| ANTITHEIST | • antitheist n. An active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods. • ANTITHEIST n. a disbeliever in the existence of God. |
| ANTITHETIC | • antithetic adj. Diametrically opposed. • antithetic adj. Antithetical. • antithetic n. (Statistics) Short for antithetic variate. |
| ATTACHMENT | • attachment n. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching. • attachment n. A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. • attachment n. A dependence, especially a strong one. |
| ATTRAHENTS | • attrahents n. Plural of attrahent. • ATTRAHENT n. a muscle that draws towards. |
| AUTOTHEIST | • autotheist n. One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper. • AUTOTHEIST n. the individual who is not only self-centered but self-deifying, or at least self-worshipping. |
| CHATTERATI | • chatterati n. People who chat, argue and debate. • CHATTERATI n. (colloquial) the chattering classes. |
| LATTERMATH | • lattermath n. (Literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested. • lattermath n. (Figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments. • LATTERMATH n. the latter, or second, mowing. |
| METATHETIC | • metathetic adj. (Linguistics) Exhibiting metathesis. • METATHETIC adj. relating to metathesis, also METATHETICAL. |
| STEAMTIGHT | • steamtight adj. So tightly made that steam cannot enter or escape. • STEAMTIGHT adj. impervious to steam. |
| TETRAETHYL | • tetraethyl n. (Chemistry) Four ethyl groups in a molecule. • TETRAETHYL n. a compound with four ethyl groups. |
| TETRASTICH | • tetrastich n. (Prosody) A four-line stanza. • TETRASTICH n. a stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. |
| TETRATHLON | • tetrathlon n. (Sports) A contest with four successive events, usually showjumping, swimming, running and pistol shooting. • TETRATHLON n. a four-event sporting contest. |
| THATCHIEST | • THATCHY adj. resembling thatch. |
| THERMOSTAT | • thermostat n. A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system… • thermostat n. (Physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat. • THERMOSTAT v. to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat, a device for keeping temperature stead. |
| THROATIEST | • throatiest adj. Superlative form of throaty: most throaty. • THROATY adj. of a voice, vocal sound, etc., produced or modified in the throat, guttural. |
| TOOTHPASTE | • toothpaste n. A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth. • TOOTHPASTE n. a paste for cleaning the teeth. |
| TRIATHLETE | • triathlete n. (Athletics) An athlete who competes in the triathlon. • TRIATHLETE n. an athlete who competes in a triathlon. |
| TYPOTHETAE | • typothetae n. (Obsolete) printers. • TYPOTHETAE n. printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers. |
| WATERTIGHT | • watertight adj. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. • watertight adj. (Figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify. • WATERTIGHT adj. so well-sealed as not to admit water or let it escape. |