of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acouometer
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acutograve
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(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.
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
archibuteo
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.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
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.
autodermic
autoerotic
autoerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
bacterious
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bertolucci
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
boltcutter
boltcutter
noun
Alternative form of bolt cutter
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caquetoire
carburetor
carburetor
noun
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
(slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
carnoustie
carpodetus
cartaceous
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cetorhinus
chapournet
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chteauroux
closterium
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coelastrum
coexecutor
coexecutor
noun
A joint executor.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
coldturkey
colibertus
colorature
colorature
noun
(music) An elaborate melody, particularly in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18th and 19th centuries, with runs, trills, leaps, etc.
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
colporteur
colporteur
noun
A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
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.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
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.
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
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
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.
copycutter
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
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.
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
corrugates
corrugates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coruscated
coruscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coruscate
coruscates
coruscates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coruscate
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
cotolaurel
coulometer
coulometer
noun
(physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
coulterneb
coulterneb
Noun
The puffin.
counteract
counteract
noun
An action performed in opposition to another action.
verb
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
countercry
countercry
noun
A cry raised in opposition to another.
counterend
counterfix
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
counterion
counterion
noun
(chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterlit
counterman
counterman
noun
(US) A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
countermen
countermen
noun
plural of counterman
countersea
countersea
noun
(nautical) A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countersue
countersue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
countersun
countertug
countertug
noun
A tug in the opposite direction.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
coupleteer
coupleteer
noun
One who writes couplets.
courantoes
courantoes
noun
plural of couranto
courantyne
courbettes
courbettes
noun
plural of courbette
courtesans
courtesans
noun
plural of courtesan
courtesied
courtesied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of courtesy
courtesies
courtesies
noun
plural of courtesy
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
courtierly
courtierly
adj
Befitting a courtier.
courtliest
courtliest
adj
superlative form of courtly: most courtly
coustumier
couturiere
couturiere
noun
Alternative form of couturière
couturiers
couturiers
noun
plural of couturier
cretaceous
cretaceous
adj
Consisting of chalk.
Of or relating to chalk.
crocheteur
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
crystoleum
culbertson
culverfoot
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.
curbstones
curbstones
noun
plural of curbstone
curiousest
curiousest
adj
(informal or nonstandard) superlative form of curious: most curious
curvometer
curvometer
noun
Alternative form of curvimeter
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
cutisector
cyclothure
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
deobstruct
deobstruct
verb
(chiefly medicine) To clear (something) of obstructions.
destructor
destructor
noun
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.
A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
One who destructs.
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
documenter
documenter
noun
One who documents something
documentor
documentor
noun
Alternative form of documenter
ectocarpus
ectromelus
edulcorate
edulcorate
verb
(rare) To free from acidity.
(rare) To make more acceptable or palatable.
(rare) To sweeten.
ejaculator
ejaculator
noun
A device that stimulates the sex organs of a male animal with electric impulses in order to extract semen from an animal.
A person or thing that ejaculates.
electrobus
elucidator
elucidator
noun
One who elucidates.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
encounters
encounters
noun
plural of encounter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encounter
enucleator
enucleator
noun
A device that or person who enucleates.
enunciator
enunciator
noun
One who enunciates or proclaims.
eructation
eructation
noun
An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.
The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.