| CASTOREUM | • castoreum n. The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers. • castoreum n. (Archaic) A hat made from beaver fur. • CASTOREUM n. (Latin) the dried perineal sacs of the beaver, or a brown unctuous strong-smelling substance obtained from them, formerly used in medicine and perfumery. |
| CAUTERISM | • cauterism n. (Archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery. • CAUTERISM n. the use or application of a caustic. |
| CERASTIUM | • cerastium n. (Botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed. • Cerastium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – mouse-ear chickweed. • CERASTIUM n. any low ground-covering plant of the genus Cerastium, that includes the alpine mouse-ear chickweed. |
| CHARMEUSE | • charmeuse n. A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave. • CHARMEUSE n. (French) a soft satiny material. |
| CREAMCUPS | • creamcups n. Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild… • CREAMCUPS n. a California annual of the poppy family. |
| CRUMENALS | • CRUMENAL n. (Spenser) a purse. |
| CUMARONES | • CUMARONE n. a liquid derived from coal tar, also COUMARONE. |
| MANICURES | • manicures n. Plural of manicure. • manicures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manicure. • MANICURE v. to have the hands and nails treated professionally. |
| MORACEOUS | • moraceous adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the mulberry plants in the family Moraceae. • MORACEOUS adj. relating to the mulberry genus. |
| MUCKRAKES | • muckrakes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muckrake. • MUCKRAKE v. to search for and expose corruption. |
| MUSCARINE | • muscarine n. (Biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of… • MUSCARINE n. a poisonous alkaloid in fly agaric. |
| OUTSCREAM | • outscream v. (Transitive) To surpass in screaming. • OUTSCREAM v. to surpass at screaming. |
| SCRUMMAGE | • scrummage n. (Rugby) An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their… • scrummage n. (American football, rare) A scrimmage. • scrummage n. Dated form of scrimmage (“a rough fight”). |
| SIMULACRE | • simulacre n. A simulacrum. • SIMULACRE n. a likeness, a semblance; now usually in a derogatory sense, also SIMULACRUM. |
| SUPREMACY | • supremacy n. The quality of being supreme. • supremacy n. Power over all others. • supremacy n. (In combination) The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them. |
| VERBASCUM | • verbascum n. A mullein (of genus Verbascum). • Verbascum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – the mulleins. • VERBASCUM n. another name for the flower mullein. |