| ABORTUARY | • abortuary n. (Slang, anti-abortion, derogatory) A place where abortions are performed. • ABORTUARY n. an antiabortion term for an abortion clinic. |
| ABORTUSES | • abortuses n. Plural of abortus. • ABORTUS n. an aborted fetus. |
| BEFORTUNE | • befortune v. (Poetic, dated, transitive) To befall. • BEFORTUNE v. (Shakespeare) to befall. |
| FORTUNATE | • fortunate adj. Auspicious. • fortunate adj. Happening by good luck or favorable chance. • fortunate adj. Favored by fortune. |
| FORTUNING | • fortuning v. Present participle of fortune. • FORTUNE v. to endow with wealth. |
| FORTUNISE | • fortunise v. Alternative form of fortunize. • FORTUNISE v. to make happy or fortunate, also FORTUNIZE. |
| FORTUNIZE | • fortunize v. (Rare, obsolete, transitive) To make fortunate or wealthy. • FORTUNIZE v. (Spenser) to make fortunate or happy, also FORTUNISE. |
| IMPORTUNE | • importune v. To bother, irritate, trouble. • importune v. To harass with persistent requests. • importune v. To approach to offer one’s services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals. |
| INFORTUNE | • infortune n. (Obsolete) misfortune. • infortune v. To afflict. • infortune v. (Astrology, of a planet) To have a malign influence. |
| OPPORTUNE | • opportune adj. Suitable for some particular purpose. • opportune adj. At a convenient or advantageous time. • OPPORTUNE adj. happening at the right time. |
| PORTULACA | • portulaca n. (Botany) Any plant in the genus Portulaca. • portulaca n. (Horticulture) Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers. • Portulaca prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae – the portulacas or purslanes. |
| PORTULANS | • portulans n. Plural of portulan. • PORTULAN n. (Italian) in the Middle Ages, a navigation manual, also PORTOLAN, PORTOLANO. |
| TORTURERS | • torturers n. Plural of torturer. • TORTURER n. one that tortures. |
| TORTURING | • torturing n. An act of torture. • torturing v. Present participle of torture. • TORTURING adj. causing severe physical pain. |
| TORTUROUS | • torturous adj. Of or pertaining to torture. • torturous adj. Painful, excruciating, torturing. • TORTUROUS adj. involving, or pertaining to, torture. |
| UNFORTUNE | • unfortune n. (Obsolete) misfortune. • UNFORTUNE n. (archaic) ill-fortune. |