A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acquereur
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
acrologue
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acurative
acusector
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aftercure
aleuritic
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
angraecum
announcer
announcer
noun
One who makes announcements.
radio announcer
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
aplectrum
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscule
arcatures
arcatures
noun
plural of arcature
archdukes
archdukes
noun
plural of archduke
archelaus
archhouse
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archruler
archurger
arctitude
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
ascenseur
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
auberbach
audiencer
auriculae
auriculae
noun
plural of auricula
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
aurochses
autocoder
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
barbecued
barbecued
adj
Cooked on a barbecue.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbecue
barbecuer
barbecuer
noun
One who (or a device which) barbecues.
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barleducs
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
beauclerc
beauclerk
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
becluster
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
befrounce
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
bepicture
berceuses
berceuses
noun
plural of berceuse
bescoured
bescourge
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bluecurls
bluecurls
noun
Any plant in Trichostema, a genus of flowering plants, with blue flowers.
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
bonsecour
boucharde
brachyure
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.
brochures
brochures
noun
plural of brochure
brucellae
brucellae
noun
plural of brucella
brucellas
brucetown
bruchidae
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buccaneer
buccaneer
noun
(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
verb
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
buccheros
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
bucerotes
buchalter
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
buckberry
buckberry
noun
The deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum.
The huckleberry, Gaylussacia ursina, found in the Southern United States.
The silver buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea.
buckeroos
buckeroos
noun
plural of buckeroo
bucketeer
bucketeer
noun
The operator of a bucket shop; a fraudulent or deceptive trader.
bucklered
bucklered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckler
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
bucuresti
bullocker
burgensic
burleycue
burleycue
noun
Alternative form of burlecue
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
butcherer
butcherer
noun
One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttocker
buttocker
noun
(mining, historical) A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
(wrestling) One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
cabureiba
cabureiba
noun
Synonym of quinquino (“tree of genus Myroxylon”)
calderium
calembour
calembour
noun
A pun.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cannelure
cannelure
noun
(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capernaum
capreolus
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
carbuncle
carbuncle
noun
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
(heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
carburate
carburate
verb
Alternative form of carburet
carburets
carburets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carburet
carburise
carburise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carburize.
carburize
carburize
verb
To carbonize
To treat or react with carbon
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
cardiauxe
carduelis
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
carfuffle
caricetum
caroluses
caroubier
caroubier
noun
carob (tree)
carousels
carousels
noun
plural of carousel
carousers
carousers
noun
plural of carouser
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
carrefour
carrousel
carrousel
noun
Alternative form of carousel
cartouche
cartouche
noun
(Egyptian hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
(architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
A paper cartridge.
A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
carucated
caruncles
caruncles
noun
plural of caruncle
caruthers
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cauchemar
cauchemar
noun
(folklore) A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.