| ACCLAMATION | • acclamation n. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. • acclamation n. The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates. • acclamation n. (Art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. |
| ACCLAMATORY | • acclamatory adj. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation. • ACCLAMATORY adj. expressing acclamation. |
| ACCLIMATION | • acclimation n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization. • acclimation n. (Biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment. • ACCLIMATION n. the act of acclimating. |
| ACCOMPTABLE | • accomptable adj. (Archaic) Accountable. • ACCOMPTABLE adj. accountable, also ACCOUNTABLE. |
| ACCUMULATOR | • accumulator n. (Literally) One who, or that which, accumulates. • accumulator n. (Britain) A wet-cell storage battery. • accumulator n. (Gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward… |
| ACROMEGALIC | • acromegalic adj. (Pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. • acromegalic n. (Pathology) A person affected by acromegaly. • ACROMEGALIC adj. relating to acromegaly. |
| APOMICTICAL | • APOMICTICAL adj. relating to apomixis, nonsexual reproduction, from an unfertilized ovum, also APOMICTIC. |
| CALAMANCOES | • calamancoes n. Plural of calamanco. • CALAMANCO n. a glossy woollen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. |
| CALCARIFORM | • calcariform adj. Having the shape of a spur. • CALCARIFORM adj. spur-shaped. |
| CAMOUFLAGIC | • camouflagic adj. Providing or relating to camouflage. • CAMOUFLAGIC adj. relating to camouflage. |
| CAPROLACTAM | • caprolactam n. (Organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| MACHICOLATE | • machicolate v. To furnish with machicolations. • MACHICOLATE v. to furnish with machicolations. |
| MACRODACTYL | • macrodactyl n. One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. • MACRODACTYL n. one of a group of wading birds. |
| MACROSCALES | • macroscales n. Plural of macroscale. • MACROSCALE n. a large often macroscopic scale. |
| MAILCOACHES | • mailcoaches n. Plural of mailcoach. • MAILCOACH n. a railway coach specially constructed for the transport of mail, also MAILCAR. |
| MONARCHICAL | • monarchical adj. Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy. • monarchical adj. Having sole or undivided authority. • MONARCHICAL adj. relating to monarchy, also MONARCHIAL. |
| SALTIMBOCCA | • saltimbocca n. An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves. • SALTIMBOCCA n. (Italian) an Italian dish of rolled slices of meat and ham, with cheese and herbs. |
| STOMACHICAL | • stomachical adj. Stomachic. • STOMACHICAL adj. of the stomach. |