(botany) Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants
androclus
androgeus
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anomurous
anorchous
aposaturn
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
astronaut
astronaut
noun
(Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country.
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
beneurous
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
bonsecour
borussian
bourgeons
bourgeons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeon
bournless
bournless
adj
(obsolete) Without a bourn or limit.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brumstone
brunneous
brunneous
adj
(zoology) Of a dark brown colour.
brunonism
buhrstone
buhrstone
noun
Alternative spelling of burrstone
bullhorns
bullhorns
noun
plural of bullhorn
burdenous
burdenous
adj
(obsolete) Heavy; oppressive.
burgonets
burgonets
noun
plural of burgonet
burnoosed
burnoosed
adj
Dressed in a burnoose.
burnooses
burnooses
noun
plural of burnoose
burnoused
burnouses
burnouses
noun
plural of burnous
burrstone
burrstone
noun
A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells.
burstones
burstones
noun
plural of burstone
buttoners
buttoners
noun
plural of buttoner
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantorous
carbonous
carbonous
adj
Of, relating to, or containing carbon.
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
cauldrons
cauldrons
noun
plural of cauldron
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
centrotus
chancrous
chancrous
adj
(medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
cinderous
cinderous
adj
relating to, or composed of cinders; cindery
cinereous
cinereous
adj
Containing ashes.
Like ashes.
Of an ash-gray colour.
citrinous
clangours
clangours
noun
plural of clangour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clangour
closuring
coendures
coendures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coendure
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
concourse
concourse
noun
(obsolete) concurrence; cooperation
A large group of people; a crowd.
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
Airport terminal.
An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; confluence.
concursus
conducers
conducers
noun
plural of conducer
confusers
confusers
noun
plural of confuser
confuters
confuters
noun
plural of confuter
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
congruist
congruous
congruous
adj
Corresponding in character.
Harmonious.
conilurus
conjurers
conjurers
noun
plural of conjurer
conjurors
conjurors
noun
plural of conjuror
conourish
construal
construal
noun
The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation.
construct
construct
noun
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
A concept or model.
Something constructed from parts.
verb
(transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
(transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
construed
construed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construe
construer
construer
noun
Someone who construes something
construes
construes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of construe
consulary
consulary
adj
Obsolete form of consular.
consulter
consulter
noun
One who consults, or asks counsel or information.
consultor
consultor
noun
One who gives counsel; an adviser, especially in the Catholic Church.
consumers
consumers
noun
plural of consumer
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
coregonus
corinthus
cornelius
cornemuse
cornemuse
noun
A French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.
cornhouse
cornhusks
cornhusks
noun
plural of cornhusk
coronopus
corundums
corundums
noun
plural of corundum
coruscant
coruscant
adj
Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
cothurnus
cothurnus
noun
(figurative) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.
A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
coumarins
coumarins
noun
plural of coumarin
counselor
counselor
noun
(US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
(education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
(law) An attorney.
(politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
countries
countries
noun
plural of country.
courantes
courantes
noun
plural of courante
courantos
coursings
coursings
noun
plural of coursing
courtesan
courtesan
noun
(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
(dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
cretinous
cretinous
adj
Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
criminous
criminous
adj
(archaic) criminal
cruentous
cruentous
adj
(obsolete) bloody; cruentate
culberson
cuniforms
cuniforms
noun
plural of cuniform
curbstone
curbstone
noun
US spelling of kerbstone
cynareous
cynosural
cynosural
adj
Of or pertaining to a cynosure.
cynosures
cynosures
noun
plural of cynosure
cynosurus
dangerous
dangerous
adj
(colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
Full of danger.
decurions
decurions
noun
plural of decurion
decursion
decursion
noun
(obsolete) A flowing.
(obsolete) A hostile incursion.
deinosaur
deinosaur
noun
Archaic spelling of dinosaur.
dendrodus
detrusion
detrusion
noun
The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.
deuterons
deuterons
noun
plural of deuteron
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.
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.
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
drummonds
durations
durations
noun
plural of duration
eburneous
eburneous
adj
Resembling ivory in colour.
enclosure
enclosure
noun
(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
(religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
(uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
(uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
enhydrous
enhydrous
adj
(crystallography) Having water within; containing fluid drops.
enormious
enshrouds
enshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshroud
entrochus
entrochus
noun
Synonym of entrochite
epruinose
epruinose
adj
(botany) Not pruinose
erogenous
erogenous
adj
Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.
Sensitive to sexual arousal.
erroneous
erroneous
adj
(law) Deviating from the requirements of the law, but without a lack of legal authority, thus not illegal.
(obsolete) Wandering; erratic.
Containing an error; inaccurate.
Derived from an error.
Mistaken.
eruginous
eruginous
adj
pertaining to the nature or substance of copper
resembling the greenish colour of copper rust
eruptions
eruptions
noun
plural of eruption
esoneural
europeans
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.
fibrinous
fibrinous
adj
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.
flounders
flounders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounder
fluorenes
fluorenes
noun
plural of fluorene
fluorines
fluorines
noun
plural of fluorine
foraneous
foraneous
adj
of or pertaining to a market or forum
utterly remote
foresound
foresound
noun
a sound made in advance
verb
(transitive) to sound in advance
fortunous
foundress
foundress
noun
(dated) A female founder (“one who founds or establishes”).
(metallurgy, obsolete, rare) A female founder (“one who founds or casts metals”).
(zoology, specifically) A female animal which establishes a colony.