| CRONY | • crony n. (Informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend. • crony n. (Informal) A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization. • crony n. (Obsolete) An old woman; a crone. |
| ACRONYM | • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such… • acronym n. (Linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux"). • acronym v. To form into an acronym. |
| ACRONYMS | • acronyms n. Plural of acronym. • acronyms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym. • ACRONYM n. a word formed from the initial letters of other words. |
| BACRONYM | • bacronym n. Alternative spelling of backronym. • bacronym v. Alternative spelling of backronym. • BACRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACKRONYM. |
| CRONYISM | • cronyism n. Favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions. • CRONYISM n. appointment of friends to posts. |
| ACRONYCAL | • acronycal adj. (Astronomy) Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star. • ACRONYCAL adj. occurring at nightfall or sunset, (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCHAL. |
| ACRONYMIC | • acronymic adj. Pertaining to the use of acronyms. • ACRONYMIC adj. relating to an acronym, a word fabricated from the initial letters of a name or phrase. |
| BACRONYMS | • bacronyms n. Plural of bacronym. • BACRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACKRONYM. |
| CRONYISMS | • cronyisms n. Plural of cronyism. • CRONYISM n. appointment of friends to posts. |
| ACRONYCHAL | • acronychal adj. Alternative form of acronycal. • acronychal adj. Alternative form of acronical. • ACRONYCHAL adj. occurring at nightfall or sunset (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCAL. |
| ACRONYMOUS | • acronymous adj. Pertaining to the use of acronyms. • ACRONYMOUS adj. of or like an acronym, a word formed from the initial letters of other words. |
| ACRONYCALLY | • acronycally adv. In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa. • ACRONYCAL adv. occurring at nightfall or sunset, (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCHAL. |
| ACRONYMANIA | • acronymania n. The enthusiastic creation and use of acronyms. • ACRONYMANIA n. a craze for acronyms. |
| ACRONYCHALLY | • ACRONYCHAL adv. occurring at nightfall or sunset (esp. of the rising or setting of stars), also ACRONIC, ACRONICAL, ACRONYCAL. |
| ACRONYMANIAS | • ACRONYMANIA n. a craze for acronyms. |
| ACRONYMICALLY | • acronymically adv. In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym. • ACRONYMIC adv. relating to an acronym, a word fabricated from the initial letters of a name or phrase. |