(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.
acorus
barcus
bursch
bursch
noun
(archaic) A German university student.
carius
carnus
carpus
carpus
noun
(anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
carrus
carrus
noun
(uncommon, historical) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
caruso
caurus
causer
causer
noun
someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
cedrus
cercus
cercus
noun
(entomology) Structures on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
cereus
cereus
noun
Any of the genus Cereus of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.
cerous
cerous
adj
(chemistry) Containing cerium with valence three
Having a cere
ceruse
ceruse
noun
white lead, a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, which has come to be used as a white pigment, in cosmetics, and for medical purposes.
cervus
cesura
cesura
noun
Alternative spelling of caesura
cesure
chorus
chorus
noun
(Christianity) A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
(by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.
(by extension, chiefly Britain, theater, historical) An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.
(jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.
(often attributively) A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.
A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
A part of a song which is repeated between verses; a refrain.
A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
A song performed by the singers of such a group.
An instance of singing by a group of people.
The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
The noise or sound made by such a group.
The opinion expressed by such a group.
verb
(rare) To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.
Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.
To echo in unison another person's words.
To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.
To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.
To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.
To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.
churls
churls
noun
plural of churl
churns
churns
noun
plural of churn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of churn
churrs
churrs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of churr
chuser
chuser
noun
Obsolete spelling of chooser.
circus
circus
noun
(figurative) A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
(historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
(military, World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
(obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.
A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
verb
To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus
cirrus
cirrus
noun
(botany) A tendril.
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.
(zoology) A thin tendril-like appendage.
citrus
citrus
adj
Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
noun
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
clerus
clours
clours
noun
plural of clour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clour
codrus
cormus
cormus
noun
(biology) An organism made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk where the buds remain attached.
(botany) A corm.
cornus
cornus
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Cornus of dogwoods.
corpus
corpus
noun
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
(uncommon) A body, a collection.
A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
corvus
corvus
noun
(historical) A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
course
course
adv
(colloquial) Ellipsis of of course.
noun
(India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
(especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
(golf) A golf course.
(in the plural, courses, obsolete, euphemistic) Menses.
(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
(music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.
(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
(roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
(textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
A learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study.
A normal or customary sequence.
A path that something or someone moves along.
A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
A racecourse.
A sequence of events.
A stage of a meal.
Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
The itinerary of a race.
The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
verb
(transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
(transitive) To run through or over.
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
coursy
courts
courts
noun
plural of court
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of court
cratus
creusa
creuse
crocus
crocus
noun
(Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago) Burlap.
(chemistry, obsolete) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
(obsolete, slang) A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
cronus
cronus
Proper noun
The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses
crotus
croups
croups
noun
plural of croup
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croup
crouse
crouse
adj
(Scotland) brisk; lively; bold
cruces
cruces
noun
plural of crux
crucis
crucks
crucks
noun
plural of cruck
crudes
crudes
noun
plural of crude
cruels
cruels
noun
Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck.
cruets
cruets
noun
plural of cruet
cruise
cruise
noun
(US, military, informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.
(aeronautics) Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group. See Cruising (driving).
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
A small cup; cruse.
verb
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
(intransitive) To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
(intransitive, child development) To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
(intransitive, sports) To win easily and convincingly.
(transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
(transitive, colloquial) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
(transitive, intransitive, forestry) To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
crumbs
crumbs
intj
(chiefly Britain) An expression of mild surprise.
noun
plural of crumb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crumb
crumps
crumps
noun
plural of crump
cruors
crusca
cruses
cruses
noun
plural of cruse
cruset
cruset
noun
A goldsmith's crucible.
crusie
crusie
noun
Alternative form of crusy (“oil-burning lamp”)
crusoe
crusta
crusta
noun
A cocktail (typically of brandy, orange liqueur, bitters, and lemon juice and peel) distinguished by a sugared crust on the rim of the glass.
A crust or shell.
A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.
crusts
crusts
noun
plural of crust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crust
crusty
crusty
adj
(informal) Of very low quality.
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
Having a crust, especially a thick one.
noun
(chiefly Britain, informal) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
(chiefly UK and Ireland, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
(slang) Dried eye mucus.
cruxes
cubers
cubers
noun
plural of cuber
curcas
curcas
noun
A spurge, Jatropha curcas, from Central America
curers
curers
noun
plural of curer
curets
curets
noun
plural of curet
curies
curies
noun
plural of curie
curios
curios
noun
plural of curio
cursal
cursed
cursed
adj
(colloquial) Frightening or unsettling.
(obsolete) Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
hateful; damnable; accursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curse
cursen
curser
curser
noun
One who curses.
curses
curses
intj
(UK, dated or humorous in the US) Expression of annoyance or frustration.
noun
plural of curse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curse
curson
cursor
cursor
noun
(databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
(graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
(graphical user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
(programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
verb
(intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
cursus
cursus
noun
(archaeology) A long ditch or trench of unknown function, constructed in Neolithic Britain and Ireland.
(rare) A course; a journey or progression.
A form of daily prayer or service.
An academic curriculum.
curtis
curtsy
curtsy
noun
Alternative spelling of curtsey
curves
curves
noun
plural of curve
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curve
cusser
cusser
noun
A person who cusses.
custar
custer
custer
Proper noun
A ghost town in Idaho.
A village in Michigan.
A in Montana.
