| CARPETBAGS | • carpetbags n. Plural of carpetbag. • CARPETBAG n. a travelling-bag made of carpeting. |
| CARTILAGES | • cartilages n. Plural of cartilage. • CARTILAGE n. gristle, a firm pearly white substance forming the embryonic skeleton of vertebrates (temporary cartilage) converted into bone in adults. |
| CARTOGRAMS | • cartograms n. Plural of cartogram. • CARTOGRAM n. a map with diagrammatic statistical information. |
| CARTONAGES | • CARTONAGE n. (French) papyrus or linen soaked in plaster, shaped around a body; used for mummy masks and coffins, also CARTONNAGE. |
| CASTIGATOR | • castigator n. One who castigates. • CASTIGATOR n. one who castigates or corrects. |
| CASTRATING | • castrating v. Present participle of castrate. • CASTRATE v. to remove the testes of. |
| CATALOGERS | • catalogers n. Plural of cataloger. • CATALOGER n. (US) one who catalogs, also CATALOGUER, CATALOGUIST. |
| CHEATGRASS | • cheatgrass n. Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires… • cheat␣grass n. Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and… |
| CIGUATERAS | • ciguateras n. Plural of ciguatera. • CIGUATERA n. (Spanish) poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxin has accumulated. |
| COASTGUARD | • coastguard n. Alternative spelling of coast guard. • coast␣guard n. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters. • COASTGUARD n. an organization with responsibility for watching coastal waters to prevent smuggling and illegal fishing, to assist shipping, and for lifesaving. |
| FACTORAGES | • factorages n. Plural of factorage. • FACTORAGE n. the fees or commission of a factor. |
| GASTRALGIC | • gastralgic adj. Relating to gastralgia, or stomach ache. • GASTRALGIC adj. relating to gastralgia, pain in the stomach. |
| GREATCOATS | • greatcoats n. Plural of greatcoat. • GREATCOAT n. an overcoat. |
| MAGISTRACY | • magistracy n. The dignity or office of a magistrate. • magistracy n. The collective body of magistrates. • MAGISTRACY n. the office or dignity of a magistrate. |
| PRAGMATICS | • pragmatics n. Plural of pragmatic. • pragmatics n. (Linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context. • PRAGMATICS n. the study of inherent practical usage, and social and behavioural aspects, of language. |
| RECATALOGS | • recatalogs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recatalog. • RECATALOG v. to catalog again, also RECATALOGUE. |
| STAGECRAFT | • stagecraft n. (Uncountable) The skills of the theater. • stagecraft n. (Countable) A specific skill of the theater. • STAGECRAFT n. the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques. |
| SUGARCOATS | • sugarcoats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sugarcoat. • sugar-coats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sugar-coat. • sugar␣coats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sugar coat. |
| TACHOGRAMS | • tachograms n. Plural of tachogram. • TACHOGRAM n. a record made by a tachograph, an instrument for recording speed of rotation. |