| ACCEPTANCES | • acceptances n. Plural of acceptance. • ACCEPTANCE n. the act of accepting, also ACCEPTANCY. |
| ACCORDANCES | • accordances n. Plural of accordance. • ACCORDANCE n. agreement, also ACCORDANCY. |
| BACKSCRATCH | • backscratch n. A scratch on the back. • backscratch v. To scratch one’s or another’s back. • backscratch v. (Business, politics, slang) To engage in a reciprocal action. |
| CACOGASTRIC | • cacogastric adj. (Rare) Troubled with bad digestion. • CACOGASTRIC adj. of or relating to an upset stomach. |
| CATACAUSTIC | • catacaustic n. A caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface. • catacaustic n. (Mathematics) the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and reflect… • CATACAUSTIC adj. relating to or denoting a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by reflection. |
| CATACLASMIC | • CATACLASMIC adj. relating to or of the nature of a cataclasm. |
| CATACLASTIC | • cataclastic adj. (Petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high… • CATACLASTIC adj. of metamorphism, taking place in an environment where intense pressure. |
| CATACLYSMIC | • cataclysmic adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. • CATACLYSMIC adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| CATENACCIOS | • CATENACCIO n. (Italian) a defensive system of play in football. |
| CLAIRSCHACH | • clairschach n. Obsolete spelling of clarsach. • CLAIRSCHACH n. (Gaelic) a Scottish folk harp, also CLARSACH. |
| CRACKAJACKS | • crackajacks n. Plural of crackajack. • CRACKAJACK n. a person or thing of highest excellence, also CRACKERJACK. |
| CYCADACEOUS | • cycadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to, or resembling, the Cycadaceae, a family of plants like the palms but with exogenous wood. • CYCADACEOUS adj. belonging to the cycad family. |
| SCRATCHBACK | • scratchback n. (UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting… • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| SCRATCHCARD | • scratchcard n. Alternative spelling of scratch card. • scratch␣card n. A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching… • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |