ACCOAST | • accoast v. (Obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To lie or sail along the coast or side (of); to accost. • ACCOAST v. to lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost. |
ACMATIC | • acmatic adj. (Rare) relating to the acme of something, highest. • ACMATIC adj. relating to the acme, the highest point. |
ACRATIC | • acratic adj. Alternative form of akratic. • ACRATIC adj. pertaining to acrasia or lack of self-control. |
ATACTIC | • atactic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to ataxia. • atactic adj. (Chemistry) Describing any regular polymer or other macromolecule in which the orientation of the subunits is random. • ATACTIC adj. unable to coordinate voluntary movements. |
BACCATE | • baccate adj. (Botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. • baccate adj. Looking like a berry. • baccate adj. Producing berries. |
CAPTCHA | • captcha n. Alternative letter-case form of CAPTCHA. • Captcha n. Alternative letter-case form of CAPTCHA. • CAPTCHA n. A computerized test requiring the human user to perform a task deemed to be difficult to automate, such… |
CARACTS | • caracts n. Plural of caract. • CARACT n. (Shakespeare) a mark, a sign. |
CARRACT | • CARRACT n. (historical) a large ship of burden, also CARACK, CARRACK, CARRECT. |
CATCALL | • catcall n. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. • catcall n. A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman. • catcall n. (Historical) A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval. |
CATCLAW | • catclaw n. An acacia, specifically Acacia greggii, now Senegalia greggii, native to most of the border region of… • CATCLAW n. a type of acacia. |
CATFACE | • catface n. A mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc. • catface n. A deformity in tomatoes, of unknown cause, characterized by cracked and misshapen fruit. • CATFACE n. a deformity of fruit. |
CHARACT | • charact n. (Obsolete) A letter or character. • charact n. (Obsolete) A character or personality. • charact n. (Archaic) A magical symbol. |
PICCATA | • piccata adj. Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce. • PICCATA n. (Italian) a dish of veal cutlets with a sauce of lemon, white wine and butter. |
PLACCAT | • placcat n. Alternative form of placket (“type of armour plate”). • PLACCAT n. (Shakespeare) a leather doublet with strips of steel, also PLACCATE, PLACKET. |
SACCATE | • saccate adj. Shaped like a pouch or sac. • saccate adj. Having a pouch or sac. • saccate adj. Enclosed in a sac. |
TOCCATA | • toccata n. (Music) A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. • TOCCATA n. (Italian) a quick, fantasia-like musical composition. |