| ABONDANCE | • abondance n. (Card games) Alternative form of abundance. • ABONDANCE n. a call in whist to make nine tricks, also ABUNDANCE. |
| ANDROECIA | • androecia n. Plural of androecium. • ANDROECIUM n. the male organs (stamens) of a flower taken collectively. |
| ANECDOTAL | • anecdotal adj. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote. • anecdotal adj. Containing or abounding in anecdotes. • ANECDOTAL adj. relating to anecdote, also ANECDOTIC. |
| AVOIDANCE | • avoidance n. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. • avoidance n. (Law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment. • avoidance n. (Obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state… |
| CANNONADE | • cannonade n. The firing of artillery for a length of time. • cannonade n. (Figuratively) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming. • cannonade v. To discharge artillery fire upon. |
| CARBONADE | • carbonade n. A stew of meat cooked in beer. • carbonade n. Broiled meat or fish; carbonado. • CARBONADE n. (Spanish) flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals, also CARBONADO, CARBONNADE. |
| CARRONADE | • carronade n. (Nautical, historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range. • carronade n. An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade. • CARRONADE n. (historical) a short and light maritime cannon of large bore. |
| CASSONADE | • cassonade n. Raw unrefined sugar. • CASSONADE n. (French) unrefined cane-sugar (imported in casks). |
| COADUNATE | • coadunate adj. (Botany) Closely joined (by growing together). • coadunate v. To merge; to unite into one. • COADUNATE v. to unite, to combine. |
| COMANAGED | • comanaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of comanage. • COMANAGE v. to manage jointly. |
| DECAGONAL | • decagonal adj. Shaped like a decagon. • DECAGONAL adj. of a plane figure, having ten sides. |
| DECAPODAN | • decapodan adj. Alternative form of decapod. • decapodan n. Alternative form of decapod. • DECAPODAN adj. relating to decapods, an order of crustaceans with ten feet, that includes crabs and lobsters, also DECAPODAL, DECAPODOUS. |
| DIACONATE | • diaconate n. The rank of a deacon. • diaconate n. Deacons considered as a group; a body or board of deacons. • diaconate n. The period of office of a deacon. |
| GASCONADE | • gasconade n. Boastful talk. • gasconade adj. (Obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic. • gasconade v. (Obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully. |
| HACENDADO | • hacendado n. The owner of a hacienda. • HACENDADO n. (Spanish) the owner or proprietor of a hacienda, also HACIENDADO. |
| LAODICEAN | • Laodicean adj. Pertaining to Laodicea. • Laodicean adj. Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16). • Laodicean adj. Half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics. |
| OCEANWARD | • oceanward adv. Toward the ocean. • oceanward adj. Facing or leading toward the ocean. • oceanward adj. Closer to the ocean than something else. |