(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentor
accentor
noun
(music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
(obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
acentric
acentric
adj
Not centered; without a centre
noun
A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
acherman
achernar
ackerman
ackerman
Proper noun
a town in Mississippi, USA
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acounter
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
advancer
advancer
noun
(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
A second branch of a buck's antler.
One who advances or puts forward.
alcandre
alcargen
amacrine
amacrine
adj
(biology) Without long processes.
noun
(biology) Any cell that does not have a long process.
amelcorn
amelcorn
noun
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
american
anacreon
anacreon
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 – 488 notable for his drinking songs and hymns.
anaretic
ancerata
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
ancyrean
ancyrene
aneretic
anerotic
anoretic
anoretic
adj
Alternative form of anorexic
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
antergic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
arcanite
arcanite
noun
(mineralogy) Potassium sulfate.
archaean
archaean
noun
(biology) Any organism of the domain Archaea.
archdean
archdean
noun
A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean.
archeion
archelon
archenia
archines
archines
noun
plural of archine
archness
archness
noun
The state of being arch.
arcsines
arcsines
noun
plural of arcsine
arecaine
arecaine
noun
Synonym of arecaidine
arecolin
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
arsenics
arsenics
noun
plural of arsenic
ascender
ascender
noun
(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
A person or thing that ascends.
ascensor
bacterin
bacterin
noun
A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
balancer
balancer
noun
An acrobat.
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
One who, or that which, balances.
barnacle
barnacle
noun
(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
verb
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.
bearance
beckiron
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
bedrench
bedrench
verb
(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
beichner
benchers
benchers
noun
plural of bencher
benchmar
berenice
bernacle
bernacle
noun
(of horses) Obsolete spelling of barnacle
bernicia
bernicle
bernicle
noun
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A form of torture in which the legs were crushed between pieces of wood.
A barnacle goose.
berniece
berycine
bescreen
bescreen
verb
(transitive) To cover with a screen, or as with a screen.
(transitive) To shelter; conceal.
betorcin
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blencher
blencher
noun
(obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.
(obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
blencorn
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
bouncers
bouncers
noun
plural of bouncer
bouncier
bouncier
adj
comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy
brackens
brackens
noun
plural of bracken
brackney
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
brancher
brancher
noun
(falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
branches
branches
noun
plural of branch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of branch
brandice
brechans
brendice
brescian
bricelyn
brisance
brisance
noun
The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
brodench
brotchen
bruceton
brucines
bruckner
bruckner
Proper noun
of German origin. Widely known as the surname of the Austrian composer (1824-96).
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
brunches
brunches
noun
plural of brunch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brunch
bucentur
buchnera
bunchier
bunchier
adj
comparative form of bunchy: more bunchy
cabernet
cabernet
noun
Cabernet Sauvignon
cabirean
cabirean
Adjective
Of or relating to the Cabeiri.
caerleon
calander
calander
noun
(obsolete) The weevil Phlyctinus callosus.
calandre
calciner
calciner
noun
A device or container in which calcination takes place.
A person who calcines.
calderon
calendar
calendar
noun
(US) An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)
A list of planned events.
A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
verb
(law) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.
To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
calender
calender
noun
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
Misspelling of calendar.
Obsolete form of calendar.
One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
One who pursues the business of calendering.
verb
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
calendra
calendre
calendry
calendry
noun
A place set aside for calendering.
A specialized calendar or set of calendars.
The calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
camarine
camerina
camerine
cameroon
cameroon
Proper noun
in Central Africa. Official name:
Noun
A Conservative Party member with green or social liberal leanings, supporting the policies of David Cameron.
cameroun
cameroun
Proper noun
A former French and British territory in Central Africa, occupying the area of the modern-day country of Cameroon.
canaigre
canaigre
noun
(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
(US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant.
canaller
canaller
noun
(nautical, chiefly Canada) A vessel of a design modified for use in a particular canal.
canarese
canaries
canaries
noun
plural of canary
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canary
canarine
canarsee
canaster
canaster
noun
(tobacco) Coarse, dried tobacco leaves.
canberra
canberra
Proper noun
National capital of Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory.
The Australian government.
canceler
canceler
noun
agent noun of cancel: Something that, or someone who cancels something; specifically an electronic device that cancels a signal.
cancered
cancered
adj
Afflicted with cancer.
cancerin
cancrine
cancrine
adj
(by extension) Of or pertaining to reading something backwards.
(poetry) Palindromic; reading the same forwards or backwards.
(rare) Of or pertaining to crabs.
candider
candider
adj
comparative form of candid: more candid
candlers
candlers
noun
plural of candler
canephor
canevari
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
canister
canister
noun
(boxing, slang, archaic) A person's head.
A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.
A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.
verb
(transitive) To pack into a canister.
cankered
cankered
adj
(figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
(figuratively) bad-tempered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
Ulcerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canker
canmaker
canoeiro
canotier
canreply
canroyer
cantered
cantered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canter
canterer
canterer
noun
One who canters.
cantoner
cantoner
noun
An inhabitant of a canton.
canvaser
canvaser
noun
Alternative form of canvasser
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
caponier
caponier
noun
(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.
carabeen
carabeen
noun
Any of several Australian trees of the genus Sloanea
carabine
carabine
noun
(military) A carbine.
verb
(transitive, nautical or rock climbing) To attach via carabiner.