| ANACRUSIS | • anacrusis n. (Prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse. • anacrusis n. (Music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase. • ANACRUSIS n. (Greek) one or more unstressed notes immediately preceding the first bar line. |
| CERUSITES | • cerusites n. Plural of cerusite. • CERUSITE n. native lead carbonate, also CERUSSITE. |
| CHORUSING | • chorusing v. Present participle of chorus. • CHORUS v. to sing in unison. |
| CITRUSIER | • CITRUSY adj. pertaining to citrus, also CITRUSSY. |
| DETRUSION | • detrusion n. The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust. • DETRUSION n. the act of thrusting or driving down or outward. |
| EXTRUSILE | • EXTRUSILE adj. capable of being extruded. |
| EXTRUSION | • extrusion n. A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a… • extrusion n. An item formed by the process of extrusion. • EXTRUSION n. the act of extruding. |
| EXTRUSIVE | • extrusive adj. Jutting out; extruding. • extrusive adj. (Geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth’s surface to lie atop… • extrusive n. (Geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion. |
| INTRUSION | • intrusion n. The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding. • intrusion n. (Geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies. • intrusion n. A structure that lies within a historic district but is nonhistoric and irrelevant to the district. |
| INTRUSIVE | • intrusive adj. Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission… • intrusive adj. (Geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks… • intrusive adj. (Linguistics) epenthetic. |
| OBTRUSION | • obtrusion n. An interference or intrusion. • obtrusion n. An encroachment beyond proper limits. • OBTRUSION n. an unwanted thrusting in, forward or upon. |
| OBTRUSIVE | • obtrusive adj. Sticking out; protruding. • obtrusive adj. Noticeable; prominent, especially in a displeasing way. • obtrusive adj. Pushy. |
| OVERUSING | • overusing v. Present participle of overuse. • OVERUSE v. to use too much. |
| PRUSIKING | • prusiking v. Present participle of prusik. • PRUSIK v. (German) to climb using mountaineering slings. |