CINCT | • cinct adj. (Obsolete) surrounded. • CINCT adj. surrounded, encircled. |
DEPEINCT | • DEPEINCT v. (Spenser) to paint, also DEPAINT. |
DISCINCT | • discinct adj. (Archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed. • DISCINCT adj. ungirded. |
DISTINCT | • distinct adj. Capable of being perceived very clearly. • distinct adj. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from"). • distinct adj. Noticeably different from others; distinctive. |
EXTINCT | • extinct adj. (Dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (Of fire, candles etc.). • extinct adj. No longer used; obsolete, discontinued. • extinct adj. (Of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out. |
INDISTINCT | • indistinct adj. (Of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim. • indistinct adj. (Of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague. • indistinct adj. (Of speech) difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred. |
INSTINCT | • instinct n. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. • instinct n. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought. • instinct adj. (Archaic) Imbued, charged (with something). |
PEINCT | • peinct v. Obsolete form of paint. • PEINCT v. (obsolete) to paint. |
PRECINCT | • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls. • precinct n. (Chiefly in the plural) The general area surrounding a place, environs. • precinct n. (UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area. |
PROCINCT | • procinct n. (Obsolete) A state of complete readiness for action. • PROCINCT n. (Milton) preparedness. |
SUCCINCT | • succinct adj. Brief and to the point. • succinct adj. Compressed into a tiny area. • succinct adj. (Archaic) Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly. |
TINCT | • tinct n. (Archaic) A tint or colour. • tinct v. To tint, tinge or colour. • tinct adj. Tinged or lightly coloured. |
UNEXTINCT | • unextinct adj. Not extinct; still living. • unextinct v. To make not extinct; especially, to return an extinct species to existence. • UNEXTINCT adj. not extinct. |