| AQUEDUCT | • aqueduct n. An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. • aqueduct n. A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts. • aqueduct n. (Anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct. |
| AUTOCUES | • autocues n. Plural of autocue. • AUTOCUE n. (tradename) a text device to assist newsreaders. |
| BEAUCOUP | • beaucoup det. (US, informal) Much, many, a lot of. • beaucoup n. An abundance. • beaucoup adv. In abundance. |
| CADUCEUS | • caduceus n. The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology… • caduceus n. A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and… • CADUCEUS n. (Latin) a Greek or Roman herald's wand; specifically the wand carried by the messenger-god Hermes or Mercury, usually represented with two serpents twined round it. |
| CAUCUSED | • caucused v. Simple past tense and past participle of caucus. • CAUCUS v. to hold a political meeting. |
| CAUCUSES | • caucuses n. Plural of caucus. • caucuses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caucus. • CAUCUS v. to hold a political meeting. |
| CLAQUEUR | • claqueur n. One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre. • CLAQUEUR n. (French) a member of a claque, also CLAQUER. |
| COUTEAUX | • couteaux n. Plural of couteau. • COUTEAU n. (French) a knife. |
| CUBATURE | • cubature n. The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. • CUBATURE n. the process of finding the cubic content of a body, also CUBAGE. |
| CUMULATE | • cumulate v. (Transitive) To accumulate; to amass. • cumulate v. (Intransitive) To be accumulated. • cumulate adj. Accumulated, agglomerated, amassed. |
| CUPULATE | • cupulate adj. Cup-shaped. • cupulate adj. Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous. • CUPULATE adj. cup-shaped, also CUPULAR. |
| FURCULAE | • furculae n. Plural of furcula. • furculæ n. (Obsolete) plural of furcula. • FURCULA n. (Latin) the jointed clavicles of a bird, aka wishbone, also FURCULUM. |
| NUBECULA | • nubecula n. (Astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds. • nubecula n. (Medicine) A slight spot on the cornea. • nubecula n. (Medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. |
| SAECULUM | • saeculum n. A length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a human being or, equivalently, the complete… • SAECULUM n. (Latin) an astronomical or geological age, also SECULUM. |
| SUBACUTE | • subacute adj. (Pathology) Less than acute. • subacute adj. (Biology) Having a pointed tip, but with a broad or slightly rounded angle. • subacute n. (Medicine) A patient whose condition is less than acute. |
| SUBCAUSE | • subcause n. A cause forming part of a larger cause. • SUBCAUSE n. a subordinate cause. |
| SUCCUBAE | • succubae n. Plural of succuba. • SUCCUBA n. (Latin) a female demon, also SUCCUBUS. |
| UNCAUSED | • uncaused adj. Without any precedent cause; self-existent. • UNCAUSED adj. not caused. |
| USAUNCES | • usaunces n. Plural of usaunce. • USAUNCE n. a generally accepted practice or procedure, also USAGE, USANCE. |
| VACUUMED | • vacuumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of vacuum. • vacuumed adj. Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; hoovered. • VACUUM v. to operate a cleaner that uses suction. |