| ABATURES | • abatures n. Plural of abature. • ABATURE n. (French) a trail through a wood beaten down by a stag. |
| ARCATURE | • arcature n. (Architecture) A small arched passageway. • ARCATURE n. a small or blind arcade. |
| ARMATURE | • armature n. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core. • armature n. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. • armature n. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. |
| CREATURE | • creature n. A living being; an animal. • creature n. An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being. • creature n. (Sometimes derogatory) A human. |
| CUBATURE | • cubature n. The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. • CUBATURE n. the process of finding the cubic content of a body, also CUBAGE. |
| DENATURE | • denature v. (Transitive) To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person). • denature v. (Transitive) To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable… • denature v. (Transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein… |
| FEATURED | • featured adj. Displayed with special treatment. • featured adj. (In combination) Having features of a particular kind. • featured v. Past participle of feature. |
| FEATURES | • features v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feature. • features n. Plural of feature. • FEATURE v. to present prominently. |
| FILATURE | • filature n. The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons. • filature n. A spool or bobbin used for the above. • filature n. A place where silk is reeled onto spools. |
| FIXATURE | • fixature n. (Historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place. • FIXATURE n. a hair fixing preparation. |
| IMMATURE | • immature adj. (Now rare) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death). • immature adj. Not fully formed or developed; not grown. • immature adj. Childish in behavior; juvenile. |
| LIGATURE | • ligature n. (Uncountable) The act of tying or binding something. • ligature n. (Countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to… • ligature n. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. |
| MATURELY | • maturely adv. In a mature manner. • maturely adv. Acting with maturity. • MATURE adv. fully developed, also MATURATE. |
| MATURERS | • maturers n. Plural of maturer. • MATURER n. one that brings something to maturity. |
| MATUREST | • maturest adj. Superlative form of mature: most mature. • maturest v. (Archaic) second-person singular simple present form of mature. • MATURE adj. fully developed, also MATURATE. |
| ORATURES | • oratures n. Plural of orature (“oral equivalent of literature”). • oratures n. (Scotland, chiefly Christianity, archaic) plural of orature (“small room or chapel used for prayer and… • ORATURE n. oral forms of literature such as folklore. |
| OSSATURE | • ossature n. A skeletal framework; an underlying structure. • ossature n. (Architecture) Any supporting framework under a vault, roof etc. • OSSATURE n. a skeleton. |
| RENATURE | • renature v. (Biochemistry) To reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation. • RENATURE v. to restore natural qualities. |
| STATURED | • statured adj. (In combination) Of or having a certain kind of stature. • STATURED adj. sculptured. |
| STATURES | • statures n. Plural of stature. • STATURE n. the natural height of a human or animal body. |