guai|a|cum — or guai|o|cum «GWY uh kuhm», noun. 1. any one of various tropical trees and shrubs, having blue or purple flowers, a capsular fruit, and very hard wood; lignum vitae. 2. the brownish green wood of any of these trees. 3. a greenish brown resin… … Useful english dictionary
guai — guai·ac; guai·a·col; guai·a·cum; guai·can; guai·cu·ru; guai·cu·ru·an; guai·ol; guai·ta·ca; nor·di·hy·dro·guai·a·ret·ic; … English syllables
cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… … English syllables
guaiacum — guai·a·cum … English syllables
guaiacum — guai·a·cum g(w)ī ə kəm n 1) cap a genus (family Zygophyllaceae) of tropical American trees and shrubs having pinnate leaves, usu. blue flowers, and capsular fruit 2) any tree or shrub of the genus Guaiacum 3) a resin with a faint balsamic odor… … Medical dictionary
guaiacum — guai•a•cum [[t]ˈgwaɪ ə kəm[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family 2) the wood of this tree; lignum vitae 3) pha guaiac • Etymology: 1525–35; < NL < Sp guayaco,… … From formal English to slang
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
cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… … English syllables
Weib — (s. ⇨ Frau). 1. A jüng Weib is wie a schön Vögele, was män muss halten in Steigele (Vogelbauer). (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) 2. A schämedig (schamhaftes) Weib is güt zü schlugen. (Warschau.) – Blass, 11. Weil es, um keinen Scandal zu machen, den… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Unglück — 1. Allein vnglück vnd armut ist vor den Neidhard gut. – Gruter, III, 4; Lehmann, II, 33, 21; Simrock, 7478. 2. Alles Vnglück fahet sich in Gottes namen an (in nomine Domini). – Gruter, III, 4; Henisch, 1697, 30; Petri, II, 8; Blum, 2; Eiselein,… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon