| ACCUMBENT | • accumbent adj. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. • accumbent adj. (Botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf. • accumbent n. One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table. |
| CACODEMON | • cacodemon n. An evil or malevolent spirit. • cacodemon n. The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. • CACODEMON n. (Greek) an evil spirit, a devil, also CACODAEMON. |
| CALCANEUM | • calcaneum n. (Anatomy) The calcaneus. • CALCANEUM n. (Latin) one of the bones of the tarsus which in man forms the great bone of the heel, also CALCANEUS. |
| CALCIMINE | • calcimine n. A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat… • calcimine v. To coat with this substance. • CALCIMINE n. (tradename) a kind of whitewash or colour wash for walls, also KALSOMINE. |
| CATCHMENT | • catchment n. (Often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. • catchment n. A catchment area, or the people it serves. • catchment v. To divide into catchment areas. |
| CEROMANCY | • ceromancy n. Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed. • CEROMANCY n. divination by means of wax drippings. |
| CINEMATIC | • cinematic adj. Of or relating to the cinema. • cinematic adj. Resembling a professional motion picture. • cinematic adj. (Dated) Relating to kinematics; kinematic. |
| CINERAMIC | • CINERAMIC adj. relating to Cinerama, a method of film projection used in the cinema. |
| COCKLEMAN | • cockleman n. A fisherman who catches cockles. • COCKLEMAN n. a cockle fisherman. |
| CRACKSMEN | • cracksmen n. Plural of cracksman. • CRACKSMAN n. a safe-breaker. |
| CUMACEANS | • cumaceans n. Plural of cumacean. • CUMACEAN n. a small crustacean living on the seabed. |
| CUMBRANCE | • cumbrance n. (Obsolete) encumbrance. • CUMBRANCE n. an encumbrance. |
| CYCLAMENS | • cyclamens n. Plural of cyclamen. • CYCLAMEN n. a primulaceous flowering plant. |
| IMPECCANT | • impeccant adj. Without sin; impeccable. • IMPECCANT adj. sinless; impeccable. |
| MECHANICS | • mechanics n. (Physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass. • mechanics n. The design and construction of machines. • mechanics n. (Writing) Spelling and punctuation. |
| MISCHANCE | • mischance n. Bad luck, misfortune. • mischance n. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance. • mischance v. (Transitive, intransitive) To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate). |
| MUMCHANCE | • mumchance adj. Mute, or not speaking; silent. • mumchance n. An old game of chance played with cards in silence. • mumchance n. A silent, stupid person. |
| NAMECHECK | • namecheck v. (Music, especially in jazz) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo. • namecheck v. To name-drop. • name-check v. Alternative form of namecheck. |