(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acheirus
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
aciculas
acontius
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acrisius
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
agaricus
alcinous
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
anacusia
anacusic
anacusic
adj
(medicine) Totally deaf.
anacusis
anacusis
noun
(medicine) Total deafness.
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aquatics
aquatics
noun
Sports involving water.
plural of aquatic
arcesius
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
ascanius
ascanius
Proper noun
the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
asuncion
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
aulicism
auricles
auricles
noun
plural of auricle
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
autecism
autistic
autistic
adj
(Internet slang, 4chan, offensive or self-deprecatory) Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
(now derogatory, offensive, slang, and medically obsolete) Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
bacchius
bacchius
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
baluchis
banausic
banausic
adj
(formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
(formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.
barocius
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
biscuits
biscuits
noun
plural of biscuit
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
brancusi
brucines
buckskin
buckskin
adj
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
noun
A grayish yellow in colour.
A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
Breeches made of buckskin.
Clothing made from buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
bucolics
bucolics
noun
plural of bucolic
bursicle
bursicle
noun
(botany) A sheath that covers the viscidium in some plants.
busching
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesious
caesious
adj
Having a blue color very low in chroma.
caesiums
caesuric
caesuric
adj
Of or relating to a caesura.
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
calippus
calixtus
callipus
cambiums
cambouis
camillus
capillus
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsumin
captious
captious
adj
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
carcinus
cariacus
caribous
caribous
noun
plural of caribou
caricous
caricous
adj
Shaped like a fig.
carpinus
carpuspi
casaquin
casaquin
noun
(historical) A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
cassicus
cassique
casuists
casuists
noun
plural of casuist
caucasia
caucasia
Proper noun
Caucasus
caucasic
caudices
caudices
noun
plural of caudex
causerie
causerie
noun
An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.
caustics
caustics
noun
plural of caustic
caustify
cautions
cautions
noun
plural of caution
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caution
cautious
cautious
adj
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
cecilius
cerusite
cerusite
noun
Alternative form of cerussite
charquis
charquis
noun
plural of charqui
cherusci
cherusci
Noun
A Germanic tribe.
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chiauses
chiauses
noun
plural of chiaus
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chillums
chillums
noun
plural of chillum
chiquest
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chnuphis
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chukchis
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
churlish
churlish
adj
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious.
Stingy or grudging.
chutists
chutists
noun
plural of chutist
chuvashi
ciboules
ciboules
noun
plural of ciboule
cinerous
cinerous
adj
Alternative form of cinereous (“ash-colored”)
cinurous
circinus
circuits
circuits
noun
plural of circuit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circuit
circulus
circuses
circuses
noun
plural of circus
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
ciseleur
ciselure
cislunar
cislunar
adj
Situated below the orbit of the Moon, or equivalent distance from the Earth.
Situated between the Earth and the Moon.
cistuses
citellus
citreous
citreous
adj
Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
citruses
citruses
noun
plural of citrus
claudius
claudius
Proper noun
The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"
clausius
climacus
climacus
noun
A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.
cliquish
cliquish
adj
Of or pertaining to a clique.
Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.
cliquism
cliquism
noun
The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
clubbish
clubbish
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to club together.
(obsolete) rude; clownish
Somewhat resembling a club.
clubbism
clubbism
noun
(archaic) clubmanship; cliquishness
clubbist
clubbist
noun
A member of a club; one who frequents clubs.
clubfist
clubfist
noun
(obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow.
A large, heavy fist.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
clumsier
clumsier
adj
comparative form of clumsy: more clumsy
clumsily
clumsily
adv
In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
clupeids
clupeids
noun
plural of clupeid
coinsure
coinsure
verb
To insure (or be insured) jointly with another
To take out coinsurance
coituses
coituses
noun
plural of coitus
coliseum
coliseum
noun
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
colusite
colusite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.
comenius
communis
conduits
conduits
noun
plural of conduit
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
coprinus
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
coquitos
coquitos
noun
plural of coquito
corineus
costious
costumic
costumic
adj
Of or relating to a costume.
cosuitor
cotarius
coulisse
coulisse
noun
A fluting in a sword blade.
A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
A side scene of the stage in a theater or the space between the side scenes.