| ACCUMULATE | • accumulate v. (Transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively). • accumulate v. (Intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. • accumulate v. (Education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual. |
| ACETABULUM | • acetabulum n. (Anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. |
| AURICULATE | • auriculate adj. Alternative spelling of auriculated. • auriculate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base. • AURICULATE adj. having ears or ear-shaped appendages, also AURICULATED. |
| AUSCULTATE | • auscultate v. To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation. • AUSCULTATE v. to listen to the sounds made by internal organs (heart, lungs, etc.) to aid in a medical diagnosis. |
| AVUNCULATE | • avunculate n. The relationship between a man and his sister’s children, generally her sons. • avunculate n. (In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal… • AVUNCULATE n. the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son. |
| BUREAUCRAT | • bureaucrat n. An official who is part of a bureaucracy. • bureaucrat n. (Wikimedia jargon) A wiki user with the right to change user access levels. • BUREAUCRAT n. a member of a bureaucracy. |
| INAUGURATE | • inaugurate v. (Transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony. • inaugurate v. (Transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner. • inaugurate adj. Invested with office; inaugurated. |
| MACULATURE | • maculature n. (Dated) Blotting paper. • maculature n. (Figuratively) Paper waste; printed materials that may not be read, such as junk mail. • MACULATURE n. blotting paper. |
| QUADRATURE | • quadrature n. The process of making something square; squaring. • quadrature n. (Mathematics) The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure… • quadrature n. (Mathematics, numerical analysis) The calculation of a definite integral by numerical means. |
| QUAESTUARY | • quaestuary adj. Relating to or concerned with gain; engaged in moneymaking. • QUAESTUARY n. (Latin) an ancient Roman public treasurer or assistant military commander, also QUAESTOR, QUESTOR. |
| SAUERKRAUT | • sauerkraut n. (Countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. • sauerkraut n. (Countable, obsolete, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A German person. • SAUERKRAUT n. (German) cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt. |
| SUBARCUATE | • subarcuate adj. Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched. • SUBARCUATE adj. somewhat arched; with two or more arches under a main arch. |
| UNACTUATED | • unactuated adj. Not actuated. • unactuated adj. Not fitted with an actuator. • UNACTUATED adj. not actuated. |
| UNSATURATE | • unsaturate n. (Organic chemistry) Any unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry. • UNSATURATE n. an unsaturated chemical compound. |