(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
ansgarius
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antirusts
antirusts
noun
plural of antirust
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitrust
antitrust
adj
(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
aquarians
aquarians
noun
plural of aquarian
arrhenius
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
aurinasal
aurinasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.
austrians
barnumism
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
belinurus
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
borussian
brachinus
brasquing
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
brunistic
brunizems
brunonism
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
bullrings
bullrings
noun
plural of bullring
burgensic
burliness
burliness
noun
The characteristic of being burly.
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnisher
burnisher
noun
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
burnishes
burnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burnish
burnsides
burnsides
noun
plural of burnside
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
casuarina
casuarina
noun
Any of numerous trees, of the genera Casuarina and Allocasuarina, having segmented needle-like leaves; especially the ironwood and beefwood; she-oak.
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
centuries
centuries
noun
plural of century
centurist
centurist
noun
A centuriator.
ceraunics
ceraunics
noun
(dated, rare, physics) The branch of physics that deals with heat and electricity.
cestrinus
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
cinctures
cinctures
noun
plural of cincture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cincture
cinderous
cinderous
adj
relating to, or composed of cinders; cindery
cinereous
cinereous
adj
Containing ashes.
Like ashes.
Of an ash-gray colour.
cisjurane
cisjurane
adj
On the nearer side of the Jura mountains
citrinous
closuring
coinsured
coinsured
noun
A person covered by coinsurance.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coinsure
coinsurer
coinsurer
noun
A provider of coinsurance (joint insurer-client assumed risk).
coinsures
coinsures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinsure
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
congruist
conilurus
conourish
corinthus
cornelius
coumarins
coumarins
noun
plural of coumarin
countries
countries
noun
plural of country.
coursings
coursings
noun
plural of coursing
cretinous
cretinous
adj
Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
criminous
criminous
adj
(archaic) criminal
cruiskeen
cruiskeen
noun
(Ireland) A small bottle.
crusading
crusading
verb
present participle of crusade
cuisinary
cuisinary
adj
culinary; relating to cookery
cuisinier
cuisinier
noun
(dated) A cook or chef, especially in French contexts.
culverins
culverins
noun
plural of culverin
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curarines
curarines
noun
plural of curarine
curdiness
curdiness
noun
The state or quality of being curdy.
curliness
curliness
noun
The state of being curly
curtsying
curtsying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsy.
verb
present participle of curtsy
curviness
curviness
noun
The state or condition of being curvy.
cusparine
dasyurine
dasyurine
adj
(zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the dasyures.
decurions
decurions
noun
plural of decurion
decursion
decursion
noun
(obsolete) A flowing.
(obsolete) A hostile incursion.
deinosaur
deinosaur
noun
Archaic spelling of dinosaur.
desaurine
detrusion
detrusion
noun
The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.
diandrous
diandrous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens.
dinosaurs
dinosaurs
noun
plural of dinosaur
dirhinous
dirhinous
adj
(rare) Involving or possessing two nostrils.
disburden
disburden
verb
(transitive) To free from a source of mental trouble.
(transitive) To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
disensure
dishonour
dishonour
noun
(law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Lack of honour or integrity.
Shame or disgrace.
verb
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
disinsure
disinsure
verb
(obsolete) To render insecure; to put in danger.
to take away insurance of; to uninsure
disnature
disnumber
dissunder
dissunder
verb
(transitive) To separate; to sunder; to destroy.
disuniter
disuniter
noun
One who, or that which, disunites.
drubbings
drubbings
noun
plural of drubbing
druxiness
druxiness
noun
The quality of being druxy.
dubliners
durations
durations
noun
plural of duration
dysneuria
engraulis
enormious
enquiries
enquiries
noun
plural of enquiry
epruinose
epruinose
adj
(botany) Not pruinose
erianthus
erinaceus
eruginous
eruginous
adj
pertaining to the nature or substance of copper
resembling the greenish colour of copper rust
eruptions
eruptions
noun
plural of eruption
esquiring
esquiring
verb
present participle of esquire
estuarian
estuarian
adj
Related to or characteristic of an estuary.
estuarine
estuarine
adj
(geology) Formed in an estuary by alluvial deposition.
Of or pertaining to an estuary.
esurience
esurience
noun
The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger.
esuriency
esuriency
noun
Synonym of esurience
eurasians
euskarian
excursing
excursing
verb
present participle of excurse
excursion
excursion
noun
(aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usally during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
(phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
verb
(intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.
extrusion
extrusion
noun
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
An item formed by the process of extrusion.
fernelius
fibrinous
fibrinous
adj
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.
figurants
figurants
noun
plural of figurant
figurines
figurines
noun
plural of figurine
figurings
figurings
noun
plural of figuring
finksburg
fissuring
fissuring
noun
The formation of a fissure.
verb
present participle of fissure
fluorines
fluorines
noun
plural of fluorine
flustrine
foundries
foundries
noun
plural of foundry
franciums
franciums
noun
plural of francium
frauleins
frauleins
noun
plural of fraulein
freudians
fruitions
fruitions
noun
plural of fruition
fundraise
fundraise
verb
To raise funds for a specified cause or purpose.
furnarius
furnerius
furnished
furnished
adj
equipped with whatever is needed
supplied with furniture
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furnish
furnisher
furnisher
noun
one who furnishes
furnishes
furnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furnish
furriners
furriners
noun
plural of furriner
furriness
furriness
noun
The state or quality of being furry.
gambrinus
gauntries
gauntries
noun
plural of gauntry
genitures
genitures
noun
plural of geniture
geraniums
geraniums
noun
plural of geranium
gesturing
gesturing
noun
The making of gestures.
verb
present participle of gesture
gingerous
gingerous
adj
Of a ginger or reddish colour.
graminous
graminous
adj
grass-like
groupings
groupings
noun
plural of grouping
gruelings
gruelings
noun
plural of grueling
grundyism
grundyism
Noun
narrow and unintelligent conventionalism
grundyist
grundyist
Noun
One who exhibits narrow and unintelligent conventionalism.