| APOCARPOUS | • apocarpous adj. (Botany) Having carpels that are not joined. • APOCARPOUS adj. either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil. |
| APPLESAUCE | • applesauce n. (US spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce. • applesauce n. (Slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle. • applesauce interj. (Slang, US, dated) Nonsense! |
| CAPPUCCINI | • cappuccini n. (Less common) plural of cappuccino. • CAPPUCCINO n. (Italian) black coffee with a little milk. |
| CAPPUCCINO | • cappuccino n. (Uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed… • cappuccino n. (Countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks. • cappuccino n. (Uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense… |
| CURLPAPERS | • curlpapers n. Plural of curlpaper. • curl-papers n. Plural of curl-paper. • CURLPAPER n. a strip of paper round which the hair is twisted to give it a curl. |
| MUDCAPPING | • mudcapping v. Present participle of mudcap. • MUDCAPPING n. the act of covering an explosive with mud before detonating. |
| OPPUGNANCY | • oppugnancy n. The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. • OPPUGNANCY n. (Shakespeare) antagonism. |
| PERCEPTUAL | • perceptual adj. Relating to perception. • PERCEPTUAL adj. of, relating to, or involving perception esp. in relation to immediate sensory experience. |
| PSEUDOCARP | • pseudocarp n. (Botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part… • PSEUDOCARP n. that portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig. |
| SUPERCHEAP | • supercheap adj. Very cheap. |
| SUPPLEJACK | • supplejack n. Any of various North American vines that have supple stems. • supplejack n. A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip. • supplejack n. A child’s toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack. |
| SUPPLIANCE | • suppliance n. Supplication; entreaty. • suppliance n. That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. • SUPPLIANCE n. (Shakespeare) supplying. |
| SUPPLICANT | • supplicant adj. Begging, pleading, supplicating. • supplicant n. One who comes to humbly ask or petition. • supplicant n. (Networking) A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network. |
| SUPPLICATE | • supplicate v. (Transitive). • supplicate v. (Intransitive). • SUPPLICATE v. to entreat for. |
| SUPPLICATS | • supplicats n. Plural of supplicat. • SUPPLICAT n. in English universities, a petition. |
| SUPRAOPTIC | • supraoptic adj. (Anatomy) Above the optic tract or chiasma. • SUPRAOPTIC adj. situated above the optic chiasma. |
| SUPRAPUBIC | • suprapubic adj. (Anatomy) Above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. • supra-pubic adj. Alternative spelling of suprapubic. • SUPRAPUBIC adj. situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. |
| TOUCHPAPER | • touchpaper n. Alternative spelling of touch-paper. • touch-paper n. A strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |
| UPPERCASED | • uppercased v. Simple past tense and past participle of uppercase. • UPPERCASE v. to convert to uppercase. |
| UPPERCASES | • uppercases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uppercase. • UPPERCASE v. to convert to uppercase. |