AUNTHOODS | • AUNTHOOD n. the state of being an aunt. |
AUTOMATON | • automaton n. A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. • automaton n. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. • automaton n. A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton. |
AUTONOMIC | • autonomic adj. (Neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control. • autonomic adj. (Neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system. • AUTONOMIC adj. self-governing, also AUTONOMICAL. |
AUTOPHONY | • autophony n. The unusually loud hearing of a person’s own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds. • autophony n. (Medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer’s own voice, while… • AUTOPHONY n. apparent distortion of one's own voice due to infection or stoppage of ears. |
AUTOPOINT | • AUTOPOINT n. a point-to-point over rough country in motor vehicles. |
AUTOTOXIN | • autotoxin n. Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
AUXOTONIC | • auxotonic adj. (Botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous… • auxotonic adj. (Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle… • AUXOTONIC adj. of muscle contraction, occurring against increasing force. |
COCOANUTS | • cocoanuts n. Plural of cocoanut. • COCOANUT n. the large, hard-shelled nut of the cocoa palm, also COCONUT, COKERNUT. |
COLOURANT | • colourant n. A pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue. • COLOURANT n. a substance used for colouring, also COLORANT. |
COSMONAUT | • cosmonaut n. An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one. • COSMONAUT n. a Russian astronaut. |
COURANTOS | • courantos n. Plural of couranto. • COURANTO n. an old dance with a gliding step, also CORANTO, COURANT, COURANTE. |
DUCATOONS | • ducatoons n. Plural of ducatoon. • DUCATOON n. an old silver coin in Venice and elsewhere. |
HOUSTONIA | • houstonia n. (Botany) Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants. • Houstonia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – bluets. • HOUSTONIA n. a small North American plant with blue, white or purple flowers. |
NONAUTHOR | • nonauthor n. One who is not an author. • NONAUTHOR n. one who is not an author. |
OUTREASON | • outreason v. (Transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than. • OUTREASON v. to surpass in reasoning. |
OVULATION | • ovulation n. (Physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary. • OVULATION n. the act of releasing ova from the ovary. |
PUFTALOON | • puftaloon n. (Australia) A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia. • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
QUOTATION | • quotation n. A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech. • quotation n. A price that has been quoted for buying or selling. • quotation n. The act of setting a price. |
ZORBONAUT | • zorbonaut n. (Sports) One who zorbs. • ZORBONAUT n. one who engages in zorbing. |