| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| BUCCANEERISH | • buccaneerish adj. Like a buccaneer; piratical. • BUCCANEERISH adj. of or like a buccaneer. |
| CHARCUTERIES | • charcuteries n. Plural of charcuterie. • CHARCUTERIE n. (French) cold meats made from pork; a shop selling this. |
| CHIAROSCUROS | • chiaroscuros n. Plural of chiaroscuro. • CHIAROSCURO n. (Italian) the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow. |
| CICHORACEOUS | • cichoraceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type. • CICHORACEOUS adj. of or belonging to the Cichoraceae, a suborder of plants including the chicory, endive, dandelion, etc. |
| CRAUNCHINESS | • CRAUNCHINESS n. the state of being craunchy, crunchy. |
| ESCARMOUCHES | • escarmouches n. Plural of escarmouche. • ESCARMOUCHE n. (obsolete) a skirmish. |
| MEGACHURCHES | • megachurches n. Plural of megachurch. • mega-churches n. Plural of mega-church. • MEGACHURCH n. a church, usually Protestant, with a very large congregation, typically housed in a complex offering sophisticated multimedia presentations and a range of secular facilities and services. |
| ORCHIDACEOUS | • orchidaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to orchids. • orchidaceous adj. Characterized by ostentatiousness; showy. • ORCHIDACEOUS adj. relating to orchids, also ORCHIDEOUS. |
| ORICHALCEOUS | • orichalceous adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass. • ORICHALCEOUS adj. of or like orichalc. |
| PACHYCARPOUS | • PACHYCARPOUS adj. having a thick pericarp. |
| SALTCHUCKERS | • saltchuckers n. Plural of saltchucker. • SALTCHUCKER n. (Canadian) a saltwater angler. |
| SCARAMOUCHED | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
| SCARAMOUCHES | • SCARAMOUCH v. to behave like a rascal or cowardly fool. |
| SCATTERMOUCH | • scattermouch n. (Archaic, Pacific slang) Any Latin or Levantine person. • SCATTERMOUCH n. (slang) old nautical slang for any Latin or Levantine person. |
| SCHORLACEOUS | • schorlaceous adj. Resembling schorl. • SCHORLACEOUS adj. like schorl. |
| SCRATCHBUILD | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCRATCHBUILT | • scratch-built adj. Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level. • scratch-built adj. Of a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy: built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials. • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |