English dictionary: words starting with acu

Meanings of Acuate:

adjective

Sharp, pointed; needle-like.

verb

To make sharp, to sharpen.

Meanings of Acuating:

adjective

Sharp, pointed; needle-like.

verb

To make sharp, to sharpen.

Meanings of Acuation:

noun

The process of making something sharp or sharper, in various senses.

Meanings of Acuity:

noun

Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.

Usage examples:

Intellectual acuity

Meanings of Aculeate:

adjective

(of an insect) having a sting.

Usage examples:

Almost all adult aculeate wasps and bees drink nectar for their own nourishment and are therefore f…

noun

A stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.

Usage examples:

Larval kleptoparasites of solitary aculeates are also found in the bombyliidae and chloropidae.

Meanings of Aculeated:

adjective

Of speech or thought: pointed, incisive, keen, pungent.

Meanings of Aculeiform:

adjective

Having the form of a spine or prickle; (ophthalmology, of a cataract) having needle-like projections.

Meanings of Aculeolate:

adjective

Having small prickles or sharp points.

Meanings of Aculeus:

noun

A sharply pointed projection on a plant, such as a thorn or a spine; especially one growing directly from the epidermis or forming an extension of it.

Meanings of Acumen:

noun

The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.

Usage examples:

She hides a shrewd business acumen

Meanings of Acuminate:

adjective

(of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point.

Usage examples:

In place of these, we analyzed timing of anthesis, presence or absence of seed wings and pistillate…

Meanings of Acuminated:

adjective

Brought to a sharp point, pointed. also figurative: (of speech) sharp, pointed, stinging.

Meanings of Acuminating:

adjective

Tapering or narrowing to a point; (mineralogy, of three or more planes) meeting so as to form a point by their intersection (now rare).

Meanings of Acumination:

noun

A pointed or tapering part; (mineralogy) †a part of a crystal regarded as notionally resulting from acumination (obsolete). now chiefly botany and zoology.

Meanings of Acuminose:

adjective

Tapering gradually to a narrow but not pointed end.

Meanings of Acuminous:

adjective

Distinguished by acumen; acute, shrewd.

Meanings of Acuminulate:

adjective

Of a leaf: slightly pointed or tapering.

Meanings of Acupressure:

noun

A form of alternative therapy in which manual pressure is used to stimulate specific points on the body along what are considered to be lines of energy.

Usage examples:

She has been having mind and body therapy, acupressure and acupuncture.

Meanings of Acupunctuate:

verb

To prick with a needle or pin; to administer acupuncture to.

Meanings of Acupuncturation:

noun

Acupuncture.

Meanings of Acupuncture:

noun

A system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points along what are considered to be lines of energy (meridians), used in the treatment of various physical and mental conditions.

Meanings of Acupuncturist:

noun

A person who practises acupuncture.

Usage examples:

Find an acupuncturist in your area who works with addictions

Meanings of Acupuncturists:

noun

A person who practises acupuncture.

Usage examples:

Find an acupuncturist in your area who works with addictions

Meanings of Acushla:

noun

An affectionate form of address.

Usage examples:

I’ll take care of you, acushla.

Meanings of Acutance:

noun

The sharpness of a photographic or printed image.

Usage examples:

Not only is the roll printable, it has extremely high acutance - the prints from it appear almost u…