(biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.
(biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
acton
acton
noun
Alternative form of aketon
Obsolete form of actinon.
antic
antic
adj
(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre
(architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
Obsolete form of antique.
Playful, funny, absurd.
noun
(animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
(architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
(often in the plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
A caricature.
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
verb
(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
(obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
(transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
canst
canst
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of can
canto
canto
noun
(music) The designated division of a song.
(music) The treble or leading melody.
One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
cants
cants
noun
plural of cant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cant
cantu
canty
canty
adj
lively; cheerful; merry; brisk
catan
caton
chant
chant
noun
(music) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
To sing or intone sacred text.
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
cotan
enact
enact
noun
(obsolete) purpose; determination
verb
(transitive) to act the part of; to play
(transitive) to do; to effect
(transitive, law) to make (a bill) into law
inact
natch
natch
adv
(colloquial) Naturally; of course.
noun
(dialect) A notch.
The rump of beef, especially the lower and back part of the rump.
octan
octan
adj
Occurring every eight days.
noun
A fever that recurs every eight days.
sanct
scant
scant
adj
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
adv
(uncommon or old-fashioned) With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
det
Very little, very few.
noun
(masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
(masonry) A sheet of stone.
(uncommon) Scarcity; lack.
(wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
A small piece or quantity.
verb
(intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.
(transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.