| ACONITE | • aconite n. The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous. • aconite n. (Toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. • ACONITE n. a poisonous herb, the monkshood or wolfsbane plant, also ACONITUM. |
| ACTINON | • actinon n. (Chemistry, physics, dated) Radon-219 (21986Rn; symbol An), an isotope of radon. • actinon n. (Obsolete) Synonym of radon. • actinon n. (Physics, dated) An actinide. |
| ACTIONS | • actions n. Plural of action. • actions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action. • ACTION v. to carry out. |
| ANOETIC | • anoetic adj. Of or relating to anoesis. • anoetic adj. (Rare) unthinkable; incapable of being thought. • ANOETIC adj. of or pertaining to anoesis, consciousness with sensation but without thought. |
| ATONICS | • atonics n. Plural of atonic. • ATONIC n. an unaccented syllable or word. |
| AUCTION | • auction n. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. • auction n. (Bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract. • auction v. To sell at an auction. |
| BOTANIC | • botanic adj. Of or pertaining to botany. • botanic n. Any substance of botanical origin. • BOTANIC adj. relating to botany. |
| CANTICO | • cantico n. A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome. • cantico n. A dance festival in which colonial Americans and natives both participated. • cantico n. (By extension) An uproar; activity that is full of high spirits and violent action. |
| CANTION | • cantion n. (Obsolete, rare) A song, poem or incantation. • CANTION n. (Spenser) a song. |
| CAPTION | • caption n. (Typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof. • caption n. A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc. • caption n. (Cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film… |
| CAROTIN | • carotin n. (Organic chemistry) A red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot. • CAROTIN n. any of a number of reddish-yellow pigments widely distributed in plants that are converted to vitamin A in the body, also CAROTENE, CARROTIN. |
| CATIONS | • cations n. Plural of cation. • CATION n. a positively charged ion, also KATION. |
| CAUTION | • caution n. Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm. • caution n. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided. • caution n. Security; guaranty; bail. |
| COATING | • coating n. A thin outer layer. • coating n. (Archaic) Cloth for making coats. • coating n. (Law enforcement slang) A telling-off; a reprimand. |
| CONTAIN | • contain v. (Transitive) To hold inside. • contain v. (Transitive) To include as a part. • contain v. (Transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. |
| CORTINA | • cortina n. (Mycology) A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom. • Cortina n. A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s. • Cortina prop.n. Short for Cortina d’Ampezzo, northern Italy. |
| COTINGA | • cotinga n. Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae. • Cotinga prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cotingidae. • COTINGA n. (Tupi) a tropical bird with bright plumage. |
| FACTION | • faction n. (Countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared… • faction n. (Uncountable) Strife; discord. • faction n. (Literature, film) A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were… |
| PACTION | • paction n. A pact, an agreement. • paction v. To form a pact; to make a binding agreement. • PACTION v. to agree, make a pact. |
| TACTION | • taction n. The act of touching; touch; contact. • taction n. The sense of touch. • TACTION n. the act of touching. |