burglary | (noun) entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | - |
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capillary | (noun) a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action | Synonyms: capillary tube, capillary tubing |
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(noun) any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules | Synonyms: capillary vessel |
clary | (noun) aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental | Synonyms: Salvia sclarea |
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constabulary | (noun) the force of policemen and officers | Synonyms: law, police, police force |
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corollary | (noun) (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | - |
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(noun) a practical consequence that follows naturally | - |
formulary | (noun) (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation | Synonyms: pharmacopeia |
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fritillary | (noun) butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver | - |
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(noun) any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers | Synonyms: checkered lily |
maxillary | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | Synonyms: maxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone |
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salary | (noun) something that remunerates | Synonyms: earnings, pay, remuneration, wage |
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scapulary | (noun) garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit | Synonyms: scapular |
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vocabulary | (noun) a language user's knowledge of words | Synonyms: lexicon, mental lexicon |
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(noun) the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts) | - |
(noun) a listing of the words used in some enterprise | - |
volary | (noun) a building where birds are kept | Synonyms: aviary, bird sanctuary |
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