| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. | 
| CARICATURAS | • caricaturas n. Plural of caricatura. • CARICATURA n. (Italian) a caricature. | 
| CARICATURES | • caricatures n. Plural of caricature. • CARICATURE v. to make or draw a caricature of. | 
| CHIAROSCURO | • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts… • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. • chiaroscuro n. (Art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color… | 
| CHURCHWARDS | • churchwards n. Plural of churchward. • churchwards adv. Towards a church. • CHURCHWARDS adv. in the direction of the church, also CHURCHWARD. | 
| CHURCHYARDS | • churchyards n. Plural of churchyard. • church-yards n. Plural of church-yard. • CHURCHYARD n. a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground. | 
| CIRCULARISE | • circularise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of circularize. • CIRCULARISE v. to include on the list for a circular, also CIRCULARIZE. | 
| CIRCULATORS | • circulators n. Plural of circulator. • CIRCULATOR n. one who circulates. | 
| CIRCUMSOLAR | • circumsolar adj. Surrounding or moving around the Sun. • CIRCUMSOLAR adj. situated or moving round the sun. | 
| CORPUSCULAR | • corpuscular adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate. • CORPUSCULAR adj. having the nature of corpuscles. | 
| COURTCRAFTS | • COURTCRAFT n. the courtier's art, intrigue etc. | 
| 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. | 
| NUTCRACKERS | • nutcrackers n. Plural of nutcracker. • NUTCRACKER n. a bird of the crow family. | 
| PROCURACIES | • procuracies n. Plural of procuracy. • PROCURACY n. the office of a procurator. | 
| PROCURANCES | • PROCURANCE n. the act of procuring. | 
| RACECOURSES | • racecourses n. Plural of racecourse. • RACECOURSE n. a course for racing. | 
| SCROBICULAR | • scrobicular adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae. • SCROBICULAR adj. relating to or surrounded by scrobicules. | 
| SECUROCRATS | • securocrats n. Plural of securocrat. • SECUROCRAT n. an important personage in the security services. |