| ARCHITECTURE | • architecture n. The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly… • architecture n. Any particular style of building design. • architecture n. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. |
| AUTOCORRECTS | • autocorrects v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocorrect. • AUTOCORRECT n. a function that attempts to correct errors made by the user when entering text into an electronic device. |
| BLACKCURRANT | • blackcurrant n. A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries. • blackcurrant n. The berry borne by this shrub. • black-currant n. Alternative spelling of blackcurrant. |
| BUREAUCRATIC | • bureaucratic adj. Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats. • BUREAUCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat. |
| CARICATURING | • caricaturing v. Present participle of caricature. • CARICATURE v. to make or draw a caricature of. |
| CARICATURIST | • caricaturist n. A person who draws caricatures. • CARICATURIST n. one who draws caricatures. |
| CHARACTERFUL | • characterful adj. Full of character. • CHARACTERFUL adj. full of character. |
| CHARCUTERIES | • charcuteries n. Plural of charcuterie. • CHARCUTERIE n. (French) cold meats made from pork; a shop selling this. |
| CIRCUMGYRATE | • circumgyrate v. (Intransitive) To move around something. • circumgyrate v. (Transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit. • circumgyrate v. (Intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. |
| CIRCUMROTATE | • circumrotate v. (Intransitive) To revolve. • CIRCUMROTATE v. to rotate as a wheel. |
| CONTRACTURAL | • contractural adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to contractures. • CONTRACTURAL adj. relating to contracture, a permanent shortening of a muscle or tendon. |
| CONTRACTURES | • contractures n. Plural of contracture. • CONTRACTURE n. a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion. |
| COUNTERBRACE | • counterbrace v. (Nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions. • counterbrace v. (Engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| COUNTERCHARM | • countercharm n. That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell. • countercharm v. To destroy the effect of a charm upon. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCH | • countermarch n. A march back along the same route. • countermarch v. To march back along the same route. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| COUNTERSCARP | • counterscarp n. (Architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch. • COUNTERSCARP n. a narrow earth band on the outer wall of a defensive ditch. |
| RECEPTACULAR | • receptacular adj. (Botany) Pertaining to, or growing in, the receptacle. • RECEPTACULAR adj. of or like a receptacle. |
| RECIRCULATED | • recirculated v. Simple past tense and past participle of recirculate. • RECIRCULATE v. to circulate again. |
| RECIRCULATES | • recirculates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recirculate. • RECIRCULATE v. to circulate again. |