(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounsel
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acensuada
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adenoncus
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
alcyoneus
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
anachueta
anacletus
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anchusine
anconeous
angraecum
animacule
announced
announced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of announce
announcer
announcer
noun
One who makes announcements.
radio announcer
announces
announces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antonescu
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
ascenseur
assurance
assurance
noun
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
(law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
(obsolete) Betrothal; affiance.
(theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiencer
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
audiencia
audiencia
noun
(historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
awunctive
bechuanas
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
beflounce
befrounce
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bonsecour
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brucetown
buccaneer
buccaneer
noun
(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.
A pirate.
verb
To engage in piracy against any but one's own nation's ships.
buccanned
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
buchanite
buchonite
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketman
buckstone
bullnecks
bullnecks
noun
plural of bullneck
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
buncombes
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
burgensic
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
calcaneum
calcaneum
noun
(anatomy) The calcaneus.
calcaneus
calcaneus
noun
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
calendula
calendula
noun
Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
cancellus
cancellus
noun
(anatomy) One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.
(architecture) A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.
cancerous
cancerous
adj
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cannelure
cannelure
noun
(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
cannequin
cannequin
noun
(obsolete) A kind of cotton cloth made in the East Indies.
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
capernaum
carbuncle
carbuncle
noun
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
(heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
caruncles
caruncles
noun
plural of caruncle
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
cauponate
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
cauquenes
cauterant
cauterant
noun
Any cauterizing substance.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
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.
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
celioncus
cenaculum
censurers
censurers
noun
plural of censurer
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
censusing
censusing
verb
present participle of census
centaurea
centaurea
noun
Alternative spelling of centaury
centauric
centaurid
centaurus
centrotus
centrutra
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
centurial
centurial
adj
Of or pertaining to a century.
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
centuries
centuries
noun
plural of century
centurion
centurion
noun
(US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
centurist
centurist
noun
A centuriator.
ceraunics
ceraunics
noun
(dated, rare, physics) The branch of physics that deals with heat and electricity.
ceraunite
cerniture
ceruleans
ceruleans
noun
plural of cerulean
ceruminal
ceruminal
adj
Relating to cerumen
cervuline
cestrinus
chanceful
chanceful
adj
(obsolete) hazardous
changeful
changeful
adj
(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
chanteuse
chanteuse
noun
A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaunters
chaunters
noun
plural of chaunter
chemakuan
chennault
cherubini
chestnuts
chestnuts
noun
plural of chestnut
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
chouanize
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
chunkhead
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
churchmen
churchmen
noun
plural of churchman
churnable
churnable
adj
able to be churned
cinctured
cinctured
adj
Having a cincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cincture
cinctures
cinctures
noun
plural of cincture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cincture