| ACATOURS | • acatours n. Plural of acatour. • ACATOUR n. (obsolete) an officer who buys provisions; a chandler, also ACATER. |
| ACTUATOR | • actuator n. Something that actuates something else. • actuator n. A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off… • actuator n. (Computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive. |
| ADULATOR | • adulator n. One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates. • ADULATOR n. one who adulates. |
| AERONAUT | • aeronaut n. A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon. • aëronaut n. Archaic spelling of aeronaut. • AERONAUT n. a traveller through the air; a balloonist, a pilot. |
| ARGONAUT | • argonaut n. Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta… • argonaut n. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest. • Argonaut prop.n. (Greek mythology) One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece. |
| AUTOCARP | • AUTOCARP n. a fruit produced by self-fertilization. |
| AUTOCARS | • autocars n. Plural of autocar. • AUTOCAR n. a motor car. |
| AUTOCRAT | • autocrat n. An absolute ruler with infinite power. • autocrat n. A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia. • autocrat n. Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack… |
| AUTOHARP | • autoharp n. A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the… • AUTOHARP n. (tradename) a zither with a keyboard chord-making mechanism which mutes unwanted strings. |
| AZOTURIA | • azoturia n. (Medicine) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine. • azoturia n. (Veterinary medicine) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild… • AZOTURIA n. an excess of urea in the urine. |
| LAUDATOR | • laudator n. One who lauds. • LAUDATOR n. one who lauds, also LAUDER. |
| MARABOUT | • marabout n. A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa. • marabout n. The tomb or shrine of such a person. • MARABOUT n. (French) an African stork, also MARABOU. |
| RACAHOUT | • racahout n. A Middle Eastern dish made from acorns. • RACAHOUT n. (Arabic) acorn meal, used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids, also RACCAHOUT. |
| TAMBOURA | • tamboura n. Alternative spelling of tambura. • TAMBOURA n. (Arabic) an Eastern stringed instrument, used to produce a drone, also TAMBUR, TAMBURA. |
| VALUATOR | • valuator n. A person who estimates the value of something; an appraiser. • VALUATOR n. an appraiser, also EVALUATOR. |