| APICULTURE | • apiculture n. The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons. • APICULTURE n. beekeeping. |
| AURICULATE | • auriculate adj. Alternative spelling of auriculated. • auriculate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base. • AURICULATE adj. having ears or ear-shaped appendages, also AURICULATED. |
| AUTEURISMS | • AUTEURISM n. the profession of auteur, film director. |
| AUTEURISTS | • auteurists n. Plural of auteurist. • AUTEURIST n. a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory, also AUTEUR. |
| AVICULTURE | • aviculture n. The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry). • AVICULTURE n. the rearing of birds. |
| DUUMVIRATE | • duumvirate n. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. • duumvirate n. (Historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. • DUUMVIRATE n. government or control by two people. |
| EUPATORIUM | • eupatorium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – bonesets, thoroughworts, and snakeroots. • Eupatorium prop.n. (Sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – all of Eupatorium sensu stricto and more… |
| INAUGURATE | • inaugurate v. (Transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony. • inaugurate v. (Transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner. • inaugurate adj. Invested with office; inaugurated. |
| JUDICATURE | • judicature n. The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. • judicature n. The office or authority of a judge; jurisdiction. • judicature n. Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary. |
| LAURUSTINE | • laurustine n. Alternative form of laurestine. • LAURUSTINE n. a winter-flowering shrub, also LAURUSTINUS. |
| LUXURIATED | • luxuriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of luxuriate. • LUXURIATE v. to be luxuriant, grow profusely. |
| LUXURIATES | • luxuriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate. • LUXURIATE v. to be luxuriant, grow profusely. |
| NUNCIATURE | • nunciature n. The status or rank of a nuncio. • nunciature n. The building and staff of a nuncio; the equivalent of an embassy for the Holy See. • nunciature n. The term of service of a nuncio. |
| PARIMUTUEL | • parimutuel n. Alternative form of pari-mutuel. • pari-mutuel n. (Horse racing) Any betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool;… • pari-mutuel n. A booth used to place such bets, or a machine used to record bets and calculate payoffs. |
| SAUSSURITE | • saussurite n. (Mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate… • SAUSSURITE n. a dull opaque mass of zoisite, albite, etc., formed by the alteration of feldspar. |
| ULTRAQUIET | • ultraquiet adj. Extremely quiet. • ULTRAQUIET adj. very very quiet. |
| UNFAULTIER | • UNFAULTY adj. not faulty. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| UTRICULATE | • utriculate adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a bladder, especially by being swollen or inflated. • UTRICULATE adj. like or having a utricle, also UTRICULAR. |