| ACTUARY | • actuary n. (Dated) Registrar, clerk. • actuary n. A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such… • ACTUARY n. a person who compiles statistics of mortality, accidents, etc., and calculates insurance risks and premiums. |
| BUTYRIC | • butyric adj. (Rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter. • butyric adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid or any of the isomeric univalent… • BUTYRIC adj. as in butyric acid, an acid found in butter. |
| CAUTERY | • cautery n. (Surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue. • cautery n. (Surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue. (clarification of this definition is needed) • CAUTERY n. something used to destroy tissue. |
| CENTURY | • century n. A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and… • century n. A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied… • century n. A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly. |
| CITRUSY | • citrusy adj. Resembling a citrus fruit in taste or aroma. • CITRUSY adj. pertaining to citrus, also CITRUSSY. |
| COUNTRY | • country n. (Chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region. • country n. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members… • country n. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a… |
| COURTLY | • courtly adj. Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court. • courtly adj. Of or relating to a royal court. • courtly adj. (Obsolete) Overly eager to please or obey. |
| CRUDITY | • crudity n. (Uncountable) The state of being crude. • crudity n. (Countable) A crude act or characteristic. • crudity n. (Obsolete, medicine) Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours. |
| CRUELTY | • cruelty n. (Uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering. • cruelty n. (Countable) A cruel act. • CRUELTY n. savage behaviour towards a person or animal. |
| CURTESY | • curtesy n. The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it. • CURTESY n. the lifetime right of a husband to a deceased wife's property. |
| CURTSEY | • curtsey n. A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind… • curtsey v. To make a curtsey. • CURTSEY v. to bow politely, also CURTSY. |
| CURVITY | • curvity n. The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness. • CURVITY n. the state of being curved. |
| CUTLERY | • cutlery n. A collective ensemble of eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons. • cutlery n. The business of a cutler. • CUTLERY n. the business of a cutler. |
| RAUCITY | • raucity n. Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness. • RAUCITY n. harshness of sound; rough utterance. |
| SCRUNTY | • scrunty adj. Poor; bare; barren. • scrunty adj. Small; mean; contemptible. • scrunty adj. Stingy; miserly. |
| TRUANCY | • truancy n. The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school. • TRUANCY n. an act of truanting, also TRUANTRY. |