A city in South Dakota
A in Washington.
cyprus
cyprus
Proper noun
between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the
dorcus
durocs
durocs
noun
plural of duroc
eructs
eructs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eruct
hircus
horcus
icarus
icarus
Proper noun
Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the labyrinth of Knossos in Crete by flying with wings made by his father from feathers attached with wax. His journey took an unfortunate turn when, not following his father's advice, he flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax which connected the feathers of the wings, making him fall and drown in the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea was formerly known as the Icarian Sea. The island of Icaria was also named after him.
incurs
incurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incur
kursch
locrus
lucres
marcus
mucors
occurs
occurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occur
rausch
rectus
rectus
noun
(anatomy) Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball.
(anatomy) Ellipsis of rectus abdominis..
recurs
recurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recur
recuse
recuse
verb
(chiefly Canada, US, law) To object to (a judge, juror, or prosecutor) participating in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
(intransitive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare oneself disqualified from trying a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
(rare) To dismiss (an appeal).
(reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
To refuse (to do something).
To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).
recusf
recuts
recuts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recut
rescue
rescue
noun
A liberation, freeing.
A rescuee.
A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
verb
(figuratively) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
(figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
To recover forcibly.
To save from any violence, danger or evil.
resuck
rictus
rictus
noun
A bird's gaping mouth.
Any open-mouthed expression.
The throat of a calyx.
rochus
ruches
ruches
noun
plural of ruche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruche
ruckus
ruckus
noun
A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
A row, fight.
ruscio
ruscus
rustic
rustic
adj
Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
Crude, rough.
Simple; artless; unaffected.
Unfinished or roughly finished.
noun
A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area.
A noctuoid moth.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies having brown and orange wings, especially Cupha erymanthis.
saceur
sacrum
sacrum
noun
(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.
saucer
saucer
noun
(obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
A circular sled without runners.
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
verb
(intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round.
(transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
scarus
scarus
noun
A Mediterranean food fish (any of various Scaridae species); the parrotfish.
scaurs
scaurs
noun
plural of scaur
schnur
schurz
scours
scours
noun
(dated) A place where wool was washed and cleaned.
(veterinary medicine) Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scour
scoury
scrout
scrubs
scrubs
noun
plural of scrub
scruff
scruff
noun
(obsolete) Crust.
(obsolete) Scurf.
(rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.
Someone with an untidy appearance.
Stubble, facial hair (on males).
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
verb
To lift or carry by the scruff.
scruft
scrump
scrump
noun
(dialectal) A small apple.
(dialectal) A withered, shrivelled, or undergrown person.
(dialectal) Anything small or undersized.
verb
(dialectal) To gather windfalls or small apples left on trees.
(dialectal) To pinch, stint; to beat down in price.
To steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.
scrums
scrums
noun
plural of scrum
scrunt
scrunt
noun
A beggar or destitute person.
An abrupt, high-pitched sound.
verb
To beg or scrounge.
scrush
scruto
scruto
noun
A stage trapdoor.
scruze
scruze
verb
(now dialectal) To squeeze.
scurdy
scurfs
scurfs
noun
plural of scurf
scurfy
scurfy
adj
Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
scurry
scurry
noun
A dash.
verb
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
scurvy
scurvy
adj
Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
noun
(pathology) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
secure
secure
adj
(obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
soucar
soucar
noun
(India, obsolete) A money dealer.
source
source
noun
(computing) Source code.
(electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
A reporter's informant.
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
verb
(chiefly US) To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
(transitive) To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
spruce
spruce
adj
(comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
noun
(obsolete) Prussian leather; pruce.
(uncountable) The wood of a spruce.
(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).
(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
To tease.
sprucy
sprucy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the spruce tree.
Spruce; dapper; elegant.
struck
struck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of strike
struct
struct
noun
(computing, programming) A data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.
subroc
succor
succor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour
sucker
sucker
noun
(Britain, colloquial) A suction cup.
(US, informal) A lollipop; a piece of candy which is sucked.
(US, obsolete) A migrant lead miner working in the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa, working in summer and leaving for winter, so named because of the similarity to the migratory patterns of the North American Catostomidae.
(US, obsolete) An inhabitant of Illinois.
(US, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person.
(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.
(horticulture) An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Catostomidae of North America and eastern Asia, which have mouths modified into downward-pointing, suckerlike structures for feeding in bottom sediments.
(informal) A person irresistibly attracted by something specified.
(obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The penis.
(slang, archaic) A hard drinker.
(slang, derogatory) A person.
(slang, emphatic) Any thing or object.
A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
A pipe through which anything is drawn.
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.
A thing that works by sucking something.
An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.
An organ or body part that does the sucking; especially a round structure on the bodies of some insects, frogs, and octopuses that allows them to stick to surfaces.
See if you can get that sucker working again.
The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.
verb
(horticulture, intransitive) To produce suckers; to throw up additional stems or shoots.
(horticulture, transitive) To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
(intransitive) To move or attach oneself by means of suckers.
(transitive, informal) To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.
(transitive, informal, usually with into) To lure someone.
sucres
sucres
noun
plural of sucre
sucuri
sucury
sulcar
surcle
surcle
noun
(obsolete) A little shoot; a twig; a sucker.
truces
truces
noun
plural of truce
trucks
trucks
noun
The game of lawn billiards.
The wheel-set of railroad rolling stock.
plural of truck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of truck