| AUCTIONED | • auctioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of auction. • AUCTION v. to sell publicly to the highest bidder. |
| AUTECIOUS | • AUTECIOUS adj. of parasites, completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host. |
| AUTOCRIME | • autocrime n. (Uncountable) Crime involving motor vehicles considered collectively. • autocrime n. (Countable) An instance of such a crime. • AUTOCRIME n. crime related to cars. |
| AUTOCRINE | • autocrine adj. (Biology) Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it. • AUTOCRINE adj. relating to self-stimulation. |
| AUTOCUTIE | • autocutie n. (Informal, derogatory) An attractive television presenter. • AUTOCUTIE n. a young and attractive but inexperienced female televison presenter. |
| AUTOECISM | • autoecism n. (Ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species. • autoecism n. (Botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant. • AUTOECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTECISM. |
| AUTOGENIC | • autogenic adj. Self-produced. • autogenic adj. Independent of a medium. • autogenic adj. (Specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder. |
| AUTOTELIC | • autotelic adj. (Psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose;… • autotelic adj. Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing’s) being autotelic. • autotelic adj. (Art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained. |
| CAUTIONED | • cautioned v. Past participle of caution. • cautioned adj. That has received a caution (typically from the police). • CAUTION v. to warn. |
| CAUTIONER | • cautioner n. A person who cautions. • cautioner n. (Scotland) A surety. • CAUTIONER n. one who cautions. |
| COINTREAU | • cointreau n. Alternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”). • Cointreau prop.n. An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France. • Cointreau n. A single serving of this liqueur. |
| EDUCATION | • education n. (Uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. • education n. (Countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction. • e-ducation n. Alternative form of e-education. |
| FACETIOUS | • facetious adj. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. • facetious adj. Pleasantly humorous; jocular. • facetious adj. Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating… |
| INOCULATE | • inoculate v. (Transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body)… • inoculate v. (Transitive, by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation. • inoculate v. To add one substance to another. |
| RECAUTION | • RECAUTION v. to caution again. |
| TENACIOUS | • tenacious adj. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. • tenacious adj. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. • tenacious adj. Holding together; cohesive. |
| VITACEOUS | • vitaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Vitaceae of vines including grape. • VITACEOUS adj. of a family of flowering plants that includes the grapevine. |