| ASCENT | • ascent n. The act of ascending; a motion upwards. • ascent n. The way or means by which one ascends. • ascent n. An eminence, hill, or high place. |
| CENTAS | • CENTAS n. a monetary unit of Lithuania. |
| CENTOS | • centos n. Plural of cento. • CENTO n. (Latin) a literary work made up of parts from other works. |
| CONTES | • Contés n. Plural of Conté. • CONTE n. (French) a short story (as a literary genre). |
| CTENES | • ctenes n. Plural of ctene. • CTENE n. (Greek) a comblike swimming organ. |
| ENACTS | • enacts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enact. • ENACT v. to establish by law. |
| ENCYST | • encyst v. (Transitive) To enclose within a cyst. • encyst v. (Intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst. • ENCYST v. to become enclosed in a vesicle. |
| INCEST | • incest n. Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins… • incest v. (Transitive, intransitive) To engage in incestuous sexual intercourse. • INCEST n. sexual intercourse between close relatives. |
| INSECT | • insect n. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. • insect n. (Colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc. • insect n. (Derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person. |
| NICEST | • nicest adj. Superlative form of nice: most nice. • nicest adv. Superlative form of nice: most nice. • NICE adj. agreeable; precise. |
| SCENTS | • scents n. Plural of scent. • scents v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scent. • SCENT v. to fill with a perfume. |
| SCIENT | • scient adj. Knowing; aware; knowledgeable. • scient n. Obsolete spelling of scion. • SCIENT adj. (archaic) knowing; skillful. |
| SECANT | • secant n. (Geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. • secant n. (Trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec. • secant adj. That cuts or divides. |
| STANCE | • stance n. The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands. • stance n. One’s opinion or point of view. • stance n. A place to stand; a position, a site, a station. |
| STENCH | • stench n. A strong foul smell; a stink. • stench n. (Figurative) A foul quality. • stench n. (Obsolete) A smell or odour, not necessarily bad. |