| ACUTES | • acutes n. Plural of acute. • acutes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acute. • ACUTE n. a type of accent mark. |
| CACTUS | • cactus n. (Botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited… • cactus n. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs. • cactus adj. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead. |
| CANTUS | • CANTUS n. (Latin) a melody or chant, esp. in mediaeval ecclesiastical music. |
| CATSUP | • catsup n. Alternative form of ketchup. • CATSUP n. (Malay) a spicy tomato sauce, also KETCHUP, CATCHUP. |
| CLAUTS | • clauts n. Plural of claut. • clauts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claut. • CLAUT v. (Scots) to scratch, scrape, also CLAT. |
| COUTAS | • coutas n. Plural of couta. • 'coutas n. Plural of ’couta. • COUTA n. a type of fishing boat used round the coast of Australia. |
| CRUSTA | • crusta n. A crust or shell. • crusta n. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object. • crusta n. A cocktail (typically of brandy, orange liqueur, bitters, and lemon juice and peel) distinguished by… |
| CUESTA | • cuesta n. (Geomorphology) A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. • Cuesta prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • CUESTA n. (Spanish) a geological feature, gentle slope on one side, cliff on the other. |
| CURATS | • curats n. Plural of curat. • CURAT n. (obsolete) a cuirass, also CURIET. |
| CUSHAT | • cushat n. (Geordie or literary) A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove. • CUSHAT n. (Scots) the wood-pigeon or ringdove, also CUSHIE. |
| CUTLAS | • cutlas n. Obsolete form of cutlass. • CUTLAS n. a curved, one-edged sword formerly used by sailors, also CUTLASS. |
| DUCATS | • ducats n. Plural of ducat. • Ducats prop.n. Plural of Ducat. • DUCAT n. (historical) a gold or silver coin of varying values, formerly much used on the Continent. |
| MUSCAT | • muscat n. A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine. • muscat n. The muscatel wine made from these grapes. • muscat n. The vine bearing this fruit. |
| SACBUT | • sacbut n. Alternative form of sackbut. • SACBUT n. a medieval trombone, also SACKBUT, SAGBUT. |
| SCUTAL | • scutal adj. Of or relating to a shield. • scutal adj. (Biology) Of or relating to a scutum. • SCUTAL adj. pertaining to shields. |
| SUBACT | • subact v. (Obsolete, transitive) To reduce; to subdue. • SUBACT v. to subdue. |
| TUSSAC | • TUSSAC adj. as in tussac grass, a kind of grass. |
| UNCAST | • uncast v. (Nautical) To detach (A rope, line, etc.). • uncast v. To bring back to a standing position (a horse or other large animal that is lying down with its legs under it). • uncast v. To reverse the effects of (a magical spell). |
| UPCAST | • upcast adj. Cast up; thrown upward. • upcast n. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. • upcast n. (Mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine. |