(accounting, project management) Documented historical results; things that have happened rather than things that are planned.
(business) Physical commodities or financial instruments which are traded in futures contracts.
plural of actual
aculeus
aculeus
noun
(botany) A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses.
A sting.
acushla
acushla
noun
(chiefly Ireland) darling
alcaeus
alcaeus
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by an Ancient Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (c. 620–6th century
almuces
almuces
noun
plural of almuce
ancylus
asculae
auscult
auscult
verb
To auscultate.
baculus
bascule
bascule
noun
(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
blockus
boucles
boucles
noun
plural of boucle
bucelas
buckels
buckles
buckles
noun
plural of buckle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckle
buscarl
calamus
calamus
noun
(Christianity, historical) Synonym of fistula (“tube for sucking Eucharist wine”)
(ornithology) A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
A fish of genus Calamus in family Sparidae; certain porgies.
A palm in genus Calamus, of rattan palms.
The sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
calceus
callous
callous
adj
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
(literally) Having calluses, or relating to calluses.
noun
Alternative form of callus
calques
calques
noun
plural of calque
calusar
calvous
calvous
adj
(botany, rare) Lacking bristles or pappuses.
(formal, medicine, rare) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.
camelus
canfuls
cansful
cansful
noun
plural of canful
canulas
capfuls
capfuls
noun
plural of capful
capsula
capsule
capsule
noun
(anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
(anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
(astronautics) A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
(attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form
(botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
(botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
(chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
(physiology) A membranous envelope.
(winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
verb
(transitive) To encapsulate or summarize.
(transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
carfuls
carfuls
noun
plural of carful
carolus
carolus
Noun
An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings.
caseful
caseful
noun
As much as a case will hold.
castuli
casuals
casuals
noun
plural of casual
caudles
caudles
noun
plural of caudle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caudle
causals
causals
noun
plural of causal
cedulas
cedulas
noun
plural of cedula
celsius
celsius
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Celsius
censual
censual
adj
Relating to, or containing, a census.
cesural
cesural
adj
Alternative form of caesural
chalcus
chylous
chylous
adj
(physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
cinclus
claques
claques
noun
plural of claque
clausal
clausal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses.
clausen
clauses
clauses
noun
plural of clause
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clause
clausum
clavius
clipeus
clipeus
noun
A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome.
An ornamental disk of marble in this shape.
Part of the exoskeleton of an insect between the carapace and mandibles.
cliques
cliques
noun
plural of clique
cloques
cloques
noun
plural of cloque
closeup
closeup
noun
(film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.
closure
closure
noun
(mathematics) The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
(obsolete) That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.
(politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
(sociology) The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others from their group based on varied criteria. ᵂᵖ
(topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
The act of shutting; a closing.
The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
cloughs
cloughs
noun
plural of clough
clumpst
clunist
clusium
cluster
cluster
noun
(army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
(astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
(chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
(computing) A group of computers that work together.
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
(linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.
(military) A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
(phonetics) A group of consonants.
(slang, euphemistic) A clusterfuck.
(statistics, cluster analysis) A subset of a population whose members are sufficiently similar to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a distinct group; such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.
verb
(intransitive) To form a cluster or group.
(transitive) To collect into clusters.
(transitive) To cover with clusters.
clypeus
clypeus
noun
(entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
clyssus
clyssus
noun
(rare) quintessence
clytius
cocalus
colinus
colobus
colobus
noun
(zoology) Any of several large arboreal African monkeys of the genus Colobus.
colonus
colonus
noun
(historical) A sharecropping tenant farmer of the late Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages.
colours
colours
noun
(nautical) Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
plural of colour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colour
colugos
colugos
noun
plural of colugo
columns
columns
noun
(juggling) pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
plural of column
colures
colures
noun
plural of colure
consuls
consuls
noun
plural of consul
consult
consult
noun
(US) A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.
(obsolete) A council; a meeting for consultation.
(obsolete) Agreement; concert.
(obsolete) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation
(obsolete) the result of consultation; determination; decision.
verb
(intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
(intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
(transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
(transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
(transitive, obsolete) To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
(transitive, obsolete) To deliberate upon; to take for.
copulas
copulas
noun
plural of copula
corylus
costful
costful
adj
(archaic) Expensive; sumptuous
Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly
costula
costula
noun
(zoology) A little rib or ridge.
couldst
couldst
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple past form of can
coulees
coulees
noun
plural of coulee
coulson
counsel
counsel
noun
A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
Advice; guidance.
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
Exercise of judgment; prudence.
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
verb
(transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).
(transitive) To recommend (a course of action).
couples
couples
noun
plural of couple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of couple
crusile
crusily
crusily
adj
(heraldry) Semé (strewn) with cross crosslets.
crustal
crustal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the Earth or other planet.
cuculus
cuddles
cuddles
noun
plural of cuddle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuddle
cudgels
cudgels
noun
plural of cudgel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cudgel
culches
culches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culch
culices
culices
noun
plural of culex
cullays
cullers
cullers
noun
plural of culler
cullets
cullets
noun
plural of cullet
cullies
cullies
noun
plural of cully
culosio
culpose
cultish
cultish
adj
(derogatory) Resembling a cult.
Having an intense admiration or enthusiasm for something.
cultism
cultism
noun
(literature) Synonym of culteranismo
The system or practice of a cult.
cultist
cultist
noun
A member of a cult.
culvers
culvers
noun
plural of culver
cumulus
cumulus
noun
A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.
A mound or heap.
cupfuls
cupfuls
noun
plural of cupful
cupless
cupless
adj
Without a cup.
cupolas
cupolas
noun
plural of cupola
cupsful
cupules
cupules
noun
plural of cupule
curdles
curdles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curdle
curlers
curlers
noun
plural of curler
curlews
curlews
noun
plural of curlew
curstly
curstly
adv
Obsolete form of cursedly.
curtals
curtals
noun
plural of curtal
cushily
cushily
adv
In a cushy way.
cuspule
cuspule
noun
A small cusp.
custrel
custrel
noun
A knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave.
cutlash
cutlash
noun
(dialectal) Obsolete form of cutlass.
cutlass
cutlass
noun
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
verb
(transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.
cutlers
cutlers
noun
plural of cutler
cutlets
cutlets
noun
plural of cutlet
cutlips
cuttles
cuttles
noun
plural of cuttle
dulcets
dulcose
dulcose
noun
(organic chemistry) dulcite
elicius
emulsic
emulsic
adj
Relating to emulsion.
escuela
esculic
esculin
esculin
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).
euclase
euclase
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral, a product of the decomposition of beryl in pegmatites.
excusal
excusal
noun
The act of excusing or of being excused.
exsculp
faucals
faucals
noun
plural of faucal
floccus
floccus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds.
fucales
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.
gulches
gulches
noun
plural of gulch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gulch
gulsach
huckles
huckles
noun
plural of huckle
huscarl
iliacus
iliacus
noun
(anatomy) A flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa.
inclusa
incluse
insculp
insculp
verb
(obsolete, rare) To engrave; to carve; to sculpture.
lacunas
lacunes
lacunes
noun
plural of lacune
lascaux
lascaux
Proper noun
A small region of Dordogne in France, famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings
launces
launces
noun
plural of launce
leucins
leucins
noun
plural of leucin
leucism
leucism
noun
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).
leucous
leucous
adj
white; albino
licetus
linctus
linctus
noun
(medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.