| APOCRYPHAL | • apocryphal adj. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature… |
| APOCRYPHON | • APOCRYPHON n. a hidden or secret thing. |
| APPROACHED | • approached v. Simple past tense and past participle of approach. • APPROACH v. to come near to. |
| APPROACHES | • approaches n. Movements to gain favour; advances. • approaches n. (Military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances… • approaches n. Plural of approach. |
| CAPNOGRAPH | • capnograph n. An instrument that measures the amount of carbon dioxide in a gas (especially expired breath) and displays… |
| CARHOPPING | • carhopping v. Present participle of carhop. • CARHOP v. to work as a carhop. |
| CARPOPHORE | • carpophore n. (Botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants. • carpophore n. (Mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| COPPERHEAD | • copperhead n. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. • copperhead n. (Derogatory) Someone with ginger hair. • Copperhead n. (US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during… |
| COPROPHAGY | • coprophagy n. The eating of feces. • COPROPHAGY n. feeding on dung. |
| COPYGRAPHS | • copygraphs n. Plural of copygraph. • COPYGRAPH n. a process for copying type. |
| HOPPERCARS | • hopper␣cars n. Plural of hopper car. • HOPPERCAR n. a container for grain, also HOPPER. |
| PARAPHONIC | • paraphonic adj. Of or relating to paraphony. • PARAPHONIC adj. relating to paraphonia, alteration of the voice; as at puberty. |
| PICTOGRAPH | • pictograph n. A picture that represents a word or an idea. • pictograph n. A graphic character. • pictograph n. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures. |
| TOUCHPAPER | • touchpaper n. Alternative spelling of touch-paper. • touch-paper n. A strip of paper impregnated with nitre, used as a fuse for firing gunpowder, fireworks etc. • TOUCHPAPER n. paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder. |