| CARBURETOR | • carburetor n. (US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. • carburetor n. (Slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine. • CARBURETOR n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETTER, CARBURETTOR. |
| CERTIORARI | • certiorari n. (US, law) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion… • certiorari n. (Britain, law) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review. • CERTIORARI n. a writ from higher court to lower court requesting a transcript. |
| CORPORATOR | • corporator n. (Dated) A member of a corporation, especially one of the original members. • CORPORATOR n. a member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members. |
| CORRELATOR | • correlator n. That which correlates or causes correlation. • correlator n. (Statistics, quantum mechanics) A correlation function. • correlator n. (Optics, signal processing) A type of device used to compare two signals. |
| CORRUGATOR | • corrugator n. A machine that corrugates material. • corrugator n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator supercilii.. • corrugator n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator cutis ani.. |
| PROCREATOR | • procreator n. One who procreates; a father or mother. • procreator n. (Figuratively) One who originates or creates something. • PROCREATOR n. one who procreates. |
| PROCURATOR | • procurator n. A tax collector. • procurator n. An agent or attorney. • procurator n. A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems… |
| PROTRACTOR | • protractor n. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. • protractor n. A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles. • protractor n. (Surgery) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. |
| RECREATORS | • recreators n. Plural of recreator. • RECREATOR n. one who recreates. |
| REFRACTORS | • refractors n. Plural of refractor. • REFRACTOR n. a refracting telescope. |
| REFRACTORY | • refractory adj. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. • refractory adj. Not affected by great heat. • refractory adj. (Medicine) Difficult to treat. |
| RETRACTORS | • retractors n. Plural of retractor. • RETRACTOR n. something that retracts. |
| ROTORCRAFT | • rotorcraft n. Any aircraft that obtains its lift from rotors. • ROTORCRAFT n. a helicopter or autogyro. |
| RUBRICATOR | • rubricator n. (Historical) The person who wrote the red titles and headings in a manuscript. • RUBRICATOR n. one who rubricates. |
| STERCORARY | • stercorary n. A sheltered place for storing dung. • STERCORARY adj. relating to dung, also STERCORARIOUS. • STERCORARY n. a weatherproof place where dung is stored. |