(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An irrigation ditch.
acesius
acicula
acicula
noun
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
acilius
acinous
acinous
adj
Alternative spelling of acinose
acinuni
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acouchi
acouchi
noun
Any of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta of the family Dasyproctidae, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
aikuchi
aleutic
alicula
amicous
amictus
anaudic
aneuric
annicut
annicut
noun
Alternative form of anicut
anticum
anticus
apicula
apiculi
apiculi
noun
plural of apiculus
aquatic
aquatic
adj
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
noun
Any aquatic plant.
arctium
ateuchi
auantic
auction
auction
noun
(bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
verb
To sell at an auction.
augitic
augitic
adj
Containing augite.
auletic
auletic
adj
Of or relating to a musical pipe or piper.
aulical
auricle
auricle
noun
(anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.
(anatomy) Synonym of atrium.
(anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.
(biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
aurific
aurific
adj
That produces gold
auspice
auspice
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
An omen or a sign.
verb
(transitive) To be patron of; to sponsor.
auspicy
austric
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
avicula
azulmic
baluchi
bauckie
becuiba
biacuru
bivouac
bivouac
noun
(dated) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.
(zoology) A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.
A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.
An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
Any temporary encampment.
verb
To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
To set up camp.
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
brucina
buccina
buccina
noun
(historical, music) A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
bucrnia
cacicus
cacique
cacique
noun
(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
(ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.
A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
cadmium
cadmium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. # (countable) A single atom of this element.
caducei
caducei
noun
plural of caduceus
caesium
caesium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
cahuita
caingua
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
calcium
calcium
noun
The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
calculi
calculi
noun
plural of calculus
calicut
calinut
camaieu
camaieu
noun
(art) A cameo (relief carving).
(art) A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
(art) A style of printing pictures producing the effect of a pencil drawing.
cambium
cambium
noun
(anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
(obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
camirus
candiru
candiru
noun
A small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
caninus
caninus
noun
The caninus muscle.
capulin
capulin
noun
A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
cardium
caribou
caribou
noun
Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.
carious
carious
adj
Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
carpium
cassius
castuli
casuist
casuist
noun
(ethics) A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty.
One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.
Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behaviour.
cauking
cauline
cauline
adj
(botany) Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.
caulite
causing
causing
verb
present participle of cause
caustic
caustic
adj
(of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
noun
(informal, chemistry) Caustic soda.
(mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
caution
caution
noun
(dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
(law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
(soccer) A yellow card.
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
Security; guaranty; bail.
verb
(soccer) To give a yellow card
(transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
cautivo
cazique
cazique
noun
Alternative spelling of cacique
chandui
chaouia
charqui
charqui
noun
(South America, Central America, Western US) jerky
chauvin
chiquia
chugiak
chumawi
chunari
chunnia
ciaphus
cimabue
cimbura
cingula
cingula
noun
plural of cingulum
cinuran
ciruela
ciruela
noun
The plant Spondias purpurea.
ciseaux
citatum
claudia
claudie
claudio
clavius
clavuvi
cluniac
cluniac
Noun
A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 912 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France.
cocuisa
cocuiza
coquina
coquina
noun
(countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
coquita
coriaus
courida
cranium
cranium
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
(anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
(informal) Synonym of skull.
crinula
crucial
crucial
adj
(archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
(slang, especially Jamaica, Bermuda) Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
crucian
crucian
noun
A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of Europe.
cubical
cubical
adj
Of or pertaining to a cube; cubic.
cubital
cubital
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
(entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
Measured in cubits.
Of the length of a cubit.
noun
(entemology) Synonym of cubitus
cuidado
cuinage
cuinage
noun
(obsolete, UK) The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.
cuirass
cuirass
noun
A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
The breastplate taken by itself.
verb
(transitive) To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate.
cumarin
cumbria
cumbria
Proper noun
A county of Northern England bordering Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland.
cuminal
cuminal
noun
Synonym of cuminaldehyde
cunonia
cupania
cupiuba
curaris
curatic
curatic
adj
Of or relating to curates.
curiage
curiara
curiara
noun
a dugout canoe used by indigenous people in South America
curiate
curiate
adj
Of or relating to a curia.
curiosa
curiosa
noun
Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
curtail
curtail
noun
(architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
verb
(transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
(transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.
(transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
curtain
curtain
noun
(architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
(euphemistic, also "final curtain", sometimes in the plural) Death.
(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
(obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
(theater, by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
verb
(figuratively) To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
cutaiar
cuttail
daturic
decidua
decidua
noun
(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy
decuria
decuria
noun
Alternative form of decury
diaulic
diaulic
adj
(biology, of a hermaphroditic organism) Having two reproductive duct systems.
dulcian
dulcian
noun
(music) A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore
dunciad
eucaine
eucaine
noun
(pharmacology) A derivative of cocaine used as a local anesthetic in veterinary medicine.