(law) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
noun
(law) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
acescency
acescency
noun
Synonym of acescence
acesodyne
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
achyrodes
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
adenocyst
aepyceros
aeroscopy
aeroscopy
noun
(obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
(rare) divination by observation of the sky
(zoology) aeroscepsy
aeschylus
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcyoneus
ampycides
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anecdysis
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
biacetyls
bicyclers
bicyclers
noun
plural of bicycler
biocycles
biocycles
noun
plural of biocycle
biscayner
blackeyes
blackeyes
noun
plural of blackeye
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
cableways
cableways
noun
plural of cableway
cageyness
cageyness
noun
Alternative form of caginess
calypsoes
calypters
calypters
noun
plural of calypter
camsteary
camsteery
carlylese
carlylese
Noun
A style of writing characteristic of (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
caryopses
caryopses
noun
plural of caryopsis
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
catalepsy
catalepsy
noun
(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
catalyses
catalyses
noun
plural of catalysis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyse
catalyzes
catalyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyze
cattleyas
cattleyas
noun
plural of cattleya
causeways
causeways
noun
plural of causeway
cecostomy
cecostomy
noun
Alternative spelling of caecostomy
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
celestyna
cerotypes
cerotypes
noun
plural of cerotype
cessantly
ceylonese
ceylonese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ceylon.
Noun
A native of Ceylon.
chayefsky
chemistry
chemistry
noun
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
cheyennes
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chinesery
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamyses
cholecyst
cholecyst
Noun
The gall bladder.
chrysemys
chrysenic
chryslers
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysopee
cirrosely
cityscape
cityscape
noun
The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.
clayiness
clayiness
noun
Alternative spelling of clayeyness
claymores
claymores
noun
plural of claymore
claystone
claystone
noun
(geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
One of the concretionary nodules in alluvial deposits.
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clepsydra
clepsydra
noun
A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
clerstory
clerstory
noun
Archaic form of clerestory.
clydeside
coccygeus
coccygeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm.
coemploys
coenzymes
coenzymes
noun
plural of coenzyme
collywest
commiskey
concisely
concisely
adv
In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.
conveyers
conveyers
noun
plural of conveyer
conveyors
conveyors
noun
plural of conveyor
copydesks
copydesks
noun
plural of copydesk
cordyceps
cordyceps
noun
Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
corelysis
corymbose
corymbose
adj
(botany) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.
corynetes
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
cosmogeny
cosmogeny
noun
(dated) cosmogony
cossyrite
cossyrite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternate name for aenigmatite.
costively
costively
adv
In a costive manner.
costumery
costumery
noun
Costumes in general.
coynesses
coynesses
noun
plural of coyness
cresylate
cresylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of cresylic acid
cresylene
cresylite
cresylite
noun
An explosive composed of a mixture of trinitrocresol and picric acid
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
crustedly
crybabies
crybabies
noun
plural of crybaby
cryolites
cryolites
noun
plural of cryolite
cryoscope
cryoscope
noun
A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid).
cryostase
crystaled
ctenocyst
ctenocyst
noun
(zoology) An organ of the Ctenophora, possibly a sensory organ. It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body.
curlycues
curlycues
noun
plural of curlycue
cursively
cursively
adv
In a cursive manner.
curtseyed
curtseyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtsey
cyanogens
cyanogens
noun
plural of cyanogen
cyanosite
cyanosite
noun
(mineralogy) Native sulphate of copper.
cycadales
cycadeous
cyclamens
cyclamens
noun
plural of cyclamen
cyclecars
cyclecars
noun
plural of cyclecar
cylinders
cylinders
noun
plural of cylinder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cylinder
cyllenius
cymbalers
cymogenes
cymogenes
noun
plural of cymogene
cymoscope
cymoscope
noun
(wireless telegraphy, disused) A detector of electromagnetic waves.
cynareous
cynosures
cynosures
noun
plural of cynosure
cypressed
cypresses
cypresses
noun
plural of cypress
cypriotes
cypseline
cypseloid
cypselous
cystamine
cystamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The disulfide 2,2'-dithiobis(ethylamine)
cystaster
cysteines
cysteines
noun
plural of cysteine
cysteinic
cystidean
cystidean
noun
(zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms now known as the Cystoidea.
cystitome
cystocele
cystocele
noun
(medicine) Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
cystocyte
cystocyte
noun
The equivalent of a blood platelet in insects
cystoidea
cystotome
cystotome
noun
(surgery) A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.
cytasters
cytidines
cytidines
noun
plural of cytidine
cytosines
cytosines
noun
plural of cytosine
cytostome
cytostome
noun
(microbiology) A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.
dactylose
dactylose
adj
(biology) Finger-like.
decastyle
decastyle
noun
A portico with ten columns.
decayless
decayless
adj
undecaying, imperishable
descrying
descrying
verb
present participle of descry
desmacyte
desmocyte
desmocyte
noun
(biology) Any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts
desperacy
diacetyls
dicastery
dicastery
noun
A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.
A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
dicotyles
dicyclies
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
dyscrased
dysgenics
dysgenics
noun
cacogenics
dyslectic
dyslectic
adj
dyslexic
dyslexics
dyslexics
noun
plural of dyslexic
dyspeptic
dyspeptic
adj
(figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.
(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.