(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accentuates
accentuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate
accountants
accountants
noun
plural of accountant
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acesodynous
acessamenus
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(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.
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutonodose
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aesculapian
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alsinaceous
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anchisaurus
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
annonaceous
annonaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
anticaustic
antidysuric
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
aphelenchus
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
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
auchincloss
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
austafrican
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autochthons
autochthons
noun
plural of autochthon.
autocinesis
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
autoscience
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
balaneutics
baluchistan
bangiaceous
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
britannicus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buckwashing
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calenturish
calenturist
callensburg
callionymus
callousness
callousness
noun
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
The quality of having calluses.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
canaliculus
canaliculus
noun
(anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
cannonsburg
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
cardionosus
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
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
carpogenous
carunculous
carunculous
Adjective
Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
Furnished with caruncles.
cassidulina
cassumuniar
castellanus
castellanus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
Alternative form of castellan
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
catercousin
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
causational
causational
adj
pertaining to causation
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
causingness
causingness
noun
(philosophy) The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something.
causticness
causticness
noun
The state or quality of being caustic.
caustifying
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cautionings
cautionings
noun
plural of cautioning
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
ceanothuses
ceanothuses
noun
plural of ceanothus
centranthus
cezannesque
chaenolobus
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
cheiranthus
chinchasuyu
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chionanthus
chloranthus
cincinnatus
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
circumstant
circumstant
adj
Standing or placed around; surrounding.
noun
(grammar) An adjunct.
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladogenous
cneoraceous
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coenaculous
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
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.
collagenous
collagenous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen.
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
communalism
communalism
noun
(India) stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity
Any social system based around a community.
The communal ownership of property.
communalist
communalist
noun
An advocate of communalism.
confusional
confusional
adj
(medicine) Characterized by confusion.
congustable
conjugators
conjugators
noun
plural of conjugator
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.