(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
(historical) A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.
congous
congous
noun
plural of congou
cougars
cougars
noun
plural of cougar
cubages
cubages
noun
plural of cubage
cudgels
cudgels
noun
plural of cudgel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cudgel
cumings
curaghs
curaghs
noun
plural of curagh
cursing
cursing
noun
The act of one who curses.
verb
present participle of curse
cushing
cusping
cusping
noun
(architecture) A formation of cusps.
verb
present participle of cusp
cussing
cussing
noun
(US) The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
verb
present participle of cuss
eggcups
eggcups
noun
plural of eggcup
escuage
escuage
noun
(historical, Middle Ages) Payment to a lord in lieu of military service.
gauchos
gauchos
noun
Calf-length trousers with flared legs.
plural of gaucho
glaucus
glaucus
noun
Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, strikingly colored with blue and silvery white.
Citrus glauca, the desert lime, a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia.
glucase
glucase
noun
(dated, biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts starch into glucose.
glucose
glucose
noun
(biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
guaiacs
guaiacs
noun
plural of guaiac
gulches
gulches
noun
plural of gulch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gulch
gulsach
gweducs
gweducs
noun
plural of gweduc
saucing
saucing
verb
present participle of sauce
scourge
scourge
noun
A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed.
verb
To strike with a scourge; to flog.
scrouge
scrouge
verb
(UK, dialect and US, colloquial, transitive) To crowd; to squeeze.
scrunge
scrunge
noun
(music, slang, derogatory) An inauthentic form of grunge music.
(tiddlywinks) A shot where the wink enters the pot but bounces out again.
A scruffy and impoverished individual.
Scunge; muck; a disgusting and (usually) semiliquid substance.
verb
Hey, wait for me while I scrunge the breakroom.
To make or become scrungy.
To scour (search) desperately for resources such as food or equipment.
To squeeze; to scrunch.
scullog
scullog
noun
(Ireland, historical) A yeoman or petty farmer.
scutage
scutage
noun
(historical) A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
suckage
suckage
noun
(slang) The quality of something that sucks; inferiority; badness.
sucking
sucking
adj
(archaic) Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant; suckling.
(archaic, by extension, figurative) Young and inexperienced.
noun
A sound or motion that sucks.
An act of sucking.
verb
present participle of suck
uncages
uncages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uncage
unclogs
unclogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unclog