| ACCOMPLICE | • accomplice n. (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. • accomplice n. (Rare) A cooperator. • ACCOMPLICE n. one associated with another esp. in wrongdoing, also COMPLICE. |
| ANTICHOICE | • antichoice adj. Alternative form of anti-choice. • anti-choice adj. (Derogatory, dysphemistic) Not pro-choice; opposed to the individual’s choice, especially of abortion or euthanasia. • ANTICHOICE adj. opposed to abortion. |
| ANTIPOLICE | • antipolice adj. Opposed to or prejudiced against the police. • ANTIPOLICE adj. opposed to the police. |
| APPRENTICE | • apprentice n. A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. • apprentice n. (Historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other… • apprentice n. (Dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie. |
| CANTATRICE | • cantatrice n. A professional female singer. • CANTATRICE n. (Italian) a female singer. |
| COCKATRICE | • cockatrice n. (Mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling… • cockatrice n. (Obsolete) Mistress, harlot. • cockatrice n. (Fantasy, folklore) A snake or serpent that appears to be hatched of a rooster, or cock’s, egg. |
| DENTIFRICE | • dentifrice n. Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth. • DENTIFRICE n. a powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder. |
| DIRECTRICE | • directrice n. Alternative form of directrix (“female director; line defining a curve or surface”). • DIRECTRICE n. (French) a female director, also DIRECTRESS, DIRECTRIX. |
| DISSERVICE | • disservice n. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. • disservice v. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to. • DISSERVICE n. ill service. |
| INTERSTICE | • interstice n. A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together… • interstice n. (Figurative) A fragment of space. • interstice n. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order. |
| OVEROFFICE | • OVEROFFICE v. to domineer over by virtue of office. |
| PRESERVICE | • preservice adj. Occurring prior to the provision of a service. • preservice adj. (Education) Occurring before a trainee teacher begins service. • pre-service adj. Alternative spelling of preservice. |
| UNDERPRICE | • underprice v. To set a price at less than the value of an item. • underprice v. To sell at a lower price than another (especially than a competitor). • UNDERPRICE v. to price below the real value. |
| UNDERVOICE | • undervoice n. A low or quiet voice. • undervoice v. (Transitive) To voice too weakly. • undervoice v. (Transitive) To make a quieter or background sound beneath. |
| WARRANDICE | • warrandice n. (Law) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any… • WARRANDICE n. a guarantee; a clause in a deed by which the grantor binds himself or herself to make good to the grantee the right conveyed. |