(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
acensuador
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acusection
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestuation
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anoestrous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antipoenus
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
autogenies
autogenous
autogenous
adj
(anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolesion
autonetics
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
axiopoenus
basigenous
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
becousined
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bluestoner
boethusian
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
brinehouse
brontesque
budennovsk
bunglesome
bunglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
butternose
buttonless
buttonless
adj
Without buttons.
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
cancellous
cancellous
adj
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
canephorus
cannaceous
cannaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cannaceae.
carnoustie
castaneous
castaneous
adj
Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenogonous
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cetorhinus
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cienfuegos
cloudiness
cloudiness
noun
The property of being murky (e.g. liquid, style).
The property of being obscure (e.g. information).
The state of being cloudy (e.g. weather).
coccineous
coccineous
adj
(formal) Scarlet.
coenosteum
coenosteum
noun
(zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
coetaneous
coetaneous
adj
Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnizes
columnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnize
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
concourses
concourses
noun
plural of concourse
concubines
concubines
noun
plural of concubine
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
conjugales
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
connusable
conocuneus
conocuneus
noun
(mathematics) A conical wedge; a conoid
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
consensual
consensual
adj
(biology) excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition
(law) existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties
Contralaterally corresponding rather than ipsilaterally induced
with permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
consequent
consequent
adj
(geology) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Of or pertaining to consequences.
noun
(geology) A consequent stream.
(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
(mathematics) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
An event which follows another.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
constitute
constitute
noun
(obsolete) An established law.
verb
(transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
consuetude
consuetude
noun
Custom, familiarity.
consulated
consulates
consulates
noun
plural of consulate
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
consumated
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
consummate
consummate
adj
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
verb
(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
conumerous
conversusi
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
copernicus
cornaceous
cornaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cornaceae of trees and shrubs including dogwoods and tupelos.
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornigeous
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
counselful
counseling
counseling
noun
Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb
present participle of counsel
counselled
counselled
verb
(Britain, Canada) simple past tense and past participle of counsel
counsellor
counsellor
noun
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Alternative spelling of counselor
counselors
counselors
noun
plural of counselor
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.