A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achesoun
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
actiones
alcyones
alencons
alnicoes
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
ancylose
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
ascensor
ascogone
atcheson
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
besancon
betocsin
bicornes
bicornes
noun
plural of bicorne
binocles
binocles
noun
plural of binocle
bocasine
bocasine
noun
A sort of fine buckram.
boeschen
bouncers
bouncers
noun
plural of bouncer
cabezons
cabezons
noun
plural of cabezon
calzones
calzones
noun
plural of calzone
camstone
camstone
noun
A kind of clay used to whiten doorsteps, etc.
canisteo
canoeist
canoeist
noun
A person who travels by canoe.
canoness
canoness
noun
(dated) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
canonise
canonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of canonize
canopies
canopies
noun
plural of canopy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canopy
canzones
caponise
caponise
verb
Alternative form of caponize
capstone
capstone
noun
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
verb
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
carbones
carbones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbone
carneous
carneous
adj
(archaic) Consisting of, or like, flesh; fleshy.
carstone
carstone
noun
(geology) A form of sandstone from the Cretaceous age used as a building stone
caseconv
catstone
caupones
cavesson
cavesson
noun
A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
celadons
celadons
noun
plural of celadon
cenobies
cenosite
cenosite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated carbonate / silicate of rare earth elements and calcium present in Scandinavia
cenosity
censored
censored
adj
Having had objectionable content removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of censor
centavos
centavos
noun
plural of centavo
centimos
centimos
noun
plural of centimo
centones
centones
noun
plural of cento
cernuous
cernuous
adj
(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
cessions
cessions
noun
plural of cession
chalones
chalones
noun
plural of chalone
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chinones
chinones
noun
plural of chinone
cholents
cholents
noun
plural of cholent
cholines
cholines
noun
plural of choline
cholones
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
cineoles
cineoles
noun
plural of cineole
cinerous
cinerous
adj
Alternative form of cinereous (“ash-colored”)
citoyens
clemmons
clonuses
clonuses
noun
plural of clonus
coagents
coagents
noun
plural of coagent
coarsens
coarsens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coarsen
coascend
coastmen
cobstone
cobstone
noun
(UK, dialect) A cobblestone.
cocaines
cocaines
noun
plural of cocaine
cockneys
cockneys
noun
plural of cockney
codeinas
codeines
codeines
noun
plural of codeine
codesign
codesign
verb
(transitive) To cryptographically sign (software).
(transitive) To design together.
coenacts
coenacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coenact
coenures
coenures
noun
plural of coenure
coenurus
coenurus
noun
(zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.
coeymans
cogences
cogences
noun
plural of cogence
cognates
cognates
noun
plural of cognate
cognised
cognised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognise
cogniser
cogniser
noun
Alternative form of cognizer
cognises
cognises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognise
cognizes
cognizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognize
cognosce
cognosce
verb
(law, Scotland) To examine; to give judgment.
(transitive) To determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.
cohesion
cohesion
noun
(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.
(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
(software engineering) Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
State of cohering, or of working together.
coinages
coinages
noun
plural of coinage
coinfers
coinsure
coinsure
verb
To insure (or be insured) jointly with another
To take out coinsurance
cointers
cointise
coldness
coldness
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of absolute temperature.
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
The relative lack of heat.
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
colleens
colleens
noun
plural of colleen
colognes
colognes
noun
plural of cologne
colonels
colonels
noun
plural of colonel
colonies
colonies
noun
plural of colony
colonise
colonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of colonize.
combines
combines
noun
plural of combine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combine
comenius
commends
commends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commend
comments
comments
noun
plural of comment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comment
commines
communes
communes
noun
plural of commune
comnenus
compends
compends
noun
plural of compend
compense
compense
verb
(obsolete) To compensate.
concause
concause
noun
A joint cause.
concaves
concaves
noun
plural of concave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concave
conceals
conceals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceal
concedes
concedes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concede
conceits
conceits
noun
plural of conceit
concents
concents
noun
plural of concent
concepts
concepts
noun
plural of concept
concerns
concerns
noun
plural of concern
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concern
concerts
concerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concert
concesio
conchies
conchies
noun
plural of conchy
conciser
conciser
adj
comparative form of concise: more concise
condemns
condemns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condemn
condense
condense
adj
(archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
verb
(intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
(transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
condoles
condoles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condole
condones
condones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condone
condores
condores
noun
(obsolete) plural of condor
conduces
conduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conduce
condyles
condyles
noun
plural of condyle
conenose
conenose
noun
conenose bug
conestee
conestee
Proper noun
An in
Shortening of a lake in this community.
confects
confects
noun
plural of confect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confect
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confines
confines
noun
Elements that restrain someone.
The borders or limits of an area.
The scope or range of a subject.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confuser
confuser
noun
One who or that which confuses.
confuses
confuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confuse
confutes
confutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confute
congeals
congeals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congeal
congests
congests
noun
plural of congest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congest
congoese
congreso
congress
congress
noun
(archaic) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
(dated) Coitus; sexual intercourse.
(often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
verb
(intransitive) To assemble together.
To meet in a congress.
conifers
conifers
noun
plural of conifer
coniines
coniines
noun
plural of coniine
conioses
conjures
conjures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjure
connects
connects
noun
plural of connect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connect
connexes
connexes
noun
plural of connex
connexus
connives
connives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connive
connotes
connotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connote
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquest
conquest
noun
(colloquial, figurative) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
(figuratively, by extension) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
(obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
verb
(archaic) To conquer.
(marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.