairis, Seeris, Seris,
Ceres [ˈsiːrəs]
pn. Ceres (Fife).
cairtain, certaint, sartain, sarten, sartin,
certain [ˈsɛrt(ə)n]
also certaint [ˈsɛrt(ə)nt]
adj. Certain.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
uncertain: Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
uncertainty: The state of being uncertain.
cert, certe, certes, certie, certies, certs, certy,
certe [ˈsɛrtɪ]
also certes
adv. Assuredly, to be sure, sure enough.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
my certes [mɑe-, ma-, mə-]: My! Certainly! An exclamation of surprise or emphasis.
certifee, certifee$d, certifie,
certifee [ˈsɛrtɪfiː, S. -fəi]
v. To certify.
pt. pp. certifee'd
certificate,
certificate [sərˈtɪfəkət]
n. Certificate.
v. To certificate.
cess, cesse,
cess [sɛs]
n. A tax, a local tax, rates and taxes, a burden, an extraction.
pl. cesses
v. To tax.
chaak, chaak, chack, chack, chackart, chacker, chackered, chackert, chacket, chackie, chackit, chaekert, chakit, chakk, chakk, chakker, chakkt, check, check, check, checkit, checks, cheekeet, jaik, jaikit, jeck, jeckit,
chack [tʃak, N. dʒɛk]
n. A check or curb on something. To reprove, scold. A cross-lined fabric.
dim. chackie A farm worker's bag.
v. To check, to curb.
pt. pp. chackit adj. Checked, tartan, cross-lined. col. drunk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chacker: A chessboard.
chackert, chackered: adj. Checked, chequered.
check [tʃɛk]: WC. A door key, from English check-key, a latch key.
no checkin: Not working.
chaak, chack, chackart, chacker, chacket, chackie, chackie_mill, chackie-mull, chackit, chacky, chakit, chakk, chakker, chakkt, chat, chatt, check, check, checker, checkit, cheekeet, chuckie, jaikit, jeckit, shakk, stane_chackart, stane_chacker, stanechack, stane-chack, stane-chack, stanechacker, stanechakker, stane-shakker, steen-chackert, sten-shakker, stenshik, stone-chack, stone-chack, stonechacker, stone-chacker, stone-check, stone-checker, whinchacker, whin-chacker, whinchecker, whin-checker, whinchucker, whin-chucker, whun-chacker,
chack [tʃak]
n. A bite, a snack. A cut, a hack. I.Ork. The wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.
dim. chackie
v. To bite, to snap. To make a clicking noise. Chatter the teeth. To hack, cut.
pt. pp. chackit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chacker, chackart: A term of endearment or of affectionate reproof. The whinchat Saxicola rubetra or stonechat Saxicola rubicola etc.
chackie mill: MN. The death-watch beetle.
gray chacker: SN. MN. The mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus.
stane chack: The whinchat Saxicola rubetra.
stane chackart: The stonechat or I. wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.
stane chacker: The wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, occasionally the stonechat Saxicola rubicola.
whin-chacker, -chackart: [ʍɪn-, ʍʌn-, N. fʌn-]: S. C. NN.b. The whinchat Saxicola rubetra or U. stonechat Saxicola rubicola.
chad, chadd, chaddie, chaddy, chird, jad,
chad [MN. tʃad]
n. Compacted gravel.
 
chaddy
adj. Gravelly.

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