| AUTOECISM | • autoecism n. (Ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species. • autoecism n. (Botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant. • AUTOECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTECISM. |
| 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. |
| CAUMSTONE | • caumstone n. Alternative form of camstone. • CAUMSTONE n. (Scots) a white argillaceous stone used for whitening doorsteps, also CALMSTANE, CALMSTONE, CAMSTANE, CAMSTONE, CAUMSTANE. |
| COMBUSTED | • combusted v. Simple past tense and past participle of combust. • COMBUST v. to burn. |
| COMMUTERS | • commuters n. Plural of commuter. • COMMUTER n. one who commutes; esp. one who commutes in traveling. |
| COMPUTERS | • computers n. Plural of computer. • COMPUTER n. a machine that computes automatically. |
| COSTUMERS | • costumers n. Plural of costumer. • COSTUMER n. one who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc., also COSTUMIER. |
| COSTUMERY | • costumery n. Costumes in general. • COSTUMERY n. costumes taken collectively. |
| COSTUMIER | • costumier n. A person who supplies or designs costumes. • COSTUMIER n. one who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc., also COSTUMER. |
| CUSTOMERS | • customers n. Plural of customer. • CUSTOMER n. one who buys something. |
| CUSTOMISE | • customise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of customize. • CUSTOMISE v. to adapt for a customer, also CUSTOMIZE. |
| CUSTOMIZE | • customize v. To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications. • CUSTOMIZE v. to adapt for a customer, also CUSTOMISE. |
| DOCUMENTS | • documents n. Plural of document. • documents v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of document. • DOCUMENT v. to support by conclusive information. |
| MOUSTACHE | • moustache n. A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. • MOUSTACHE n. the unshaved hair on a man's upper lip, also MUSTACHE. |
| MUSCOVITE | • muscovite n. (Mineralogy) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the… • Muscovite n. An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow. • Muscovite n. (Archaic, by extension) A Russian. |
| MUTOSCOPE | • mutoscope n. A motion-picture device of the late nineteenth century, to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole. • MUTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| OUTMUSCLE | • outmuscle v. (Transitive) To surpass in a contest involving strength. • OUTMUSCLE v. to surpass in muscle-power. |
| OUTSCHEME | • outscheme v. (Transitive) To surpass in scheming. • OUTSCHEME v. to surpass in scheming. |
| OUTSCREAM | • outscream v. (Transitive) To surpass in screaming. • OUTSCREAM v. to surpass at screaming. |