ACORN | • acorn n. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule. • acorn n. (Nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. • acorn n. (Zoology) See acorn-shell. |
CAIRN | • cairn n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as… • cairn n. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention… • cairn n. A cairn terrier. |
CANER | • caner n. One who canes. • caner n. (Slang) A recreational drug user. • CANER n. one who canes. |
CARNS | • carns n. Plural of carn. • Carns prop.n. A surname. • Carns prop.n. Plural of Carn. |
CARNY | • carny n. (Informal, countable) A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). • carny n. (Uncountable) The jargon used by carnival workers. • carny n. (Informal, countable) A carnival. |
CARON | • caron n. Háček. • CARON n. another name for a HACEK, an inverted circumflex. |
CRANE | • crane n. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight. • crane n. (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron. • crane n. A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. |
CRANK | • crank adj. (Slang) Strange, weird, odd. • crank adj. Sick; unwell. • crank adj. (Nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast. |
CRANS | • crans n. Plural of cran. • Crans prop.n. A commune in Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. • Crans prop.n. A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. |
CRENA | • crena n. (Sciences) A furrow or notch. • CRENA n. (Latin) a notch or tooth. |
FRANC | • franc n. A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro. • franc n. Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central… • FRANC n. (French) a monetary unit of France. |
NACRE | • nacre n. (Obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. • nacre n. A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. • nacré adj. (Art) Having an iridescence like that of nacre, or mother-of-pearl. |
NARCO | • narco n. Narcotics. • narco n. (Crime) A South American drug baron. • narco n. (Law enforcement) Acronym of narcotics control officer.; A police officer specializing in drug crimes. |
NARCS | • narcs n. Plural of narc. • narcs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narc. • NARC n. (short for) a narcotics agent, also NARCO. |
NARIC | • naric adj. Synonym of narial. • NARIC adj. of or relating to the nostrils, also NARIAL, NARINE. |
RACON | • racon n. A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal. • RACON n. a type of radar transmitter. |
RANCE | • rance n. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining. • rance n. (Scotland) A prop or shore. • rance n. A round or spreader between the legs of a chair. |
RANCH | • ranch n. A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. • ranch n. A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. • ranch n. A house or property on a plot of ranch land. |
SCRAN | • scran n. (UK, Ireland, slang) Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub. • scran n. Refuse; rubbish. • scran v. (Slang, Liverpudlian, Manchester) to eat. |