ACCOMPLICES | • accomplices n. Plural of accomplice. • ACCOMPLICE n. one associated with another esp. in wrongdoing, also COMPLICE. |
CACOEPISTIC | • cacoepistic adj. Of or relating to mispronounced words. • CACOEPISTIC adj. relating to cacoepy, incorrect pronunciation. |
CACOGRAPHIC | • cacographic adj. Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both. • CACOGRAPHIC adj. relating to cacography, bad handwriting or spelling, also CACOGRAPHICAL. |
CAPPUCCINOS | • cappuccinos n. Plural of cappuccino. • CAPPUCCINO n. (Italian) black coffee with a little milk. |
CAPRICCIOSO | • capriccioso adv. (Music) capriciously. • CAPRICCIOSO adv. (Italian) in a free and impulsive style. |
CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
COMPLACENCE | • complacence n. (Archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Delight, pleasure. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others’ wishes. |
COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
CONCEPTACLE | • conceptacle n. (Obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body. • conceptacle n. (Phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs. • conceptacle n. (Botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle. |
CYCLOPAEDIC | • cyclopaedic adj. Alternative form of cyclopedic. • CYCLOPAEDIC adj. encyclopaedic, also CYCLOPEDIC. |
CYSTOCARPIC | • CYSTOCARPIC adj. relating to a cystocarp. |
DIPLOCOCCAL | • diplococcal adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Diplococcus. • DIPLOCOCCAL adj. of or like a diplococcus, also DIPLOCOCCIC. |
MACROSCOPIC | • macroscopic adj. Visible to the unassisted eye. • macroscopic adj. (Physics) Having an appreciable mass. • MACROSCOPIC adj. large enough to be visible to the unaided eye. |
OCCUPANCIES | • occupancies n. Plural of occupancy. • OCCUPANCY n. the act or fact of occupying, also OCCUPANCE. |
PATCHCOCKES | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
PROTOCOCCAL | • PROTOCOCCAL adj. relating to the Protoccus genus of unicellular algae. |
PTOCHOCRACY | • ptochocracy n. A society or a system ruled and dominated by the poor. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |
SPATCHCOCKS | • spatchcocks n. Plural of spatchcock. • spatchcocks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |