(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
anacahuita
anacahuite
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
angletouch
antechurch
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antilochus
antimachus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
archibuteo
archivault
arthroncus
asphyctous
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
autarchist
autarchist
noun
A proponent of autarchy.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autochthon
autochthon
noun
(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.
The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophytic
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
ayacahuite
batrachium
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bitulithic
botrychium
buchmanite
buchnerite
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
burckhardt
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcheress
butcheress
noun
(dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
(dated) A murderess.
butcheries
butcheries
noun
plural of butchery
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
caoutchouc
caoutchouc
noun
latex; natural rubber
carruthers
carthusian
carthusian
Noun
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.
A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)
Adjective
Of, or relating to this order.
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cashcuttee
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catechumen
catechumen
noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
catharsius
cathetusti
catholicus
cattlebush
cedarhurst
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
cerianthus
cetorhinus
chalchuite
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
characetum
charcutier
charcutier
noun
A French or French-style butcher, one specializing in charcuterie.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chartreuse
chartreuse
adj
Of a bright yellowish-green colour.
noun
(art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
(color) A greenish-yellow color.
(cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
chartreuse (HTML):
chartulary
chartulary
noun
Alternative form of cartulary
chateaugay
chaumontel
chautauqua
chautauqua
noun
Alternative form of Chautauqua
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chichituna
chikamatsu
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chouquette
chromatium
chteauroux
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
churchiest
churchiest
adj
superlative form of churchy: most churchy
churchscot
churchscot
noun
A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of grain or other crops.
churchshot
churnstaff
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
chytridium
claughting
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
closemouth
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
cothurnian
cottonbush
couchantly
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
crocheteur
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crutchlike
crutchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crutch.
cumaphytic
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cutcheries
cutcheries
noun
plural of cutchery
cutterhead
cutterhead
noun
A rotating cylindrical cutting tool located at the head of a drill, boring machine, or the like.
cutthroats
cutthroats
noun
plural of cutthroat
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cyclanthus
cyclothure
discothque
distichous
distichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
(poetry) In the form of a distich.
ditrochous
durbachite
dustcloths
dustcloths
noun
plural of dustcloth
echinulate
echinulate
adj
(biology) Having small spines or similar projections
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
erechtheum
erechtheus
escutcheon
escutcheon
noun
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
eucharists
eucharists
noun
plural of eucharist
euchlorite
euornithic
euphonetic
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurybathic
eurybathic
adj
(zoology) Able to live at different depths (of water)
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eustachian
eustachian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian
eustachium
eustachius
eusynchite
eutechnics
euthanasic
euthanasic
adj
Of, or pertaining to euthanasia
euthycomic
euthytatic
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
feathercut
fourchette
fourchette
noun
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
fourscorth
fratcheous
gemuetlich
gemuetlich
adj
Alternative form of gemutlich
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.