of A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
actpu
actup
actus
actus
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
acuan
acute
acute
adj
(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
(geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
(geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
(linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
(phonology, dated, of a sound) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
Brief, quick, short.
High or shrill.
Intense, sensitive, sharp.
Urgent.
noun
(linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
(medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
(orthography) An acute accent (´).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
(transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to.
adunc
adunc
adj
(usually of a nose) Curved inward, hooked.
alcus
aluco
amuck
amuck
adv
Alternative form of amok
arcus
arcus
noun
(entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects
(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
(meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow
(palynology) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore
aruac
ascus
ascus
noun
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
aucan
aucht
aulic
aulic
adj
(architecture) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace.
(biology) Pertaining to the reproductive ducts of certain organisms.
Of or pertaining to a royal court; courtly.
Solemn.
noun
A ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.
auric
auric
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to trivalent gold.
(obsolete) Of, or pertaining to the ear; aural
Pertaining to an aura.
bacau
bauch
bucca
bucca
noun
(UK) A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities.
(anatomy) Synonym of cheek.
cacur
cacus
cadua
cadus
cagui
cahuy
caius
cajou
cajun
cajun
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cajun
camus
camus
noun
Obsolete form of camis.
camuy
cantu
canun
canun
noun
Alternative form of qanun
capua
caput
caput
noun
(UK) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
(anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
(anatomy) The head.
(medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of caput succedaneum..
The top or superior part of a thing.
caque
carua
carum
carus
carus
noun
(medicine) coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy
casus
casus
noun
(logic, philosophy, obsolete) A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.
catur
cauca
cauch
cauda
cauld
cauli
cauli
noun
(informal) Clipping of cauliflower.
caulk
caulk
noun
A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.
Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”)
Caulking.
verb
(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
(slang) To copulate.
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
cauls
cauls
noun
plural of caul
cauma
cauma
noun
Great heat, as of the body in fever.
caupo
causa
cause
cause
conj
Alternative form of 'cause; because
noun
(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
(countable, law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
(countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
(obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
(uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
verb
(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
(obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
(transitive) To set off an event or action.
cavum
cavum
noun
(meteorology) A fallstreak hole.
The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
The nasal cavity.
cavus
cavus
noun
(geology) In planetary geology, it is used to refer to irregular steep-sided depressions that do not seem to be impact craters.
ccuta
ceuta
ceuta
Proper noun
A Spanish enclave at the edge of Morocco.
chaui
chauk
chaum
chaus
chaus
noun
(dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)
Obsolete spelling of chiaus
chuah
chufa
chufa
noun
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
chula
chula
noun
(Bangladesh, India) hearth, fireplace
chura
cigua
citua
claud
claus
claut
claut
noun
A kind of rake.
The material raked up; a rakeful.
verb
To scratch or claw.
couac
couma
crura
crura
noun
plural of crus
cuban
cubas
cubla
cueca
cueca
noun
A family of musical styles from parts of South America.
Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.
cueva
cujam
culla
culpa
culpa
noun
(law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
cumae
cumae
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek, and then Roman, settlement near Naples famed for its sibyl.
cumal
cuman
cumar
cumay
cunan
cunas
cunea
cunza
cupay
cuppa
cuppa
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink).
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Whatever interests or suits one; one's cup of tea.
Pronunciation spelling of cup of.
curat
curat
noun
(obsolete) A cuirass or breastplate.
Obsolete spelling of curate
curia
curia
noun
(historical) Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
(historical) Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
(historical) The Roman senate during the republic
cursa
curua
cuyab
cuyas
dacus
ducal
ducal
adj
Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
ducan
ducat
ducat
noun
(US, theater, transport, slang) A ticket.
(historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
(informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
dulac
eruca
eruca
noun
(cooking) Arugula or rocket.
(zoology) Caterpillar; larva.
eucha
fauch
furca
gaucy
guaco
guaco
noun
Any of various vine-like climbing plants of Central and South America and the West Indies, including Mikania and Aristolochia species, reputed to have curative powers.
guiac
guiac
noun
Alternative form of guaiac
hauck
huaca
huaco
hucar
iguac
jauch
kauch
lucan
lucas
lucca
lucca
Proper noun
A province of Tuscany, Italy.
City and capital of Lucca.
lucia
macau
macau
Proper noun
A Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China just west of Hong Kong, previously under Portuguese control.
macur
musca
musca
noun
Short for musca volitans.
nauch
nucal
nucha
nucha
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord.
(anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
nucla
numac
pucka
pucka
adj
Alternative form of pukka.
quack
quack
adj
Falsely presented as having medicinal powers.
noun
(derogatory) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients
(figuratively, derogatory) Any similar charlatan or incompetent professional.
(humorous slang, mildly derogatory) Any doctor.
The sound made by a duck.
verb
(intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
(obsolete) To make vain and loud pretensions.
To make a noise like a duck.
To practice or commit quackery (fraudulent medicine).
quica
quica
noun
A small opossum, Didelphis quica, from Guiana and Brazil
rauch
ruach
ruach
noun
(Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to emotion and morality.
sacul
sauce
sauce
noun
(Internet slang) Alternative form of source, often used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
(US, obsolete slang, 1800s) Vegetables.
(art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
(bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.
(dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
(obsolete, UK, US, dialect) Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
(slang, usually “the”) Alcohol, booze.
A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
apple sauce; mint sauce
verb
(colloquial) To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.
(slang) To send or hand over.
To add sauce to; to season.
To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.
To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
sauch
saucy
saucy
adj
Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
Impudently bold; pert.
Mildly erotic.
Sharp; pungent; piquant.
Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
scaul
scaum
scaup
scaup
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of scalp (“a bed or stratum of shellfish”)
Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
scaur
scaur
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
scaut
scuba
scuba
noun
(underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
verb
(rare) To perform scuba diving.
scuta
scuta
noun
A scutum.
plural of scutum
sumac
sumac
noun
A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac.
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).
Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, particularly the tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes.
verb
(transitive) To apply a preparation of sumac to (an object), for example, to a piece of leather to tan it.