vig·i·lan·te — /ˌvıʤəˈlænti/ noun, pl tes [count] : a person who is not a police officer but who tries to catch and punish criminals often used before another noun vigilante groups vigilante justice … Useful english dictionary
miaulant — miaulant, ante (mi ô lan, lan t ) adj. Qui fait entendre des miaulements. • De troubler le repos des miaulantes familles [les chats], DESHOUL. t. II, p. 166 (Mme Deshoulières a prononcé miô lan tes).. Fig. et par plaisanterie. • Car je… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Atlantes — At*lan tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telamones — Atlantes At*lan tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mouches volantes — Mouches vo|lan|tes 〈[muʃvolã:t(ə)] Pl.; Med.〉 durch Glaskörpertrübung bedingte Sehstörung mit mückenartig erscheinenden Wahrnehmungen [Etym.: frz., »fliegende Mücken«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
atlantes — at•lan•tes [[t]ætˈlæn tiz[/t]] n. archit. pl. of atlas 4) … From formal English to slang
atlas — at•las [[t]ˈæt ləs[/t]] n. pl. at•las•es, at•lan•tes [[t]ætˈlæn tiz[/t]] 1) a bound collection of maps 2) a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject 3) anat. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head 4) archit … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables