| ACROPOLIS | • acropolis n. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which… • Acropolis prop.n. The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.) • ACROPOLIS n. (Greek) a citadel, esp. that of Athens. |
| ACROSOMAL | • acrosomal adj. Of or pertaining to acrosomes. • ACROSOMAL adj. relating to an acrosome, a structure containing enzymes found at the tip of the spine. |
| ARCHFOOLS | • archfools n. Plural of archfool. • ARCHFOOL n. a complete fool. |
| CLAMOROUS | • clamorous adj. Of or pertaining to clamor. • clamorous adj. Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns. • CLAMOROUS adj. loud, full of clamour. |
| CLASSROOM | • classroom n. A room, often in a school, where classes take place. • CLASSROOM n. a room in which children are confined, nominally for purposes of instruction. |
| COLLATORS | • collators n. Plural of collator. • COLLATOR n. one who collates manuscripts, books, etc. |
| COLORANTS | • colorants n. Plural of colorant. • COLORANT n. a pigment or dye. |
| COLORCAST | • colorcast n. (Photography) An undesirable tint of color affecting another color in a photograph, due to incorrect balance. • colorcast v. (Dated) To broadcast television in color. • COLORCAST v. to broadcast in colour, also COLOURCAST. |
| COLORFAST | • colorfast adj. Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being… • COLORFAST adj. having colours that retain their original hue without running or fading, also COLOURFAST. |
| COLORWASH | • COLORWASH n. a cheap form of distemper. • COLORWASH v. to paint with this, also COLOURWASH. |
| COLORWAYS | • colorways n. Plural of colorway. • COLORWAY n. an arrangement of colors. |
| COLOSTRAL | • colostral adj. Relating to colostrum. • COLOSTRAL adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRIC, COLOSTROUS. |
| COOLIBARS | • coolibars n. Plural of coolibar. • COOLIBAR n. (Native Australian) a species of Australian eucalyptus tree, also COOLABAH, COOLIBAH. |
| CORPORALS | • corporals n. Plural of corporal. • CORPORAL n. a white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed. |
| LACRIMOSO | • lacrimoso adv. (Music) Sadly, unhappily, grievingly. • LACRIMOSO adj. (Italian) plaintive, also LAGRIMOSO. |
| LOCAVORES | • locavores n. Plural of locavore. • LOCAVORE n. a person who will eat only food produced locally. |
| ORACULOUS | • oraculous adj. (Now rare) Oracular. • ORACULOUS adj. of the nature of an oracle, also ORACULAR. |
| PROSOCIAL | • prosocial adj. Beneficial to all parties and consistent with community laws and mores. • prosocial adj. Contributing to a beneficial outcome by negotiation, problem solving, problem analysis, clarification… • PROSOCIAL adj. in the interests of society as a whole. |
| ROBOCALLS | • robocalls n. Plural of robocall. • robocalls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of robocall. • ROBOCALL n. a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people. |
| SARCOLOGY | • sarcology n. (Obsolete) The study of the soft parts of the body, including myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology. • SARCOLOGY n. the study of soft, fleshy parts of the body. |