CONATION | • conation n. (Philosophy) The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. • CONATION n. the inclination to act purposefully. |
CONTANGO | • contango n. The situation in a futures market where prices for future delivery are higher than prices for immediate… • contango n. The amount by which prices for future delivery are higher than prices for near delivery. • contango n. (Obsolete, London Stock Exchange) Fee paid by a buyer to the seller on settlement day when the buyer… |
DONATION | • donation n. A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. • donation n. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. • DONATION n. something donated. |
ENTOZOAN | • entozoan adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Entozoa. • ENTOZOAN n. an internal parasite, also ENDOZOON, ENTOZOON. |
INTONACO | • intonaco n. The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted. • INTONACO n. (Italian) in fresco painting, the finishing coat of lime plaster on which the paint is applied. |
MONTANTO | • MONTANTO n. (Shakespeare) an upward blow in fencing, also MONTANT. |
NANOBOTS | • nanobots n. Plural of nanobot. • NANOBOT n. a microscopically small robot. |
NANODOTS | • nanodots n. Plural of nanodot. • NANODOT n. a small cluster of metal atoms which can store much data. |
NODATION | • nodation n. The act of making a knot. • nodation n. The state of being knotted. • NODATION n. the act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. |
NONACTOR | • nonactor n. Someone who is not an actor. • NONACTOR n. a person who is not an actor. |
NONQUOTA | • nonquota adj. Not included in a quota. • NONQUOTA adj. not included in or subject to a quota. |
NONTONAL | • nontonal adj. Not tonal. • nontonal adj. (Music) Concerning atonal music with patterns and repetitions; Mildly atonal. • nontonal adj. (Linguistics) Related to the non-tonal languages. |
NOTATION | • notation n. (Uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks… • notation n. (Uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science… • notation n. (Countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation. |
NOTIONAL | • notional adj. Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary. • notional adj. Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research. • notional adj. (Linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category. |
NOVATION | • novation n. (Law) Replacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the… • novation n. (Law) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished… • NOVATION n. the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one. |
POONTANG | • poontang n. (US, colloquial, vulgar) Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. • poontang n. (US, slang, vulgar, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman. • POONTANG n. sexual intercourse. |
SONORANT | • sonorant n. (Phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic… • SONORANT n. a voiced consonant regarded as a syllabic sound, e.g. the n in sudden. |
ZONATION | • zonation n. An arrangement or distribution of things into zones. • ZONATION n. arrangement in zones. |