| CINCTURE | • cincture n. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing. • cincture n. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment. • cincture n. (Architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. |
| DEPEINCT | • DEPEINCT v. (Spenser) to paint, also DEPAINT. |
| DISCINCT | • discinct adj. (Archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed. • DISCINCT adj. ungirded. |
| DISTINCT | • distinct adj. Capable of being perceived very clearly. • distinct adj. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from"). • distinct adj. Noticeably different from others; distinctive. |
| EXTINCTS | • extincts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct. • EXTINCT v. to extinguish. |
| INSTINCT | • instinct n. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. • instinct n. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought. • instinct adj. (Archaic) Imbued, charged (with something). |
| LINCTURE | • lincture n. A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue. • LINCTURE n. a medicated syrup for the throat, also LINCTUS. |
| PEINCTED | • peincted v. Simple past tense and past participle of peinct. • PEINCT v. (obsolete) to paint. |
| PRECINCT | • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) The general area surrounding a place, environs. • precinct n. (UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area. |
| PROCINCT | • procinct n. (Obsolete) A state of complete readiness for action. • PROCINCT n. (Milton) preparedness. |
| SUCCINCT | • succinct adj. Brief and to the point. • succinct adj. Compressed into a tiny area. • succinct adj. (Archaic) Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly. |
| TINCTING | • tincting v. Present participle of tinct. • TINCT v. to stain, dye. |
| TINCTURE | • tincture n. Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid. • tincture n. Scientific and alchemical senses. • tincture v. (Transitive). |