| ACCENTOR | • accentor n. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock. • accentor n. (Obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. • accentor n. (Music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. |
| ACENTRIC | • acentric adj. Not centered; without a centre. • acentric n. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere. • ACENTRIC adj. without a centre. |
| CARCANET | • carcanet n. (Archaic) A richly decorative collar. • CARCANET n. (obsolete) an ornamental necklace, collar or headband. |
| CINCTURE | • cincture n. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing. • cincture n. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment. • cincture n. (Architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. |
| CONCERTI | • concerti n. Plural of concerto. • CONCERTO n. (Italian) a musical composition. |
| CONCERTO | • concerto n. (Music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. • CONCERTO n. (Italian) a musical composition. |
| CONCERTS | • concerts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concert. • CONCERT v. to construct or devise together. |
| CONCRETE | • concrete adj. Real, actual, tangible. • concrete adj. Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories. • concrete adj. Particular, specific, rather than general. |
| CONTRACT | • contract n. An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or… • contract n. (Law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at… • contract n. (Law) The document containing such an agreement. |
| CORNETCY | • cornetcy n. (Military, historical) The rank, role, or position of a cornet. • CORNETCY n. a rank in the British cavalry. |
| CRATONIC | • cratonic adj. Of or pertaining to a craton. • CRATONIC adj. relating to a craton. |
| CRESCENT | • crescent n. The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave… • crescent n. Something shaped like a crescent, especially… • crescent n. (Islam) A representation of crescent used as a symbol of Islam. |
| CROTONIC | • crotonic adj. Of or pertaining to crotonic acid or its derivatives. • CROTONIC adj. as in crotonic acid, a colourless acid. |
| NARCOTIC | • narcotic n. (Pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour;… • narcotic n. Any type of numbing or soothing drug. • narcotic adj. Of, or relating to narcotics. |
| NECROTIC | • necrotic adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to necrosis, particularly of tissue. • NECROTIC adj. undergoing death of part of the body. |
| PRECINCT | • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) The general area surrounding a place, environs. • precinct n. (UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area. |
| PROCINCT | • procinct n. (Obsolete) A state of complete readiness for action. • PROCINCT n. (Milton) preparedness. |
| REACCENT | • reaccent v. To accent again. • REACCENT v. to accent again. |
| TURNCOCK | • turncock n. A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid. • turncock n. A person employed to turn on the water for the mains, to regulate the fireplugs, etc. for a water company. • TURNCOCK n. a valve for regulating water flow. |