| ACCLIMATE | • acclimate v. (Transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. • acclimate v. (Transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one. • acclimate v. (Intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment. |
| ACCOMPTED | • accompted v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of accompt. • ACCOMPT v. to explain in detail, also ACCOUNT. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CATECHISM | • catechism n. A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. • catechism n. A basic manual in some subject. • catechism n. A set of questions designed to determine knowledge. |
| CEVITAMIC | • cevitamic adj. Synonym of ascorbic. • CEVITAMIC adj. as in cevitamic acid, another name for ascorbic acid, vitamin C. |
| CHECKMATE | • checkmate interj. (Chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. • checkmate interj. (By extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. • checkmate n. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent’s king is threatened with unavoidable… |
| CINEMATIC | • cinematic adj. Of or relating to the cinema. • cinematic adj. Resembling a professional motion picture. • cinematic adj. (Dated) Relating to kinematics; kinematic. |
| COMPACTED | • compacted adj. Closely or densely packed together. • compacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of compact. • COMPACT v. to pack closely together. |
| COMPACTER | • compacter n. Something that compacts things (e.g. trash). • compacter n. One who makes a compact or agreement. • compacter adj. Comparative form of compact: more compact. |
| CYCLAMATE | • cyclamate n. (Organic chemistry) any salt or ester of cyclamic acid, especially the sodium and calcium salts, which… • CYCLAMATE n. any of a number of very sweet substances derived from petrochemicals. |
| ECLAMPTIC | • eclamptic adj. Of or pertaining to eclampsia. • eclamptic n. One who suffers from eclampsia. • ECLAMPTIC adj. relating to eclampsia, a symptom of epilepsy. |
| IMPECCANT | • impeccant adj. Without sin; impeccable. • IMPECCANT adj. sinless; impeccable. |
| MACROCYTE | • macrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. |
| RECOMPACT | • recompact v. To compact or join anew. • RECOMPACT v. to compact or join anew. |
| SCHEMATIC | • schematic adj. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding… • schematic adj. Sketchy, incomplete. • schematic adj. Relating to a schema. |