(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
aluniferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
androginous
anisandrous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
belorussian
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bistournage
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourbonisms
bourbonnais
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cardionosus
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
catercousin
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chondrinous
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
congruistic
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
connoisseur
connoisseur
noun
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
consortiums
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
constitutor
constitutor
noun
One who or that which constitutes something.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consumerism
consumerism
noun
A materialistic attachment to possessions.
A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
contrarious
contrarious
adj
(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
(archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
cortinarius
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
coruscation
coruscation
noun
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
coterminous
coterminous
adj
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
councillors
councillors
noun
plural of councillor
couniversal
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterions
counterions
noun
plural of counterion
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersuit
countersuit
noun
(law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
couseranite
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
criniferous
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
criniparous
crinivorous
curiousness
curiousness
noun
(countable) The product or result of being curious.
(dated) The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.
(obsolete) Care; carefulness; pains.
Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
cursoriness
cursoriness
noun
The state of being cursory
cuscohygrin
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
destruction
destruction
noun
The act of destroying.
The results of a destructive event.
desucration
dicoumarins
dinosaurian
dinosaurian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Of, relating to, or resembling a dinosaur.
noun
A dinosaur.
discounters
discounters
noun
plural of discounter
discoursing
discoursing
verb
present participle of discourse
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
dorsicolumn
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
echinodorus
elusoriness
elusoriness
noun
The quality of being elusory.
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
encoignures
encoignures
noun
plural of encoignure
endocrinous
endocrinous
adj
(dated) endocrine
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
farinacious
farinacious
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of farinaceous
farraginous
farraginous
adj
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
ferruginous
ferruginous
adj
rust-colored.
rusty.
fibrousness
fibrousness
noun
The state or quality of being fibrous.
figurations
figurations
noun
plural of figuration
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florisugent
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluorescein
fluorescein
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.