| ACUPUNCTURE | • acupuncture n. The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief. • acupuncture v. (Transitive) To treat with acupuncture. • ACUPUNCTURE n. the complementary therapy of puncturing the skin with needles at specified points in order to cure illness. |
| CARDPUNCHES | • cardpunches n. Plural of cardpunch. • card␣punches n. Plural of card punch. • CARDPUNCH n. a machine which perforates cards to record data. |
| COMPACTURES | • COMPACTURE n. (Spenser) close union or knitting together. |
| COUNTERPACE | • COUNTERPACE n. a step in opposition to another; a contrary measure. |
| CRAPULENCES | • crapulences n. Plural of crapulence. • CRAPULENCE n. the sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. |
| CREPUSCULAR | • crepuscular adj. Of or resembling twilight; dim. • crepuscular adj. (Zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight. • CREPUSCULAR adj. relating to twilight, also CREPUSCULOUS. |
| CYPERACEOUS | • cyperaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the Cyperaceae, or sedges. • CYPERACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike plants including the sedges, certain rushes and papyrus. |
| POCOCURANTE | • pococurante adj. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant. • pococurante n. An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person. • POCOCURANTE adj. (Italian) different, nonchalant. |
| PREACCUSING | • PREACCUSE v. to accuse in advance. |
| PRECALCULUS | • precalculus n. A class in school taken before calculus to help students prepare for calculus. • PRECALCULUS n. a mathematical prerequisite for the study of calculus. |
| PREOCCUPANT | • preoccupant n. A prior occupant. • PREOCCUPANT n. a prior occupant. |
| PREOCCUPATE | • preoccupate v. (Obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with. • preoccupate v. (Obsolete) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt. • PREOCCUPATE v. (obsolete) to preoccupy. |
| PROCURACIES | • procuracies n. Plural of procuracy. • PROCURACY n. the office of a procurator. |
| PROCURANCES | • PROCURANCE n. the act of procuring. |
| RECEPTACULA | • receptacula n. Plural of receptaculum. • RECEPTACULUM n. (Latin) a receptacle. |
| SPECTACULAR | • spectacular adj. Amazing or worthy of special notice. • spectacular adj. (Dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment. • spectacular adj. Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes. |
| UNPRACTICED | • unpracticed adj. Not practiced; inexperienced. • unpracticed adj. Not carried out in practice; not usually done. • UNPRACTICED adj. not practiced, also UNPRACTISED. |