| BOCCIS | • BOCCI n. (Italian) an Italian bowling game, also BOCCE, BOCCIA, BOCCIE. |
| CERCIS | • Cercis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the redbuds, native to warm temperate regions. • CERCIS n. any tree or shrub of the leguminous genus Cercis, which includes the redbud and Judas tree. |
| CISCOS | • ciscos n. Plural of cisco. • CISCO n. a North American lake fish. |
| CISSUS | • cissus n. Any woody vine of the genus Cissus. • CISSUS n. a genus of tropical climbing plants, that includes the kangaroo vine. |
| CISTED | • CISTED adj. containing cists. |
| CISTIC | • cistic adj. Alternative form of cystic. • CISTIC adj. like a cist. |
| CISTUS | • cistus n. A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus. • Cistus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cistaceae – some rockroses, found in lands surrounding the Mediterranean. • CISTUS n. (Greek) any plant of the rockrose genus. |
| EXCISE | • excise n. A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from… • excise v. To impose an excise tax on something. • excise v. To cut out; to remove. |
| FASCIS | • FASCIS n. (Latin) a bundle of rods with an axe used to symbolise authority. |
| GLACIS | • glacis n. (Military) A gentle incline in front of a fortification. • glacis n. (Military) The angled armour plate on the front of a tank; glacis plate. • glacis n. (Geomorphology) An erosional or depositional landform, with little slope. |
| INCISE | • incise v. (Transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. • INCISE v. to cut into. |
| NICISH | • nicish adj. Dated form of niceish. • NICISH adj. somewhat nice, also NICEISH. |
| OECIST | • oecist n. (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony. • OECIST n. (historical) the founder of a colony, also OIKIST. |
| PRECIS | • precis n. Alternative spelling of précis. • precis v. Alternative form of précis. • précis n. A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view. |
| RACISM | • racism n. The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities… • racism n. The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting… • racism n. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination. |
| RACIST | • racist n. A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior… • racist adj. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism. • racist adj. (Colloquial, proscribed, by extension) Discriminatory. |