| AARTIS | • aartis n. Plural of aarti. • AARTI n. (Hindi) an Indian ceremony in which candles dipped in ghee are lighted and offered to various deities, also ARTI. |
| AGRIAS | • AGRIA n. a skin condition with extensive pus blisters. |
| ARABIS | • Arabis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – rockcresses and certain similar plants. • ARABIS n. (Latin) any member of a large genus of trailing plants. |
| ARAISE | • araise v. (Archaic) To raise. • ARAISE v. to raise, also ARAYSE. |
| ARISTA | • arista n. (Biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes. • arista n. (Entomology) A bristle on the third segment of a fly’s antenna. • Arista prop.n. A surname. |
| ASKARI | • askari n. (Historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force. • Askari prop.n. A surname from Arabic. • ASKARI n. (Arabic) an East African soldier or policeman. |
| BRAAIS | • braais n. Plural of braai. • braais v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of braai. • BRAAI v. (South African) to grill or roast meat over open coals. |
| LAARIS | • laaris n. Plural of laari. • LAARI n. a monetary unit of the Maldives, 1/100th of a rufiyaa, also LAREE, LARI. |
| NAIRAS | • nairas n. Plural of naira. • NAIRA n. a Nigerian currency unit. |
| RAITAS | • raitas n. Plural of raita. • RAITA n. (Hindi) an Indian dish of chopped vegetables in yogurt. |
| RAKIAS | • rakias n. Plural of rakia. • RAKIA n. a kind of fruit brandy produced by distillation of fermented fruit, popular throughout the Balkans, also RAKIJA. |
| RIATAS | • riatas n. Plural of riata. • RIATA n. (Spanish) a lariat, also REATA. |
| SAFARI | • safari n. A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment. • safari n. A caravan going on a safari. • safari n. (By extension) Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies. |
| SHARIA | • sharia n. Alternative form of shari’a. • Sharia n. Alternative form of shari’a. • shari'a n. (Islam) Traditional Islamic religious law primarily based on the Quran, but also the hadith and tafsir;… |
| TAIRAS | • tairas n. Plural of taira. • TAIRA n. (Tupi) a large South American member of the weasel family, also TAYRA. |
| TARSIA | • tarsia n. Intarsia. • TARSIA n. (Italian) a form of decorative wood inlay work, developed in Italy, also INTARSIA. |
| TIARAS | • tiaras n. Plural of tiara. • TIARA n. a three-tiered crown, also TIAR. |
| VARIAS | • VARIA n. (Latin) a literary miscellany. |