CHELONIANS | • chelonians n. Plural of chelonian. • CHELONIAN n. any member of the turtle or tortoise family. |
CLINGSTONE | • clingstone n. A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh. • CLINGSTONE adj. having the flesh attached closely to the stone. • CLINGSTONE n. a fruit, e.g. a peach, having the flesh attached closely to the stone. |
CLINKSTONE | • clinkstone n. Phonolite. • CLINKSTONE n. a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, aka phonolite, that rings when struck by a hammer. |
CLOISONNES | • cloisonnes n. Plural of cloisonne. • cloisonnés n. Plural of cloisonné. • CLOISONNE n. (French) decorative work formed of enamel inlaid in compartments formed by small fillets of metal. |
CLONIDINES | • clonidines n. Plural of clonidine. • CLONIDINE n. an antihypertensive drug. |
CONSILIENT | • consilient adj. Of academic disciplines, displaying consilience. • CONSILIENT adj. agreeing. |
CORNELIANS | • cornelians n. Plural of cornelian. • CORNELIAN n. a dull red or reddish-white kind of chalcedony, also CARNELIAN. |
COUNSELING | • counseling n. Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties. • counseling v. Present participle of counsel. • COUNSELING n. the act of giving counsel. |
COUNTLINES | • countlines n. Plural of countline. • COUNTLINE n. a confectionery bar made as an individual item, e.g. a filled chocolate bar, rather than as moulded chocolate. |
CRINOLINES | • crinolines n. Plural of crinoline. • CRINOLINE n. (French) a stiff fabric made of horsehair and cotton or linen thread, used for linings, hats, etc., and formerly for skirts and to expand a petticoat. |
DECLENSION | • declension n. A falling off, decay or descent. • declension n. (Grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order. • declension n. (Grammar) The product of that act; a list of declined forms. |
ENCOLPIONS | • encolpions n. Plural of encolpion. • ENCOLPION n. (Greek) a reliquary; a cross worn on the breast, also ENCOLPIUM. |
INDOLENCES | • indolences n. Plural of indolence. • INDOLENCE n. laziness, also INDOLENCY. |
INSOLENCES | • insolences n. Plural of insolence. • INSOLENCE n. rudeness, impudence. |
INSOLVENCY | • insolvency n. (Finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the… • insolvency n. Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner. • insolvency n. The condition of having more debts than assets. |
MONOCLINES | • monoclines n. Plural of monocline. • MONOCLINE n. a simple fold, described as a local steepening in strata with an otherwise uniform dip. |
NONELASTIC | • nonelastic adj. Not elastic; not able to stretch. • NONELASTIC adj. not having elasticity. |
NUCLEONICS | • nucleonics n. (Physics) The study of nucleons, or of atomic nuclei. • nucleonics n. Nuclear physics or technology. • NUCLEONICS n. nuclear physics, esp. in its practical applications. |
SLOCKENING | • slockening v. Present participle of slocken. • SLOCKEN v. (Scots) to quench, moisten, also SLOKEN. |
UNINCLOSED | • uninclosed adj. Dated form of unenclosed. • UNINCLOSED adj. not enclosed, also UNENCLOSED. |