(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
accentus
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
accutron
aceituna
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acontius
acounter
acquaint
acquaint
adj
(obsolete) Acquainted.
verb
(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
acuation
acuation
noun
(rare) The act of sharpening.
acushnet
acutance
acutance
noun
(photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
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.
anticult
anticult
adj
(religion) Opposed to cults.
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.
(medicine) Who has anuresis; unable to urinate.
ascutney
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
beechnut
beechnut
noun
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
bruceton
bucentur
bunceton
butanoic
butanoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to butanoic acid or its derivatives
caanthus
calutron
calutron
noun
(physics) A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.
canulate
canulate
verb
Alternative form of cannulate
caratunk
cautions
cautions
noun
plural of caution
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caution
ceinture
ceinture
noun
A belt or girdle.
cementum
cementum
noun
(anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
centauri
centaurs
centaurs
noun
plural of centaur
centaury
centaury
noun
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Centaurium, sensu stricto
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
centrums
centuple
centuple
adj
Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
verb
(intransitive) To increase a hundredfold.
(transitive) To increase or multiply something by a hundred.
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
centuria
cernauti
chanteur
chanteur
noun
A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaumont
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
chaunter
chaunter
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.
chazanut
cheshunt
cheshunt
Proper noun
A town in Hertfordshire, England.
chestnut
chestnut
adj
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
noun
(UK) The horse-chestnut.
(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
A nut of this tree or shrub.
A reddish-brown horse.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
chunters
chunters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter
chutnees
chutnees
noun
plural of chutnee
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
cincture
cincture
noun
(architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
verb
(viniculture) To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).
To encircle, or surround.
claudent
claudent
adj
Shutting; confining; drawing together.
cleanout
cleanout
noun
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
clouting
clouting
noun
A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.
The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
verb
present participle of clout
cloutman
cocoanut
cocoanut
noun
Dated form of coconut.
coconuts
coconuts
noun
plural of coconut
cognatus
cognatus
noun
(law) A person connected through cognation.
cognitum
cokernut
cokernut
noun
Archaic form of coconut.
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
conducta
conducts
conducts
noun
plural of conduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conduct
conduits
conduits
noun
plural of conduit
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
confuter
confuter
noun
A person who confutes
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
conjunct
conjunct
adj
Acting together; collaborative.
Conjoined.
noun
(linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.
(logic) Either term of a conjunction.
conneaut
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
construe
construe
noun
A translation.
verb
(grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
(grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
(transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
(transitive) To translate.
To infer.
consuete
consulta
consulta
noun
An official meeting or consultation.
The meeting of a government council, especially of an Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese government or agency.
The minutes or report of such a government council.
consulto
consults
consults
noun
plural of consult
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consult
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
contineu
continua
continua
noun
plural of continuum
continue
continue
noun
(video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
verb
(intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
(poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
(transitive) To make last; to prolong.
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
(transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
(transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
continuo
continuo
noun
(historical) A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.
(music) Synonym of basso continuo.
contours
contours
noun
plural of contour
contrude
contumax
contused
contused
adj
That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contuse
contuses
contuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contuse
conusant
conusant
adj
(law) cognizant
cornuate
cornuate
adj
(medicine, zoology) Horn-shaped, as with a bicornuate uterus.
cornuted
cornuted
adj
Bearing horns; horned.
Horn-shaped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornute
cornutin
cornutos
cornutos
noun
plural of cornuto
cornutus
cotenure
cotenure
noun
(rare) joint tenure
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
cothurns
cothurns
noun
plural of cothurn
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
coturnix
couchant
couchant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.
(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
countdom
countdom
noun
The status or the territory of a count.
counters
counters
noun
plural of counter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counter
countess
countess
noun
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
The wife of a count or earl.
countian
countian
Noun
An inhabitant of a specified county.
counties
counties
noun
plural of county
counting
counting
noun
a count
the act by which something is counted.
verb
present participle of count
countour
countree
countree
noun
(archaic, poetic) Alternative form of country, used when poetic meter demands a stress on the final syllable.
countrie
countrie
noun
Obsolete spelling of country
courante
courante
noun
(music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
(music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
couranto
couranto
noun
Alternative form of coranto
courants
courants
noun
plural of courant
courting
courting
noun
courtship; amorous advances
verb
present participle of court
courtman
courtnay
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
courtund
croutons
croutons
noun
plural of crouton
crumpton
crusting
crusting
noun
Encrusted material.
verb
present participle of crust
ctenodus
cuarenta
cuartino
cubanite
cubanite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, and sulfur.
cubation
cubation
noun
(mathematics) The act of finding the volume or cubic content of a body; the result thus found.
(obsolete) The act of lying down; a reclining.
cuitling
culation
culliton
cultigen
cultigen
noun
(botany, horticulture) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.
cumulant
cumulant
noun
(mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form
cuneated
cuneated
adj
cuneate
cuneatic
cuneatic
adj
cuneiform
cuneator
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
curation
curation
noun
(archaic) The act of curing or healing.
(databases) The manual updating of information in a database.
The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.
currants
currants
noun
plural of currant
currents
currents
noun
plural of current
curtains
curtains
noun
(colloquial, oenology) A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect.
(figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.
plural of curtain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtain