| AFOREHAND | • aforehand adv. (Archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation. • aforehand adj. Beforehand in condition; forehanded. • AFOREHAND adv. beforehand. |
| AFTERHEAT | • afterheat n. Residual useful heat obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling. • AFTERHEAT n. the heat from fission products in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down. |
| AFTERMATH | • aftermath n. (Obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. • aftermath n. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts… • AFTERMATH n. a second mowing of grass in the same season. |
| CHALKFACE | • chalkface n. (Geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover. • chalkface n. (Education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school. • CHALKFACE n. as in the phrase at the chalkface, i.e. in the classroom, as the centre of a teacher's activities. |
| EARTHFALL | • earthfall n. A landslide. • EARTHFALL n. a landslide. |
| EARTHFAST | • earthfast adj. Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set… • earth-fast adj. Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove. • EARTHFAST adj. fixed in the earth. |
| EARTHFLAX | • earthflax n. (Obsolete) asbestos. • EARTHFLAX n. asbestos. |
| FATHEADED | • fatheaded adj. Characteristic of a fathead; stupid. • FATHEADED adj. stupid. |
| FLATHEADS | • flatheads n. Plural of flathead. • Flatheads n. Plural of Flathead. • FLATHEAD n. any of various species of edible flat-skulled fish of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. |
| FLATSHARE | • flatshare n. An arrangement in which two or more people share a flat (apartment building). • FLATSHARE n. an arrangement whereby a flat is shared. |
| HALFBEAKS | • halfbeaks n. Plural of halfbeak. • HALFBEAK n. a fish with a spearlike underjaw. |
| HALFPACES | • halfpaces n. Plural of halfpace. • HALFPACE n. a dais; a small landing on staircase. |
| HAMFATTER | • hamfatter n. (US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham. • HAMFATTER n. a third-rate minstrel or variety actor. • HAMFATTER v. to perform as a third-rate minstrel. |
| HARDFACES | • hardfaces v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hardface. • HARDFACE n. a relentless and uncaring person. |
| HEADFASTS | • headfasts n. Plural of headfast. • HEADFAST n. a mooring rope. |
| HEADFRAME | • headframe n. (Mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft. • HEADFRAME n. the structure over a mine shaft supporting the machinery. |
| HEADSCARF | • headscarf n. A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the… • head-scarf n. Alternative form of headscarf. • head␣scarf n. Alternative form of headscarf. |
| KHALIFATE | • khalifate n. Alternative spelling of caliphate. • KHALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHILAFAT. |
| SHAMEFAST | • shamefast adj. (Archaic) Bashful, modest; shy. • SHAMEFAST adj. modest, bashful, also SHAMEFACED. |
| WHARFAGES | • wharfages n. Plural of wharfage. • WHARFAGE n. the fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods. |