| ACANTHUS | • acanthus n. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae… • acanthus n. (Architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals… • Acanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses. |
| ACATOURS | • acatours n. Plural of acatour. • ACATOUR n. (obsolete) an officer who buys provisions; a chandler, also ACATER. |
| ACCUSANT | • accusant n. (Obsolete) An accuser. • ACCUSANT n. an accuser. |
| ACTUATES | • actuates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate. • ACTUATE v. to put into action. |
| AQUATICS | • aquatics n. Plural of aquatic. • aquatics n. Sports involving water. • AQUATIC n. an organism living in or near water. |
| AUTARCHS | • autarchs n. Plural of autarch. • AUTARCH n. an absolute ruler. |
| AUTOCARS | • autocars n. Plural of autocar. • AUTOCAR n. a motor car. |
| AUTOVACS | • autovacs n. Plural of autovac. • AUTOVAC n. a vacuum mechanism in a car for raising petrol to a higher tank so that it may flow by gravity into the carburettor. |
| CAJAPUTS | • CAJAPUT n. (Malay) a volatile oil, distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree, also CAJEPUT, CAJUPUT, KAJEPUT. |
| CALATHUS | • calathus n. (Historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece. • CALATHUS n. (Latin) a vase-shaped Ancient Greek basket, carried on the head, also CALATHOS. |
| CASUALTY | • casualty n. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster. • casualty n. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence. • casualty n. (Proscribed) Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through… |
| CATTABUS | • cattabus n. Plural of cattabu. • CATTABU n. a cross between domestic cattle and zebu. |
| CAUDATES | • caudates n. Plural of caudate. • CAUDATE n. a creature with a tail. |
| CHATEAUS | • chateaus n. Plural of chateau. • châteaus n. (Colloquial) plural of château. • CHATEAU n. (French) a large country house. |
| CLAUSTRA | • claustra n. Plural of claustrum. • CLAUSTRUM n. (Latin) a thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. |
| CURTANAS | • curtanas n. Plural of curtana. • CURTANA n. a sword without a point, symbolic of mercy. |
| CUTAWAYS | • cutaways n. Plural of cutaway. • cut-aways n. Plural of cut-away. • CUTAWAY n. a type of coat. |
| VACATURS | • vacaturs n. Plural of vacatur. • VACATUR n. (Latin) the act of annulling in law. |
| VACUATES | • vacuates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vacuate. • VACUATE v. (obsolete) to make void, or empty, also EVACUATE. |