(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
aneurilemmic
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticourtier
anticourtier
adj
Opposing courtiers.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antineuritic
antineuritic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
antireducing
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
arcocentrous
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
aurantiaceae
auripuncture
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bareknuckled
bathycurrent
berceaunette
bleachground
blepharoncus
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brunelleschi
brunoniaceae
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
bulbonuclear
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
cancellarius
candelabrums
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
canorousness
canorousness
noun
The quality of being musical.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
canterburian
canterburies
cantharellus
caprimulgine
carbonaceous
carbonaceous
adj
of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetting
cardianeuria
cardioneural
carillonneur
carillonneur
noun
Synonym of carillonist
carunculated
carunculated
adj
Alternative form of carunculate
casuarinales
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
cautionaries
cautionaries
noun
(US, historical, World War II) Those who air on the side of caution regarding military engagement.
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
centauridium
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
centrodesmus
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
centuriation
centuriation
noun
A method of land measurement used in Ancient Rome, characterised by the regular layout of a square grid traced using surveyors' instruments.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
ceraunomancy
ceraunomancy
noun
(uncommon) Divination by thunder; the use of thunder or lightning to supernaturally gain information.
(uncommon) The magical power of conjuring or controlling thunder or lightning.
ceraunophone
ceraunoscope
ceraunoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
cetiosaurian
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
cheerfulness
cheerfulness
noun
The state of being cheerful; joy.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chromazurine
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
churchliness
churchliness
noun
The state or quality of being churchly.
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churlishness
churlishness
noun
the state of being churlish
circularness
circularness
noun
The state or quality of being circular.
circumcenter
circumcenter
noun
(geometry) The center of a circumcircle (the circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle or other cyclic polygon).
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
circumjacent
circumjacent
adj
(archaic, literary) Lying or located in the area around something.
circumlental
circumnutate
circumnutate
verb
(botany) to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction
circumstance
circumstance
noun
An event; a fact; a particular incident.
Circumlocution; detail.
Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
verb
To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
clairaudient
clairaudient
adj
(parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.
clearcutting
clearcutting
noun
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
cocksureness
cocksureness
noun
the state or condition of being cocksure
coenocentrum
coenosarcous
coinsurances
coinsurances
noun
plural of coinsurance
colipuncture
colopuncture
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
colpeurynter
colpeurynter
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inflatable bag used to dilate the vagina or cervical canal.
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commensurate
commensurate
adj
(physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
verb
To proportionate; to adjust.
To reduce to a common measure.
communaliser
communalizer
communistery
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
concurrences
concurrences
noun
plural of concurrence
concurrently
concurrently
adv
in a concurrent manner; at the same time
confessarius
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
congruencies
congruencies
noun
plural of congruency
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)
conjecturers
conjecturers
noun
plural of conjecturer
conjecturing
conjecturing
noun
The forming of conjectures.
verb
present participle of conjecture
conjunctures
conjunctures
noun
plural of conjuncture
conjurership
connaraceous
connaraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Connaraceae.
connoisseurs
connoisseurs
noun
plural of connoisseur
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
constructure
constructure
noun
(obsolete) That which is constructed or formed; an edifice or fabric.