| ACUPUNCTURES | • acupunctures n. Plural of acupuncture. • acupunctures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture. • ACUPUNCTURE n. the complementary therapy of puncturing the skin with needles at specified points in order to cure illness. |
| CREPUSCULOUS | • crepusculous adj. Alternative form of crepuscular. • CREPUSCULOUS adj. relating to twilight, also CREPUSCULAR. |
| CUPULIFEROUS | • cupuliferous adj. (Botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule. • CUPULIFEROUS adj. bearing cupules. |
| GROUPUSCULES | • groupuscules n. Plural of groupuscule. • GROUPUSCULE n. a small clique or faction. |
| PLUMULACEOUS | • plumulaceous adj. (Zoology, ornithology) Downy; bearing down. • PLUMULACEOUS adj. of or like plumulae, little feathers. |
| PRESUMPTUOUS | • presumptuous adj. Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance. • PRESUMPTUOUS adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy). |
| SCRUPULOUSLY | • scrupulously adv. In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail. • SCRUPULOUS adv. having moral integrity, acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper. |
| SUBOPERCULUM | • suboperculum n. (Anatomy) The lower opercular bone in fishes. • SUBOPERCULUM n. in fishes, a bone below and partly behind the gill cover. |
| SULPHUROUSLY | • sulphurously adv. Alternative spelling of sulfurously. • SULPHUROUS adv. containing sulphur in lower valency; pertaining to hellfire, also SULFUROUS. |
| SUPERNACULUM | • supernaculum adv. (Obsolete) According to the rules of an old drinking game in which the drinker upturned the empty cup… • supernaculum adv. To the last drop, to the bottom. • supernaculum n. (Obsolete) Excellent wine that one would wish to drink to the last drop. |
| UNAUSPICIOUS | • unauspicious adj. Inauspicious. • UNAUSPICIOUS adj. (Shakespeare) inauspicious. |
| UNSCRUPULOUS | • unscrupulous adj. Without scruples; immoral. • unscrupulous adj. Contemptuous of what is right or honorable. • UNSCRUPULOUS adj. not scrupulous. |
| UNSCULPTURED | • unsculptured adj. Not sculptured. • UNSCULPTURED adj. not sculptured. |
| UNSUSPICIOUS | • unsuspicious adj. Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something). • unsuspicious adj. Not arousing suspicion. • UNSUSPICIOUS adj. not suspicious. |
| VOLUPTUOUSLY | • voluptuously adv. In a voluptuous manner. • VOLUPTUOUS adv. given up to luxury; sensuous. |