AMBULACRA | • ambulacra n. Plural of ambulacrum. • AMBULACRUM n. a radial band in the shell of an echinoderm, bearing rows of pores through which the tube-feet protrude. |
ARMAGNACS | • armagnacs n. Plural of armagnac. • Armagnacs n. Plural of Armagnac. • ARMAGNAC n. (French) a dry French brandy. |
CALAMARIS | • calamaris n. Plural of calamari. • Calamaris prop.n. Plural of Calamari. • CALAMARI n. (Italian) any of various species of squid, also CALAMAR, CALAMARY. |
CAMARILLA | • camarilla n. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal. • CAMARILLA n. (Spanish) a group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisors; a cabal. |
CAMERAMAN | • cameraman n. Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. • CAMERAMAN n. one who works with a camera. |
CARAMBOLA | • carambola n. A tree species native of southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola. • carambola n. The fruit of this tree, more commonly known as star fruit. • carambola n. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola. |
CARBAMATE | • carbamate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of carbamic acid. • CARBAMATE n. a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp. as used as a pesticide, also CARBARYL. |
CATAMARAN | • catamaran n. A twin-hulled ship or boat. • catamaran n. (Colloquial, rare, obsolete) A quarrelsome woman; a scold. • catamaran n. (Obsolete) A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others… |
DULCAMARA | • dulcamara n. (Medicine, archaic) The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used… • Dulcamara prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – synonymized with Solanum. • Dulcamara prop.n. A taxonomic section within the family Solanaceae – Solanum sect. Dulcamara. |
MACASSARS | • MACASSAR n. a kind of hair-oil. |
MASCARAED | • mascaraed adj. Wearing mascara. • MASCARA v. to apply mascara. |
NARCOMATA | • NARCOMA n. a coma caused by the intake of narcotic drugs. |
PARAMECIA | • paramecia n. Plural of paramecium. • PARAMECIUM n. a genus of tiny animals including the slipper animalcule, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
SARCOMATA | • sarcomata n. Plural of sarcoma. • SARCOMA n. (Greek) a tumour of connective tissue. |
TAMARACKS | • tamaracks n. Plural of tamarack. • TAMARACK n. (Native American) the American or black larch. |
TARAXACUM | • taraxacum n. (Medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic. • taraxacum n. A plant of the genus Taraxacum. • Taraxacum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the dandelions and related plants. |