ACCEND | • accend v. (Transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; to kindle. • ACCEND v. (obsolete) to kindle. |
ACCENT | • accent n. (Linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable… • accent n. (Figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general. • accent n. (Orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent… |
ACINIC | • acinic adj. Acinar. • ACINIC adj. relating to a sacklike division of a gland, also ACINOSE, ACINAR, ACINOUS. |
ANICCA | • anicca n. (Buddhism) Impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of conditioned existence, without exception… • ANICCA n. (Sanskrit) the belief that everything is impermanent and constantly changing. |
CACOON | • cacoon n. The bean-like seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedei), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine… • CACOON n. the large seed of a tropical climber of the mimosa family. |
CANCAN | • cancan n. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. • cancan n. (Motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side. • cancan v. To dance the cancan. |
CANCEL | • cancel v. (Transitive) To cross out something with lines etc. • cancel v. (Transitive) To invalidate or annul something. • cancel v. (Transitive) To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can’t be reused. |
CANCER | • cancer n. (Medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often… • cancer n. (Figuratively) Something damaging that spreads throughout something else. • cancer adj. (Slang) Extremely unpleasant and annoying. |
CANCHA | • cancha n. A toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru. • CANCHA n. (Spanish) a court for playing the ball game jai alai. |
CANTIC | • cantic adj. Angled. • cantic adj. Oblique, slanting. • cantic adj. Canting. |
CATCON | • CATCON n. short for catalytic converter. |
CHANCE | • chance n. (Countable) An opportunity or possibility. • chance n. (Uncountable) Random occurrence; luck. • chance n. (Countable) The probability of something happening. |
CHANCY | • chancy adj. Uncertain; risky; hazardous. • chancy adj. Subject to chance; random. • chancy adj. (Dated, colloquial) Lucky; bringing good luck. |
COCAIN | • cocain n. Dated form of cocaine. • COCAIN n. a narcotic, also COCAINE. |
COGNAC | • cognac n. A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France. • Cognac prop.n. A city in the Charente department, former region of Poitou-Charentes, region of New Aquitaine, France;… • COGNAC n. (French) a kind of brandy. |
CONCHA | • concha n. Any shell-shaped structure… • concha n. (Architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse. • concha n. Alternative form of kankar. |
CRANCH | • cranch v. Alternative form of craunch. • CRANCH v. to chew with a crackling sound, also CRUNCH, CRAUNCH. |
CYANIC | • cyanic adj. (Chemistry) Of cyanogen or its derivatives. • cyanic adj. Azure-blue. • cyanic adj. (Botany, of a flower) Containing an anthocyanin. |
SICCAN | • SICCAN adj. (Scots) such, what a. |
WICCAN | • Wiccan adj. Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca. • Wiccan n. A follower of Wicca. • WICCAN n. one who practices witchcraft. |