| ACICULATE | • aciculate adj. Furnished with aciculae. • aciculate adj. Acicular (needle-shaped). • aciculate adj. Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle. |
| ACOUCHIES | • acouchies n. Plural of acouchy. • ACOUCHY n. (Tupi) a burrowing rodent, also AGOUTI, ACOUCHI, AGOUTY, AGUTI. |
| ACQUIESCE | • acquiesce v. (Intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest… • acquiesce v. (Intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far… • ACQUIESCE v. to agree, accept. |
| BUCCANIER | • buccanier n. Archaic form of buccaneer. • buccanier v. Archaic form of buccaneer. • BUCCANIER v. to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, originally of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer, also BUCCANEER. |
| CALCIFUGE | • calcifuge n. Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk. • CALCIFUGE n. a plant that will not tolerate limy soil. |
| CAUDICLES | • caudicles n. Plural of caudicle. • CAUDICLE n. the stalk of the pollen masses of certain orchids. |
| CAULICLES | • caulicles n. Plural of caulicle. • CAULICLE n. a short caulis or stem. |
| CENTAURIC | • CENTAURIC adj. integrating mind and body. |
| CIRCULATE | • circulate v. (Intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit. • circulate v. (Transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit. • circulate v. To move from person to person, as at a party. |
| CLERUCHIA | • cleruchia n. Alternative form of cleruchy. • CLERUCHIA n. an allotment of land in a foreign territory made to a citizen of Athens, also CLERUCHY. |
| CRUCIATES | • cruciates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cruciate. • CRUCIATE n. a ligament in the knee. |
| CUTICULAE | • cuticulae n. Plural of cuticula. • CUTICULA n. (Latin) the outer hard covering of an insect. |
| ENCAUSTIC | • encaustic adj. (Art) Prepared by means of heat; burned in. • encaustic n. A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating. • encaustic n. A painting produced using this paint. |
| FASCICULE | • fascicule n. An installment of a printed work, a fascicle. • fascicule n. (Obsolete) A bundle of nerve fibers; a fasciculus. • fascicule n. (Botany) Alternative form of fascicle. |
| INCULCATE | • inculcate v. (Transitive) To teach by repeated instruction. • inculcate v. (Transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons. • INCULCATE v. to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. |
| LEUCAEMIC | • leucaemic adj. Alternative form of leukaemic. • LEUCAEMIC adj. of or like leucemia, a type of cancer, also LEUKAEMIC. |
| MICACEOUS | • micaceous adj. Of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica. • micaceous adj. (Figuratively) sparkling; brilliant. • MICACEOUS adj. consisting of or made of mica. |
| SUCCINATE | • succinate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of succinic acid. • SUCCINATE n. a salt of succinic acid. |
| UNACERBIC | • unacerbic adj. Not acerbic. • UNACERBIC adj. not acerbic. |