| CENTURION | • centurion n. (Historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. • centurion n. (Cricket) A player who scores a century. • centurion n. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier. |
| CONGRUENT | • congruent adj. Corresponding in character; congruous. • congruent adj. Harmonious. • congruent adj. (Mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus. |
| CONNATURE | • connature n. Participation in a common nature or character. • CONNATURE n. participation in a common nature or character. |
| CONTINUER | • continuer n. One who, or that which, continues. • continuer n. (Linguistics) A word or phrase interjected by the listener to indicate that he/she is listening to the speaker. • CONTINUER n. one who continues. |
| ENCOUNTER | • encounter v. (Transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. • encounter v. (Transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face. • encounter v. (Transitive, intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy. |
| ENCURTAIN | • encurtain v. (Transitive) To enclose with curtains. • ENCURTAIN v. to enclose with curtains. |
| INCURRENT | • incurrent adj. Carrying inward; relating to an inward current. • INCURRENT adj. carrying an inflowing current. |
| NEUTRONIC | • neutronic adj. (Physics) Relating to neutrons or to neutronics. • NEUTRONIC adj. of or like a neutron. |
| NICKERNUT | • nickernut n. Alternative form of nicker nut. • nicker␣nut n. The rounded seed of the nicker tree. • NICKERNUT n. the round seed of a tropical tree, used for playing marbles, also KNICKER, NICKAR. |
| NOCTURNES | • nocturnes n. Plural of nocturne. • NOCTURNE n. (French) a musical composition of a dreamy character; a painting of a night scene. |
| RUNCINATE | • runcinate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointing away from the apex. • runcinate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having a lacerated aspect with the projection pointing away from the apex, like dandelion leaves. • RUNCINATE adj. pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion. |
| TRUNCHEON | • truncheon n. (Obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance. • truncheon n. (Obsolete) The shaft of a spear. • truncheon n. A short staff, a club; a cudgel. |
| UNCERTAIN | • uncertain adj. Not certain; unsure. • uncertain adj. Not known for certain; questionable. • uncertain adj. Not yet determined; undecided. |
| UNCURRENT | • uncurrent adj. (Of money) Not in present circulation as currency. • UNCURRENT adj. not current e.g. uncurrent notes. |