(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
acensuador
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andronicus
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anocarpous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antichorus
arcboutant
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
arthroncus
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
batocrinus
bescouring
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
bucorvinae
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canephorus
canonsburg
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
carbonuria
cardioncus
carnoustie
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cerulignol
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cetorhinus
chadbourne
chapournet
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
cherubicon
cherubikon
chiriguano
chironomus
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chorussing
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
circuition
circuition
noun
(archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
circumcone
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
claybourne
clubmonger
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
coinsuring
coinsuring
verb
present participle of coinsure
collunaria
colubrinae
comburendo
comminutor
comminutor
noun
(engineering) A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
comournful
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
concarneau
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
conclusory
conclusory
adj
(law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question.
Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive.
concourses
concourses
noun
plural of concourse
concurrent
concurrent
adj
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
(geometry) Meeting in one point.
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
noun
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
concurring
concurring
verb
present participle of concur
concursion
concursion
noun
(archaic) A sudden solidification.
conductors
conductors
noun
plural of conductor
conductory
conductory
adj
Able to conduct (electricity, etc.)
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
conflexure
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confutator
congruence
congruence
noun
(algebra) More generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
(mathematics, geometry) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
(mathematics, linear algebra) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
conjecture
conjecture
noun
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
conjugator
conjugator
noun
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.
conjunctur
conjurator
conjurator
noun
(obsolete, law) A person who swears an oath along with others
conjurison
connatural
connatural
adj
(obsolete) inborn; inherent; natural
Similar in nature.
conocarpus
conorhinus
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
constructs
constructs
noun
plural of construct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of construct
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
construing
construing
noun
The act of one who construes.
verb
present participle of construe
constuctor
consultary
consultary
adj
(law) Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consultory
consultory
adj
Alternative form of consultatory
contexture
contexture
noun
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
A weaving together of parts.
Context.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
contouring
contouring
noun
a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face
the building up of muscles with exercise
the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable
walking along contour lines, usually to save energy or simplify navigation
verb
present participle of contour
contractus
contramure
contrecoup
contrecoup
noun
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
conumerary
conumerous
conundrums
conundrums
noun
plural of conundrum
conuropsis
conversusi
copernicus
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corenounce
coriandrum
coriolanus
cornaceous
cornaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cornaceae of trees and shrubs including dogwoods and tupelos.
corncutter
corncutter
noun
A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for cattle feed.
An implement consisting of a long blade attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornicular
cornicular
adj
Being or relating to a horn angle.
noun
A secretary or clerk.
corniculer
corniculum
corniculum
noun
(anatomy) A small horn-like part or process.
cornigeous
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.