| CENTAUR | • centaur n. (Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse’s body with a man’s head and torso in place of the… • centaur n. (Astronomy, also capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. • centaur n. (Chess) A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together. |
| DURANCE | • durance n. (Obsolete) Duration. • durance n. (Obsolete) Endurance. • durance n. (Archaic) Imprisonment; forced confinement. |
| FURNACE | • furnace n. (UK) An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics. • furnace n. (US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater. • furnace n. (Colloquial) Any area that is excessively hot. |
| LUCARNE | • lucarne n. (Architecture) A dormer-window. • LUCARNE n. (French) a dormer window. |
| NUCLEAR | • nuclear adj. Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. • nuclear adj. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). • nuclear adj. Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. |
| PRAUNCE | • praunce v. Archaic form of prance. • PRAUNCE v. (Spenser) to prance. |
| SUNCARE | • suncare n. The branch of skincare dealing with protection against the effects of sunlight. • SUNCARE n. protection of the skin from damage by the sun. |
| SURANCE | • surance n. (Obsolete) assurance. • SURANCE n. (Shakespeare) assurance. |
| UNBRACE | • unbrace v. (Transitive) To undo, unfasten; to relax, loosen. • UNBRACE v. to free from braces. |
| UNCARED | • uncared adj. Not cared (For, about, etc.). • UNCARED adj. not cared (for). |
| UNCLEAR | • unclear adj. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation. • unclear adj. Not clearly or explicitly defined. • unclear adj. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable. |
| UNCRATE | • uncrate v. To remove from a crate. • UNCRATE v. to remove from a crate. |
| UNRACED | • unraced adj. (Of a racehorse, etc.) Not yet raced. • UNRACED adj. not raced. |
| UNTRACE | • untrace v. (Transitive) To remove from the traces; to unharness. • untrace v. (Computing, programming, transitive) To remove a trace from. • UNTRACE v. to loose from traces. |