| AUTOSCOPIC | • autoscopic adj. Relating to autoscopy. • AUTOSCOPIC adj. relating to autoscopy, hallucination of an image of one's body. |
| CACOTOPIAS | • cacotopias n. Plural of cacotopia. • CACOTOPIA n. a state in which everything is as bad as it can be. |
| CAPACITORS | • capacitors n. Plural of capacitor. • CAPACITOR n. an electrical device capable of storing electric charge. |
| CATCHPOLES | • catchpoles n. Plural of catchpole. • Catchpoles prop.n. Plural of Catchpole. • CATCHPOLE n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLL. |
| CATCHPOLLS | • catchpolls n. Plural of catchpoll. • CATCHPOLL n. (historical) a sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt, also CATCHPOLE. |
| CATOPTRICS | • catoptrics n. The branch of optics dealing with reflection. • CATOPTRICS n. the branch of optics which is concerned with reflected light. |
| COCAPTAINS | • cocaptains n. Plural of cocaptain. • COCAPTAIN v. to captain jointly. |
| COMPACTERS | • compacters n. Plural of compacter. • COMPACTER n. one who compacts, also COMPACTOR. |
| COMPACTEST | • compactest adj. Superlative form of compact: most compact. • COMPACT adj. closely fitted together. |
| COMPACTORS | • compactors n. Plural of compactor. • COMPACTOR n. one who compacts, also COMPACTER. |
| CROSSPATCH | • crosspatch n. A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person. • cross-patch n. Alternative form of crosspatch. • CROSSPATCH n. a bad-tempered person. |
| CYSTOCARPS | • cystocarps n. Plural of cystocarp. • CYSTOCARP n. the fructification in red seaweeds. |
| LACTOSCOPE | • lactoscope n. An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity. • LACTOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the purity or richness of milk. |
| OCCIPITALS | • occipitals n. Plural of occipital. • OCCIPITAL n. the bone forming the back of the head. |
| PACKCLOTHS | • PACKCLOTH n. a cloth in which goods are enclosed. |
| PASTICCIOS | • pasticcios n. Plural of pasticcio. • PASTICCIO n. (Italian) a medley, a pastiche. |
| PATCHOCKES | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| RECOMPACTS | • recompacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompact. • RECOMPACT v. to compact or join anew. |
| SPATCHCOCK | • spatchcock n. (Cooking, also attributively) Poultry which has been cut along the spine and spread out for more even cooking. • spatchcock v. (Cooking) To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart for more even cooking. • spatchcock v. (Figuratively) Often followed by in or into: to interpolate or insert (something into another thing);… |
| SUBCOMPACT | • subcompact n. Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car. • SUBCOMPACT n. a small car, such as a sports car. |