Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers toes..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share..

Accretive :: Accretive (a.) Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth..

Concreting :: Concreting (p. pr & vb. n.) of Concret.

Concretion :: Concretion (n.) The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification..

Concretion :: Concretion (n.) A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus..

Concretion :: Concretion (n.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay..

Concretional :: Concretional (a.) Concretionary.

Concretionary :: Concretionary (a.) Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions..

Concretive :: Concretive (a.) Promoting concretion.

Concretively :: Concretively (adv.) In a concrete manner.

Cretian :: Cretian (a. & n.) See Cretan.

Cretic :: Cretic (n.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- / -)..

Creticism :: Creticism (n.) Falsehood; lying; cretism.

Cretin :: Cretin (n.) One afflicted with cretinism.

Cretinism :: Cretinism (n.) A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps..

Cretinous :: Cretinous (a.) Having the characteristics of a cretin.

Cretism :: Cretism (n.) A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood.

Decretion :: Decretion (n.) A decrease.

Decretist :: Decretist (n.) One who studies, or professes the knowledge of, the decretals..

Decretive :: Decretive (n.) Having the force of a decree; determining.

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Disjunction; separation.

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness..

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Discrimination.

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Discretional :: Discretional () Alt. of Discretionar.

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