ACCOSTED | • accosted adj. (Heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side. • accosted v. Simple past tense and past participle of accost. • ACCOST v. to approach and speak to. |
ALECOSTS | • alecosts n. Plural of alecost. • ALECOST n. a garden plant having a strong balsamic smell and used to flavour ale, aka costmary. |
COSTALLY | • costally adv. In terms of the ribs or costae. • COSTALLY adv. relating to the ribs. |
COSTARDS | • costards n. Plural of costard. • COSTARD n. an apple, large and round like the head. |
COSTATED | • costated v. Simple past tense and past participle of costate. • costated adj. Costate. • COSTATED adj. having ribs, also COSTATE. |
COSTEANS | • costeans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of costean. • COSTEAN v. in mining, to sink pits through the surface soil to the underlying rock in order to establish the direction of a lode. |
COSTINGS | • costings n. Plural of costing. • COSTING n. an estimation of the cost of something. |
COSTLESS | • costless adj. Having no cost. • COSTLESS adj. free of charge. |
COSTLIER | • costlier adj. Comparative form of costly: more costly. • COSTLY adj. expensive. |
COSTMARY | • costmary n. An aromatic plant (Tanacetum balsamita), once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops). • COSTMARY n. a garden plant having a strong balsamic smell, aka alecost, used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. |
COSTRELS | • costrels n. Plural of costrel. • COSTREL n. an eared bottle or small flask, to be hung at the waist. |
COSTUMED | • costumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of costume. • costumed adj. Wearing a costume; disguised. • COSTUME v. to dress. |
COSTUMER | • costumer n. A person who designs, makes or supplies theatrical costumes; a costumier. • costumer n. A person who wears a costume or takes part in cosplay. • costumer n. (Informal) A costume drama. |
COSTUMES | • costumes n. Plural of costume. • costumes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of costume. • COSTUME v. to dress. |
COSTUMEY | • costumey adj. (Informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume. • COSTUMEY adj. pertaining to a costume. |
COSTUSES | • costuses n. Plural of costus. • COSTUS n. an aromatic root of the ginger family. |
ECOSTATE | • ecostate adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Having no ribs or nerves. • ECOSTATE adj. of a leaf, having no ribs or nerves. |
SUBCOSTA | • subcosta n. (Entomology) The first major vein behind the costa on an insect wing. • SUBCOSTA n. the vein on an insect's wing. |
UNCOSTLY | • uncostly adj. Not costly. • UNCOSTLY adj. not costly. |